Samsung Galaxy S8

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Photography and videography have become one of the most powerful features of smartphones.

Here's what you need to make great DIY home videos

A good camera-phone and a video editing app is all one needs to Do-It-Yourself and make a home movie.

22 Aug 2017 9:00 AM

The leaks also show the sought-after S Pen, which is one of the major accessories that make the Note series phones different from its siblings.

New Galaxy Note 8 leak shows gold colour variant

The latest leak from popular tipster @evleaks shows the upcoming Note 8 in its full glory in a shade of gold.

01 Aug 2017 6:36 PM

In contrast, the comparatively expensive Galaxy S8 managed to beat MIUI 9 in four apps, which is not something that S8 owners will like to know.

Xiaomi's MIUI 9 opens apps faster than the Samsung Galaxy S8

Improvements in MIUI 9 have enabled extremely fast app opening times, beats the Galaxy S8 and Huawei P10 flagships.

01 Aug 2017 3:54 PM

Bixby can now interact with various apps on the Android operating system. These apps include Google Maps, Google Play Music, and much more.

Bixby now works with many Android apps

All you have to do is say, "Hi Bixby."

20 Jul 2017 9:28 PM

The beefed up version with more RAM aids easy multi-tasking and the extra storage means you can get alot more storage for your files.

6/128GB Samsung Galaxy S8+ variant gets a price cut

The larger and more powerful flagship smartphone from Samsung is now avaliable at a price of Rs 70,900

07 Jul 2017 7:40 PM

The watered down specification include a 5.3-inch AMOLED display, a quad-core Snapdragon 821 chipset, 4GB of RAM and 32GB of storage.

Samsung Galaxy S8 Mini leaks with a compact form factor

If you don’t fancy the 5.5-inch dimensions of the standard S8, then Samsung is readying a 5.3-inch display with SD821.

04 Jul 2017 11:23 AM

The latest version of TouchWiz, dubbed as TouchWiz Home version 6.1.09.2, solves the lagging issues, adds an information screen, and improves the visibility of application names under icons.

Samsung releases updates for lagging Galaxy S8/S8+

The update fixes certain issues with gestures and animations on TouchWiz UI for Samsung’s flagship smartphones.

29 Jun 2017 1:43 PM

The presence of the 3.5mm headphone jack also signifies Samsung’s efforts for a great audio experience to a music enthusiasts existing arsenal of audio devices.

A peek into the Samsung Galaxy S8's audio trickery

The flagship smartphone from Samsung is capable in the audio department – thanks to clever algorithms and latest hardware.

24 Jun 2017 1:10 PM

It seems that Samsung was testing prototypes with dual cameras and fingerprint sensor, one of which has leaked on the web.

Galaxy S8 prototype with dual camera leaks

The prototype also shows no fingerprint scanner, suggesting the original idea to go for a screen embedded sensor.

22 Jun 2017 3:13 PM

This is the second benefit from Google after the initial free three-month trial to upload 100,000 songs instead of the standard 50,000 for Galaxy S8 users.

Galaxy S8 owner should check out their Google Play Music home screen

The Google Play Music app lets Galaxy S8/S8+ owners enjoy a unique ‘New Release Radio’ feature, with more additions later on.

20 Jun 2017 11:31 AM

Until now, users were required to go the Recents menu and tap the full-screen button on the desired app window to make it utilise the Galaxy S8’s novel screen dimensions.

Galaxy S8 gets new 'full screen' button in navigation bar

The latest update adds a shortcut to full screen button in the ‘Recents’ menu on the navigation bar.

17 Jun 2017 2:45 PM

The latest move to get the 6GB variant of the Galaxy S8+ makes sense as its lesser family member, the Galaxy C9 Pro, comes with 6GB of RAM on an SD 653 chipset.

Samsung Galaxy S8+ now available with 6GB RAM

The new variant of S8+ comes with 128GB of internal storage and commands a price of Rs 74,900.

02 Jun 2017 2:00 PM

OnePlus 5 beats Galaxy S8+, iPhone 7 Plus

The handset showed up on Geekbench website, along with some information about its performance.

10 May 2017 2:18 PM

The always-on virtual home button is there to replicate the physical home button from the previous Samsung phones.

Samsung Galaxy S8 home button doesn't burn the AMOLED screen

Samsung has adopted a clever way to prevent AMOLED burn-in from the always-on home button.

27 Apr 2017 11:52 AM

The phone, when placed on the wireless charging pad, doesn’t charge at all.

Samsung Galaxy S8 develops wireless charging issues

The latest issue prevents charging of the Galaxy S8 and S8+ from older wireless charging pads.

26 Apr 2017 4:27 PM

If you can’t decide between the LG G6 and Samsung Galaxy S8, which we know is a tough choice.

Battle of the flagships: Samsung S8 vs LG G6

We bring you the know how in case you were wondering which flagship to go for

25 Apr 2017 8:47 PM

The SD835 is exclusively built by Samsung on the 10 nm manufacturing process and was first featured on the Samsung Galaxy S8. Due to that, other manufacturers like Xiaomi had to wait to get access to the chipset for launching their own flagships

Snapdragon 845 reportedly to be made by Samsung

Korean reports suggest that the chipset could utilise the 7 nm manufacturing process and will be built by Samsung.

25 Apr 2017 1:39 PM

The phones had similar problems when dropped on the backs and sides.

Tests find Samsung Galaxy S8 screens prone to cracks

SquareTrade says that cracks appeared on screens of both the S8 and S8 Plus after just one face-down drop onto a sidewalk from six feet.

25 Apr 2017 8:15 AM

In the real world, a lot of adaptation has to be made for Windows 10 on a palm-sized device.

Windows 10 can run on your Samsung Galaxy S8

Snapdragon’s 835 chipset has the ability to run full-blown Windows 10 on a mobile device. Can the S8 do it?

22 Apr 2017 4:15 PM

The customers will be getting 448GB of data over 8 months for use exclusively on the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ smartphones.(image:bgr.com)

Warm greetings from Jio for Samsung's Galaxy S8 and S8+

The double data offer will be available for Jio Prime customers who opt for the new Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ smartphones.

21 Apr 2017 10:35 AM

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