Samsung galaxy S8 full specification

The Samsung Galaxy S8 has finally been launched and… well, it's entirely as we expected thanks to the myriad leaks that have sprung up all over the internet.

But the good news is that it's actually a rather nifty phone, and you can check it out in some rather sumptuous depth in our hands-on: Samsung Galaxy S8 review to get all the morsels of information you could want on Samsung's new flagship.

We know that some of you are in more of a rush though, and just want to know what's new and whether you should care about the new Samsung phone – and no, before you ask (and we have been asked countless times): it's not going to catch fire this time. Samsung has been very clear about that.

What it will do is impress you with the large display, faster innards and all-round improvements throughout the user interface – so if you're not going to check out our thorough and filled-with-beautiful-photos Samsung Galaxy S8 hands-on (the plugs will only get more shameless) we've rounded up all the salient information here.

Samsung galaxy S8 full specification:

NETWORK	Technology	GSM /  HSPA / LTE
LAUNCH	Announced	2017, March
Status	Available	release 2017, April 21st
BODY	Dimensions Weight Sim	148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm (5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in) 155 g (5.47 oz) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
DISPLAY	Type Size Resolution Multitouch	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors 5.8 inches (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio) 1440 x 2960 pixels (~570 ppi pixel density) Yes Corning Gorilla Glass 5  3D Touch (home button only) Always-on display  TouchWiz UI
PLATFORM	OS Chipset CPU GPU	Android OS, v7.0 Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 - US model Exynos 8895 Octa - EMEA Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - US model Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz) - EMEA Adreno 540 - US model
MEMORY	Card slot Internal	MicroSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual-SIM model 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
CAMERA	Primary          Features Video Secondary	12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm, phase detection autofocus, OIS, LED flash 1/2.5" sensor size, 1.4 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 8 MP, f/1.7, autofocus, dual video call, Auto HDR
Sound	Alert types Loudspeaker	Vibration, proprietary ringtones Yes, with stereo speakers 3.5mm jack    Yes Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Others		Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Bluetooth       v5, A2DP, LE GPS    Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO NFC    Yes (Apple Pay only) Radio No USB    microUSB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) - Fast battery charging
FEATURES	Sensors	Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
BATTERY		Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery
Colors		Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold
Price		USD 720