Samsung set to kill off the headphone socket AND the home button in Galaxy S8
- Next-generation Galaxy handset is set to kill off the 3.5mm headphone jack
- This could make room for a larger battery and loud front-facing stereo speakers
- These rumors also say Samsung is set to remove the home button
- Instead, it will be replaced with a finger recognition system inside of the display
Samsung it set for an Apple-esque cull of ports and buttons on its next generation Galaxy.
New rumors suggest that the South Korean firm has become more accepting of a wireless future, especially after Apple managed to kill off the headphone socket without too much of a customer backlash.
It is also speculated that the handset is ditching the home button for an optical finger recognition system inside of the display - giving Android users an edge-to-edge screen.
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Sources reveal that Samsung is set to remove 3.5 mm headphone jack in the Galaxy S8, which will free up space for more components and a larger battery. Pictured is an artist impression of what the Galaxy S8 may look like
The latest news comes from Sammobile who reports they ‘can exclusively confirm that Samsung is going to remove the standard 3.5mm headphone jack from the Galaxy S8’.
Samsung is rumored to be calling the new devices the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus, changing to Apple's naming strategy.
These variants would be the first smartphone the firm to be released since the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco, so it may not be surprising that the tech giant wants to get it right.
And even though the firm has boasted in the past that they have something Apple doesn’t, the headphone jack, they seem to understand the way technology is moving.
However, one a downfall Android users will experience is that they cannot plug the charger and headphones in the Galaxy S8 at the same time – something many iOS users have complained about.
The freed up space could give the firm more leg room to integrate loud front-facing stereo speakers into the handset.
And many believe this is where the Samsung’s purchase of Harman International Industries, a Connecticut-based maker of connected car and audio systems, will come into play.
The South Korean firm is also considering boosting the screen size of the S8 to a 5.5 inch screen and a 6.2 inch screen.
Samsung is expected to reveal its next generation smartphone to the public at the end of February 2017, at the 2017 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.
However, with the failed Galaxy Note 7 leaving many users dissatisfied with the firm, many are anxious to see what Samsung may have to make up for its explosive mistake.
Renders surfaced in October from Vaibhav Jain of Techdroider, who said a report from South Korea predicts the Samsung Galaxy S8 will be designed with a 'completely bezel-less display'.
It's also believed that the handset will have sleek, curved side-edges that could extend from the top to the bottom.
It is also speculated that the handset is ditching the home button for an optical finger recognition system inside of the display - giving Android users an edge-to-edge screen. The firm is also considering boosting the screen size of the S8 to a 5.5in screen and a 6.2in screen
The renders for what could be the Samsung Galaxy S8 also hint at a smartphone that users have yet to experience and most of the changes will be in the design, reports Yun, Keonil with ET News.
And because levels of concentration will be increased with a 'full screen', pictures and videos should be much clearer and even go so far as to produce a 3D effect.
Not only could this device be Samsung's first bezel-less phone, but it would also be the first to have rear-dual cameras.
'Currently Samsung Electronics is deciding whether to use all-in-one dual-cameras or separated dual-cameras.' a representative for a component industry told ET News.
It already finalized a decision to use dual-cameras.'
Not only could this device be Samsung's first bezel-less phone, but it would also be the first to have rear-dual cameras. Rumors suggest that pixels of the dual-cameras will support 16 megapixels and 8 megapixels
Since people are telling stories with pictures more and more, Samsung feels this new technology will be a hit among its users by by improving the quality of their photos.
Rumors suggest that pixels of the dual-cameras will support 16 megapixels and 8 megapixels - the iPhone 7 Plus only supports 12 megapixels.
Another new addition to the Galaxy S8 could also be an upgraded Application process (AP) that corresponds to handset's brain.
According to Samsungs' DS (Device Solution) System LSI Business Department's Foundry Business Team, it is going to start mas-producing 10-nano Snapdragon 830s, which will be used for Galaxy S8, at the end of this year at the earliest.
The artist impression also shows the handset in four vibrant shades of red, blue, purple and yellow - another feature yet to be seen by Samsung users.
With the nightmare of Note 7 smartphones bursting into flames, many are sure that the Galaxy S8 will make an appearance much earlier.
The artist impression also shows the handset in four vibrant shades of red, blue, purple and yellow - another feature yet to be seen by Samsung users
However, if the South Korean firm is too hasty with the design and manufacture process, they may experience the same blunders.
The firm still has not disclosed what caused the Note 7 to smoke and catch fire — or even whether it knows what the problem was.
Samsung has received at least 92 reports of Note 7 batteries overheating in the United States, with 26 reports of burns and 55 reports of property damage, according to information posted by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The artist impression also shows the handset in four vibrant shades of red, blue, purple and yellow - another feature yet to be seen by Samsung users.
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