{"id":306338,"date":"2017-03-30T07:15:25","date_gmt":"2017-03-30T07:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=306338"},"modified":"2017-03-30T07:15:25","modified_gmt":"2017-03-30T07:15:25","slug":"samsung-galaxy-s8-hides-home-button-and-gains-bixby-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=306338","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Galaxy S8 hides home button and gains Bixby AI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">Samsung&#8217;s latest flagship phones have ditched the physical home button found in their predecessors and introduced a new virtual assistant.<\/p>\n<p>The screens of the Galaxy S8 and bigger S8+ are also larger despite the devices being about the same size as last year&#8217;s S7 and S7 Edge.<\/p>\n<p>This time, both models feature displays that curve round the phones&#8217; sides.<\/p>\n<p>The launch follows Samsung&#8217;s botched release of the Note 7, which was recalled twice after fires.<\/p>\n<p>The South Korean firm blamed the problem on battery faults and said it had since put in additional safety measures, including X-ray scans of batteries.<\/p>\n<p>The company has also become mired in a corruption scandal in its home country.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image__img js-image-replace aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/ichef-1.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/32DA\/production\/_95381031_8f3c42f3-3852-4dc4-938f-6ce313dd519d.jpg\" alt=\"Samsung phones\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" data-highest-encountered-width=\"624\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Galaxy S8 is arguably the most important launch of the last 10 years for Samsung and every aspect will be under the microscope following the Note 7 recall,&#8221; commented Ben Wood from the CCS tech consultancy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The S8 is a unquestionably a strong product but Samsung must now deliver a faultless launch to move on from its earlier difficulties. If this happens it will emerge in an even stronger position.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The new devices will be released on 21 April.<\/p>\n<p>The S8 is priced at \u00a3690 and the S8+ at \u00a3780 &#8211; a jump on last year&#8217;s entry prices of \u00a3569 for the S7 and \u00a3639 for the S7 Edge.<\/p>\n<p>Samsung was the bestselling handset manufacturer for 2016 as a whole, according to market research firm IDC.<\/p>\n<p>However, Apple overtook it in the final three months.<\/p>\n<table class=\"story-table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"story-table__heading__col\">Manufacturer<\/th>\n<th class=\"story-table__heading__col\">2016 handset shipments<\/th>\n<th class=\"story-table__heading__col\">Year-on-year change<\/th>\n<th class=\"story-table__heading__col\">Market share<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"story-table__row__even\">\n<td>Samsung<\/td>\n<td>311.4 million<\/td>\n<td>-3%<\/td>\n<td>21%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Apple<\/td>\n<td>215.4 million<\/td>\n<td>-7%<\/td>\n<td>15%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"story-table__row__even\">\n<td>Huawei<\/td>\n<td>139.3 million<\/td>\n<td>30%<\/td>\n<td>9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Oppo<\/td>\n<td>99.8 million<\/td>\n<td>134%<\/td>\n<td>7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"story-table__row__even\">\n<td>Vivo<\/td>\n<td>77.3 million<\/td>\n<td>103%<\/td>\n<td>5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>LG<\/td>\n<td>55.3 million<\/td>\n<td>-7%<\/td>\n<td>4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samsung&#8217;s latest flagship phones have ditched the physical home button found in their predecessors and introduced a new virtual assistant. The screens of the Galaxy S8 and bigger S8+ are also larger despite the devices being about the same size as last year&#8217;s S7 and S7 Edge. 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