{"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\/2017\/03\/samsung-galaxy-s8-hides-home-button-and-gains-bixby-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Galaxy S8 hides home button and gains Bixby AI"},"content":{"rendered":"
Samsung’s latest flagship phones have ditched the physical home button found in their predecessors and introduced a new virtual assistant.<\/p>\n
The screens of the Galaxy S8 and bigger S8+ are also larger despite the devices being about the same size as last year’s S7 and S7 Edge.<\/p>\n
This time, both models feature displays that curve round the phones’ sides.<\/p>\n
The launch follows Samsung’s botched release of the Note 7, which was recalled twice after fires.<\/p>\n
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
The company has also become mired in a corruption scandal in its home country.<\/p>\n
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“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,” commented Ben Wood from the CCS tech consultancy.<\/p>\n
“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.”<\/p>\n
The new devices will be released on 21 April.<\/p>\n
The S8 is priced at \u00a3690 and the S8+ at \u00a3780 – a jump on last year’s entry prices of \u00a3569 for the S7 and \u00a3639 for the S7 Edge.<\/p>\n
Samsung was the bestselling handset manufacturer for 2016 as a whole, according to market research firm IDC.<\/p>\n
However, Apple overtook it in the final three months.<\/p>\n
Manufacturer<\/th>\n | 2016 handset shipments<\/th>\n | Year-on-year change<\/th>\n | Market share<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n |
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Samsung<\/td>\n | 311.4 million<\/td>\n | -3%<\/td>\n | 21%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
Apple<\/td>\n | 215.4 million<\/td>\n | -7%<\/td>\n | 15%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
Huawei<\/td>\n | 139.3 million<\/td>\n | 30%<\/td>\n | 9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
Oppo<\/td>\n | 99.8 million<\/td>\n | 134%<\/td>\n | 7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
Vivo<\/td>\n | 77.3 million<\/td>\n | 103%<\/td>\n | 5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
LG<\/td>\n | 55.3 million<\/td>\n | -7%<\/td>\n | 4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Samsung’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’s S7 and S7 Edge. This time, both models feature displays that curve […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":306339,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[106],"tags":[5695,5696,3297],"yoast_head":"\n |