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Specifications

• Android 7, SAMSUNG EXPERIENCE 8.1
• Display S8 - 5.8 "(146.5mm) Quad HD + (2960x1440), 570 PPI, automatic brightness adjustment, superamoled, adaptive setting of colors and brightness, color correction, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
• Display S8 + - 6.2 "(158.1 mm) Quad HD + (2960x1440), 529 PPI, automatic brightness adjustment, superamoled, adaptive setting of colors and brightness, color correction, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
• EXYNOS 8895 chipset, 8 cores (4 cores up to 2.35 GHz, 4 cores up to 1.9 GHz), 64 bits, 10 nm, in some markets models available on Snapdragon 835
• 4 GB of RAM (LPDDR4), 64 GB built-in (UFS 2.1), memory cards up to 256 GB, combined slot
• nanosim, up to two cards, one radio module
• Battery Li-Ion 3000 Mach (S8), 3500 mAh (S8 +), built-in wireless charger WPC / PMA, fast charging 75 minutes to 100 percent
• Front camera, 8 megapixels, autofocus, f / 1.7
• Main Camera, 12 Megapixels, Dualpixel, F / 1.7, OIS, LED Flash, Videos Recording in 4k, Multiframe
• Samsung Pay. (NFC, MST)
• Wi-Fi 802.11 A / B / G / N / AC (2.4 / 5GHz), VHT80 MU-MIMO, 1024QAM, Bluetooth® V 5.0 (Le Up To 2MBPS), Ant +, USB Type-C, NFC.
• GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
• Fingerprint sensor (on the back panel)
• Scanner iris eye, face scanner
• Accelerometer, barometer, gyroscope, geomagnetic sensor, Hall sensor, Heartbeat sensor, Sensor approximation, Lighting RGB sensor, Pressure sensor
• Two simultaneous connections of Bluetooth devices, the ability to listen to the sound at the same time from different programs on different accessories
• LTE CAT.16 (depends on the support by the operator)
• Water protection IP68
• Dimensions: S8 - 148.9x68.1x8 mm, weight 152 grams; S8 + - 159.5x73.4x8.1 mm, weight 173 grams

Contents of delivery

• Smartphone
• Charger Fast Charging with USB Type C Cable
• Clip for extracting a SIM card tray
• Wired stereo chamber AKG.
• OTG adapter for connecting external devices
• USB Type C adapter on microUSB
• Instruction

Positioning

Since the Galaxy S4, the most successful smartphones of the Galaxy line were S7 / S7 EDGE, and the situation with Note 7, which was removed from the market involuntarily helped them. At the end of 2016, instead of Note 7, all advertising campaigns were focused on the "old" S7 / S7 EDGE, and unexpectedly it turned out that their potential is far from exhaustion. Moreover, these devices are perfectly sold and today, while almost all over the world S7 EDGE sells better, attitude to the usual, flat version - 2 to 1. In 2017, S7 / S7 EDGE will become the most massive devices in the entire history of the Galaxy line, this It will happen most likely in the third or fourth quarters. What does this mean for s8 | s8 +? But it means this simple thing that new flagships will need to be diluted with the previous generation, and this will be achieved primarily due to the price. If in 2016 the difference in the cost between Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S7 was typical, then in 2017 the S7 and S8 will differ much more noticeable. SAMSUNG price strategy is changing, formally S8 + takes place Note 7, and the usual S8 gets up like S7 EDGE a year ago.

SAMSUNG consider such positioning justified, as there is no task to achieve maximum sales for S8 | S8 + in the first two quarters, these devices will be in a small deficit (which does not mean that it will not be able to buy them calmly, just the demand will be high on the part of operators and distributors, for them there will be a fight, and she has already begun). All this suggests that officially supplied devices will not fall in price quickly, however, the Russian consumer was convinced of this on the example of S7 / S7 EDGE, which remained at the same price level for a long time, and fell only along with a change in the ruble exchange rate.

From the point of view of the market, Samsung did not change the positioning of its flagships, these are the most technological devices that can be found. Maximum opportunity for the maximum cost. It should be noted that the eights are built on a completely new chassis, it was developed from scratch and takes into account all the latest developments of the company. Now most of the models will go on this chassis, but the next bright apparatus will be Note 8, other models will only receive some of the functions that are in S8 | S8 +.

The emphasis in the promotion of these models is largely made on the design, it is emphasized more than the filling of devices and their capabilities. For a part of the potential audience, it is important and looks justified. Let's figure it together, which flagship has turned from Samsung.

Design, dimensions, control elements

The first thing that rushes into the eye is the lack of Samsung's inscription on the front panel, there was simply no place for her. For those who were very worried about that such an inscription exists, now it is rapid, the device does not have any identification signs. On the other hand, no model on the market looks outwardly does not look like that already allocates it.

Since the bid in the eighth generation is made on the screen, which occupies most of the surface of the devices, then we only see it, as well as small inserts at the top and bottom. In the top inset there are front camera, speaker, retina scanner, illumination sensor and it is the color RGB sensor. The lower insert is empty, there are no controls in it, in particular, there is no fingerprint sensor, it was transferred to the back surface, placing next to the camera. In fact, the lower insert is designed for symmetry from the top, but they did not place anything in it, and so that you can insert here?

The screen bending reminds such in Note 7, it is small, but in the hand the devices fall as they can. S8 sizes - 148.9x68.1x8 mm, weight - 152 grams, S8 + - 159.5x73.4x8.1 mm, weight - 173 grams. The usual S8 is not felt great, it is typical more for models with 5-inch screens, slightly stretched compared to them in height. With S8 + the situation is approximately the same, but it is similar to models with 5.5-inch screens, for example, the sizes of the iPhone 7 plus - 158.2x77.9x7.3 mm, as you can see, they are very close. Since I have the main phone S7 Edge, then compared the new device with it, they are very similar in size.

I liked to use S8 + without a cover, it becomes too massive, inconvenient, disappears ease of use. And just without a cover or with silicon CzechThat tightly fits the case, you will get a compact device for this screen. From the hands, the phone does not slip, balanced, it is possible to work with one hand in the main applications, for example, to dial the number, it does not cause labor, plus you can reinstate the interface for controlling one hand, then all keys are reduced and will be available. It is impossible to reach S8 + with your fingers to the top edge, you can not even try, you will relieve the device. But the need for it never occurs, including on devices with a smaller diagonal, most of the operations on the screen, for example, during the game, we carry out two hands.

The lack of a mechanical key does not mean that there are no buttons as such, it is on the screen, and in the settings you can specify that it burns in Alwayson Display mode, or turn off at all. Charm this touch key is that it has a special pressure sensor, it is placed under the screen. Press the button with your finger, and it works, though with a small delay. In the same iPhone, pressing the sensory button and the vibrootkkalkalk is still configured, it seems that everything happens instantly, here above this moment the manufacturer should work on this point. On the other hand, the need in the central button in standby mode disappears, as it is easiest to configure unlocking the device to recognize the face. Since the keys are sensory, you can swap them, the back button can be both left and right from the central key.

I was in absentia by the question of the location of the button on the rear surface at the camera. Having tried, I can say that on S8 this location plus-minus is comfortable, the finger finds the sensor (this is a touch pad with sides), but it's difficult to reach it on S8 + to it, it turns into flour in the case. Another thing is that you can customize face recognition (do not confuse the eye scanner of the eye!), Then the smartphone will be unlocked automatically when it sees you. As usual, I have a few news, I will start with good. Recognition works perfectly almost always in bright rooms, the quality depends on the initial setting. Unfortunately, you can customize only one person image. Why "Unfortunately? The answer lies in that, for example, when you, swollen from sleep, try to look in a horizontal position in the phone screen, it turns out not very good, he does not recognize his master in you. Another problem is in the dark time of day, here the recognition does not always happen instantly, but even in a cap or other headdress, the phone will know you.

In most cases, recognition occurs instantly, although, comparing the fingerprint with the sensor, it must be said that it is safer and is always the same, with the same speed. Here the unlock speed may differ, which is noticeable, but it is always up to one second. Absorphers will be upset, as they would like to get the same speed always and everywhere.

The first thing many people will try is an attempt to deceive the face scanner. If you substitute him instead of face photo, then it can work. Is this a security problem? Yes and no. For ordinary people to imagine that someone is wetted into the phone, substituting your face in the photo, akin to considering that someone made your fingerprints, it is also easy to do today. I do not think that someone will bother like this. Those who are baked about their security, can advise to include scanner iris, then recognition will take a little longer, but the level of protection will grow (works in full darkness, for people wearing glasses, recognition takes a little longer time). As usual, this is a matter of choice and opportunities, a scanner of a person for most will be quite sufficient in everyday life.

Color solutions at S8 | S8 + (let's not repeat both models numbers, as they are the same, I will say S8, implying both devices) several, new colors appeared. Will all colors be available in all markets? I think that no, some colors in Russia will not be originally available.

What color to choose? I like the usual black, it looks very pleasant in life, however, and light colors are also good, playing the sun. The fact that the Corning Gorilla Glass 5 glass panels used here can be recorded in the pluses of the device. One of the complaints on the large screen and reasons for absentee complaints was that, in the opinion of the mass unconscious, such phones will easily be broken. This is not the case that the same S7 / S7 EDGE and previous models that survive with drops from the height of the belt are proved. It is clear that it all depends on your luck, but other things being equal, these devices behave better than the same iPhone, which distinguishes the increased fragility of the glass when shuffles.

Also in previous devices, a 3.5 mm connector is saved here, but the main connector is USB Type C. From other features, I will note the protection against IP68 water. SIM card slot combined, that is, you get either two SIM cards or one SIM card and a card microSd memory. SIM card format - Nanosim.

The device has two microphones, they are located on the ends, the noise reduction system works fine, the interlocutor heard me well on the noisy street during the rain.

On the rear surface, we see the camera, it protrudes from the body, but now the rim does not drink so much, it is a noticeable difference. To the left of the camera is the heartbeat sensor, it has not disappeared anywhere.

On the frontal side above the screen you can see an 8 megapixel camera, as well as a 3.7 megapixel IRIS scanner and IR illumination for facelight. The resolution of the IRIS scanner has grown, as well as accuracy, recognition speed compared to Note 7. There is also a lighting sensor (it is the RGB-sensor color).

On the right side surface is the on / off key, on the left side - a twin volume keys, and just below - a separate button to start the Bixbi assistant, we will talk about it separately.

The metal chassis of the device is made of aluminum 7000 series, in contrast to the seven, it has a glossy coating, and it is not clear how to behave after some time. This moment confuses, in the future I will try to imitate wear, to look at what you get and what scratches will receive the case.

Speaker in the apparatus one, on the bottom, it is loud and clean, it is well audible in all situations.

In the dry residue I want to say the following - from the point of view of design used by the materials, this flagship without any discounts, and he does not have much direct competitors, more precisely, it is one - iPhone 8, which will appear in the fall, current generation iPhone. Largely inferior and looks weaker.

Display

Samsung came up with a marketing term for new, stretched screens, infinity display, or infinite screen. It does not occupy the entire facial surface at all, but the feeling of first use and then such that you transplant from a small TV in the kitchen to a large, comfortable panel. Considering that the size of the devices has not changed, the larger size of the screens is very much conscious. With QHD + resolution (2960x1440 Points, 570/529 PPI) Screens high-quality, no separate points and other roughness. This is a superamoled-matrix of the last generation, the technology has improved compared to Note 7, it has become even more advanced. The algorithm of adjustment of brightness changed depending on the conditions of external lighting, the operating mode of Alwayson Display has expanded - the devices have become even better in this aspect. The onscreen buttons are hidden in applications, there is almost never needed in them. In the younger apparatus, a diagonal of 5.8 inches, in the older - 6.2 inches.

For S8 | S8 + used technologies that were first applied in the company's TVs. In addition to the fact that the phone analyzes the picture on the screen, it was not simply added a light indicator, and the RGB indicator of colors, which builds the picture for external conditions. Also, the devices support the Mobile HDR Premium standard, which appeared only at the beginning of this year for 4K devices.

In DisplayMate, the screen was analyzed in the S8 and once again considered that Samsung engineers made it impossible, this is the most technological screen in mobile phone. The full study can be found by reference, lower the main points:

• IN automatic mode The maximum screen brightness is up to 1000 NIT, it is read on any sun;
• The color range of DCI-P3 Color is applied, it is also used in 4K TVs (in test tests DCI-P3, coverage 113%, which means mapping bright, colorful and realistic colors under any lighting conditions);
• The function of improving the picture on the screen, which turns the content in the HDR-picture, which did not have an HDR component;
• Two light sensor - both on the front and on the rear surface of the phone, to better define the lighting conditions and adjust the colors on the screen;
• Night mode with a blue filter, which allows not to excite the psyche, improve sleep;
• A separate microcircuit to control AlWayson screen, which allows you to get less power consumption;
• Improved automatic adjustment of the screen for personal preferences, your smartphone is studying at the examples of how you like to watch movies, networking pages, what are your addictions in games.

It is only half of those capabilities that are described in detail in the DisplayMate test, the screen has become simply outstanding. As far as I liked the screen in S7 Edge, it was so sweating next to S8, just see how white display is different in the menu.

On the S7 edge, the white color goes into the yellowness, but you see just like with direct comparison. In life it seems that the seven, as well as other smartphones, have no problems with the display of colors. But it is exactly until you compare them with eights, they have luxurious screens for any standards.

Screen geometry - 18.5 to 9, which is unusual and causes questions how the interface has changed. An additional row of icons added in the usual menu. Is it convenient? Of course, since more useful information is placed on the screen.

When viewing the rollers on YouTube, the picture adjusts to the screen, you can stretch it both on the entire screen and leaving minor stripes on the sides, the distortion of the picture is not observed.

There are no modes of operation in which the location disappears on the screen, the big screen is comfortable for viewing cards, movies and any visual information. This is a big screen, and deny his pros foolishly.

In ALWAYSON Display mode, a clock or picture, notifications from applications, special changes in comparison with previous models may notice, this mode works well. Competitors have nothing like that.

And the last cherry on the cake, as the chassis of the phone is completely redesigned, the screen integrated more deeply with other components of the device (for example, this is a separate microcircuit for controlling Alwayson Display), as a result, power consumption decreased. Look at how much battery battery spent the screen is a record.

Also as in seven, it is possible to change the screen resolution, the default is FHD +, but the difference with QHD + in everyday tasks is not stuck in the eye. I advise you to install QHD + for games or VR glasses.

In the sun, and in any conditions, the screen remains readable if you have automatic brightness adjustment, then you are guaranteed to see a colorful picture, the colors remain unchanged. In glasses, everything works with a bang, you see a bright picture.

Battery

The built-in battery has a capacity of 3500 mAh, there is a wireless charging, built into the case, fast charging. Everything is typically for the company's flagships, I will note new modes of operation of energy saving, in something more aggressive, which is poured into a little longer hours of work. For example, the video playback time is about 18-19 hours per maximum brightness. On average, the devices will work one or two days, depending on your settings and what you use. There is no particular breakthrough, but certain improvements are observed.

In my case, S8 + worked on average a day and a half at 4 hours of screen operation (illumination by 60%, automatic brightness), Large load on data transfer and also launched different tests, which strongly load the processor and eat energy.

In the usual mode, it is easily achievable 5-8 hours of screen operation at two days of work.

Chipset, memory, performance

RAM 4 GB (in Chinese version 6 GB), built-in memory 64 GB, and memory cards are supported up to 256 GB. For the American market, devices go to Snapdragon 835, to some extent this exclusive Samsung, competitors on this chipset will appear later. All over the world, S8 goes to Exynos 8895, this is one of the fastest processors. In synthetic tests, it gives high numbers.

Synthetic tests do not show how fast the device, but note that even in comparison with the S7 EDGE or Note 7, which I have never had any complaints of the speed, the difference is noticeable, there is no gap between clicking and opening the application, the response is almost instant. These devices are very very fast. In a balanced performance mode, the response is the same as on the current flagships, which is already excellent.

From the point of view of memory, we see an explicit improvement in the form of a transition from UFS 2.0 to UFS 2.1. There are already a number of models on the market on UFS 2.1 (LG V20, Huawei Mate. 9 Porsche Design), they are shown on Android 7 very high speed. That in reality reduces the download time of the smartphone, as well as the switching time between applications. In the SAMSUNG lineup, it is the first eights become the first devices with UFS 2.1.

With great interest every year I read fairy tales about how the flagships from Samsung in the interface in the interface, in everyday operations, unfortunately, show these problems to me almost never. This stereotype of the lives, but no relation to the devices does not have a certain curvativity of the hands of users who put a ton of left software or remove the "unnecessary" components of the system, and then begin to experience problems.

Communication capabilities

Supported USB 3.0 (Type C), for the first time, Bluetooth 5.0 support appears in the smartphone, there are APTX and other codecs for sound.

There are LTE Cat. 13/16 Depending on the chipset supplier, the frequency aggregation will be supported only with software updates for specific countries and operators. The LTE Advanced network shows the maximum speed of theoretically possible (2x2 MU-MIMO). On the Moscow network megaphone, the real speed that managed to obtain when downloading files was 430 Mbps (theoretical limit of 450 Mbps). A common tests are not suitable for the demonstration of this speed, they are simply not designed for such networks and fail (even the size of the test file is so small that it does not really get it up to download it in such programs).

From point of view wireless interfaces There are enhanced Wi-Fi, new algorithms are used. As usual, Samsung adapts everything that appeared during this time. The WiFi repeater function has not disappeared anywhere, it is in this apparatus.

Of the features of the implementation of Bluetooth 5.0, I will note the possibility of simultaneously connecting two headsets or other sound devices, that is, you can listen to the same music or watch a movie with another person. It is just a gorgeous feature that is definitely not enough, although it will be needed a little.

Another point that I liked this is the ability to choose applications and what connected Bluetooth devices will play sound. That is, you can choose that the sound from the video player is broadcast on the outer column, and the messages read only in the headset. Cool? Definitely yes, but you have to spend time to set up everything for yourself. Or such a scenario: you give the phone to the child so that he watches the movie and the sound went through a wireless column or wireless headphones, and listen to music or podcast in others wireless headphones. This feature is perfect, and it is very convenient, tried it in practice several times, regret that it did not exist a few years ago.

Cameras

The front camera has received a resolution of 8 megapixels, as well as autofocus, it is light (F / 1.7), which allows you to do good snapshots, including in the steadmate rooms. As for the main chamber, there are different effects when you can attach inserts from bows, mustache and the like. A good feature that diversifies the use of the camera.

The main chamber at first glance remained the same, that is, it is 12 megapixels, DualPixel technology. The supplier of the chamber module is, as before, Samsung himself, as well as Sony (S5K2L2 and IMX333).

Due to the increased productivity of the system, the camera module received its own memory, the Burst mode mode has appeared, when you can make a few dozen shots. The camera focuses faster at objects, it works better than the complex scenes compared to Galaxy S7 / S7 Edge, which I could make sure. But it is impossible to say that this is a fundamentally different camera, it is not comparable in most situations with the previous generation, it works better in difficult conditions, but most of these differences will not notice, they are insignificant. However, look at the comparison of the pictures with S7 Edge, all of them are made in automatic mode. But before this, what the camera interface looks like.

And now comparing snapshots with Galaxy S7 EDGE.

Galaxy S8.	Galaxy S7 EDGE

Look at the enlarged parts of the pictures with S7 EDGE and S8 Plus to understand the difference in the chambers.

The feeling that pictures with S7 are slightly sculled, they are not so sharp. The explanation worth it is to look for the fact that in the eights for the first time, the MultiFrame technology is used, which is familiar to us by Google Pixel.. The phone makes three frames, chooses automatically the best, and can also choose pieces of frames that came out better on one of the pictures, and then glues it all into a single picture. The result is clearer and brighter than on S7 / S7 EDGE.

For a month, I have accumulated a lot of photos from Galaxy S8 / S8 Plus, so let me show some of them, for example, photos of flowers in the garden, as well as any livery, macro shot, pay attention to the blur of the background and the accuracy of the parts.

However, the camera copes well with view pictures.

In the dark, the camera works noticeably better than that of the S7 EDGE, it works faster and more correctly works out the scenes.

As for me, so formally the camera on S7 EDGE is the same, in fact, new image processing algorithms turned out to be more interesting and better, plus the yield of suitable photos is noticeably higher. On S8 / S8 Plus one of the best cameras in mobile devices from those in the market today.

There are no complaints to the video record, there is support 4K, in FullHD you can choose a frequency of 60 or 30 frames per second.

And a few more videos from the last trip.

DEX Desktop Mode - Continuum Analogue from Microsoft

For these devices, such an accessory appears as DEX docking station, it has its own cooling, allows you to connect up to two USB devices, such as keyboard and mouse (USB 2.0). In some countries, this docking station will be given together with preliminary orders for S8 | S8 +. Separately, it will cost 149 euros.

In addition to the fact that you get the ability to connect the HDMI to your phone to the external monitor and manage it with the mouse and keyboard, the Dex mode appears. This is not just broadcast the contents of the phone screen to the external monitor, and the recycled interface, in particular, add support for MS Office, Adobe Mobile Applications, such as Adobe Lightroom Mobile. These applications are completely recycled under large screensAnd while this is available only for flagships from Samsung, but I am sure that it will later appear on a pile of other devices of different manufacturers. The most direct analogy is a similar mode from Microsoft, which was on Windows Phone smartphones. But the death of the platform put the cross on the Continuum, and the declared banner grabbed Dex, Microsoft engineers took part in its development, it can be considered a kind of continuum on Android.

First of all, this solution for corporate users is unlikely to be popular from the start, but this is an interesting direction for development. DEX implemented support remote access to your desktop, it's Citrix, Vmware and Amazon Web Services., that is, nothing and nothing new. In principle, on Android, you can already use these services.

My impressions of Dex mixed. On the one hand, this is exactly the future. mobile platformsOn the other hand, in the current reincarnation, it is clearly not enough of the productivity of phones, the windows are drawn slowly, they twitch, in one word, everything is not so beautiful as on paper.

Nevertheless, you already receive a complete set of applications and all your data in the likeness. desktop systemI think there will be lovers of technologies that will be extracting Dex, but the mass consumer will not raise it to use it, everything works too slowly.

Assistant Bixby - Ideology and practical implementation

The idea of \u200b\u200bBixby is directly borrowed from Google Now, this is an assistant that combines voice functions, for example, voice recognition to execute commands (Heritage s Voice), but at the same time he analyzes what is displayed on your screen, that is, conditionally understands the context in which you say. Separate key You call BIXBY cards (again analogy with Google Now), you can edit them, add and remove applications and information from them. For example, the assistant knows that you usually call this number at this time, and offers to do it. Name the current functions of BIXBY are not intelligent, it has been cut to the presentation to the inability, so is missing voice input, It will appear only at the end of the month. Yes, and the prediction system is clearly foolish to train it, it is necessary that millions of people began to use Bixby, there are no other ways in such systems - the better they become.

The full version of Bixby with voice commands, prompts and other will be released only in December 2017, along with the update of the device on Android 8. At the moment, instead of Bixby, we have its camera recognizing, as well as software planning.

Multimedia Features of Soft

Samsung reworked the Clean UI, now he has become more air, perceived easier, the designations of the three touch keys changed, the icons changed, however, look at the picture. Also now in the settings you can see the SAMSUNG EXPERIENCE version, this apparatus is 8.1.

In general, I like the way Android 7 looks like on the Galaxy S7 / S7 Edge, there is a slightly different interface, but very simple and understandable, and most importantly, convenient. Although there is a whole cohort of people who do not like any superstructures over pure Android, but it seems to me by nonsense - everything is done on the mind and convenient for everyday life. For example, a button that allows you to jump at the very beginning of the list to scroll large lists.

Another interesting point - you can do any kind of screenshots, record small Gif-files from the screen, cut out not just rectangles, but also oval, and immediately draw your finger all you want. But what I liked most, so it is saving the URL, when you make a screenshot in Chrome.

From the point of view of sound, we see about the same as in TAB S3, there are improvements from AKG, plus in a set of AKG headphones. Models on Snapdragon 835 have a normal sound, they use sound DSP AQSTICs, which is designed for this chip. It is noticeably better of what is used in Snapdragon 820/821, but worse than DSP from Cirrus Logic, which is used in the Exynos-version of the smartphone (Cirrus Logic SC43130). I managed to listen to the AKG headphones both versions of the smartphone, on an exynos a little above the volume of the volume, the sound seemed a little different. But definitely sound has changed, very reminds of how HTC 10 plays, in which its separate DSP (this is not a solution from Qualcomm, as it is considered in the market). Changes as sound are noticeable compared to seven.

Finally, a nice little thing, separately the AKG headphones will cost about a hundred dollars / euro, these are top hips. Having tried these headphones, I can say that the game goes to new level For flagships, I wonder what they will answer to Apple and whether they will change their standard EarPods for new iPhone. If you ignore, it will be sad, since Akg tears them in quality, like a tuzy-harrant, it's just products from different price niches, and they differ very strongly.

In the software a lot of "small things", which strongly divert your user experience, many features were on previous devices, but it will not be superfluous to repeat the most visible ones. For example, it can be an emergency message (three pages on the power button), the phone sends the SOS message, also records the sound recording for 5 seconds and a photo from the front chamber.

Comparison with Galaxy S7 / S7 EDGE

In Samsung, they prepared infographics, which shows the differences between the models, everything is simple and understandable in it, and most importantly, clearly.

But you can also see a separate video in which I tell about these devices in detail on the basis of my rich experience.

Impression

There are no complaints about the quality of sound and volume call to the device, the volume is higher than the average, reworked the melodies, they became more interesting, and they can be recognized in any situation. Vibrating shifts can be customized for itself, which is important. The quality of the work of the apparatus in Russian networks is good, there are minor improvements compared to seven.

With the work of Samsung Pay there are no questions here, everything is exactly the same as it was in previous models.

Also as in the transition from S7 EDGE to Note 7, it was impossible to say that these are completely different devices technically, but in life they were perceived very differently, and here - the eights turned out very worthy and interesting. By combination of characteristics and ease of use, I can not call any device that approached them. As before, these are the main flagships on the market, apple devices are interesting from an image point of view, but technically still in the rank of catching up, although the gap in the seventh generation they reduced. Perhaps there are two direct competitor on the market, this is Apple and Samsung, all other companies are among the catchy.

In S8 | S8 + Pluses compared to Apple seventh generation WHO and small cart:

• Face scanner, iris scanner eye
• In the same size of the body screens with a much larger diagonal and resolution
• Fast battery charging, wireless charging
• Better sound, complete headphones on the head above, as AKG created
• 64 GB of Integrated Memory Plus Memory Cards - More than Standard Memory Resume in iPhone
• Dex mode, work on a large monitor (suddenly someone will like)
• Support for VR glasses, which iPhone does not have a class

You can list these "trifles" for a long time, but in fact they are very different, the product from Apple is very inferior not only technologically, but also by perception, which was not so noticeable. With the advent of the eight, it is the perception of phones becomes another, they look at the head higher than the closest competitors.

On the market Android devices There is only one company that I managed to prepare your answer, but somewhat hurried, of course, we are talking about LG G6. This device is built on Snapdragon 821 (the chipset of the previous generation, not for the flagship), he has default worse sound And worse headphones from the kit, it is sufficiently awkward in his hand, it is not perceived as easily as S8 | S8 +, but the main thing is that it wants about as much as for the younger model from Samsung. For what?

The cost of S8 in Russia is 54,990 rubles, the older model costs 59,990 rubles. Considering that these prices are comparable to the current value of the iPhone 7, which looks weaker in many aspects, and also put up at the level of the future iPhone 8, which comes out in the fall, the price seems to be adequate to me. Those who wish can buy Galaxy S8 in May-June on the gray market, the price will differ by 10-15% at a smaller side (the youngest model is already with delivery from Germany about 42 thousand rubles). These smartphones belong to the new generation, and not only at the expense of the numbers, it is ideologically processed from scratch, they have a large number of advantages - screen, opening hours, performance, sound, security system, and so on. But for those who consider them exactly the same as S7 / S7 EDGE, the previous models will always remain, they did not lose their relevance, as they are noticeably cheaper and more accessible. I am sure that in parallel they will be able to exist for a long time. For the market output S8 | S8 + - this is a landmark for the coming years, all companies will try to create similar solutions, including Apple. Another thing is that they have the opportunities for this are very limited, and the resulting "flagships" will remind a story with LG G6, then one will be worse, then another, and the price will be comparable. In this aspect, LG G6 is interesting only as the closest in time to the S8 model, the one called in the flagship company, and it has an approximately comparable approach that could not fully implement.

In S8 | S8 +, it turns out that these devices are beautiful outwardly, although there is no taste and color of comrades, everyone has its own ideas about the beautiful. The success of these models has already taken place, during the pre-order in Russia they were sold by a volume of more than 15,000 pieces in the amount of Billion rubles. In the future, you can wait for stable sale of eights, as they have a high potential.

From childhood diseases S8 | S8 + I will note the red screens, which is easy to check, it is enough to go to the settings menu, and the white color in them will cast in red. The company may fix this by software update, but I recommend checking the apparatus in the store to avoid the tedious exchange or return procedure. Especially since it takes less than a minute, you just need to look at the screen. Other children's sores in models have not yet been revealed, for the month my devices have shown themselves from the best side.

Every year, describing the flagships from Samsung, I say standard phrases that they have become more faster, they have no direct competitors. And every year it is so, but with the exit S8 | S8 + you can talk about the fact that competitors, to put it mildly, are not just behind, the abyss between them and Samsung has just increased. Try these smartphones in life, screw in the store to evaluate how good they are. I am sure that the majority will like them, and then the issue of accessibility is incorporated in the case.

Even more features appeared along with Samsung Galaxy S8 | S8 +. Smartphones are equipped with protection against water and dust, as well as a powerful processor created on 10-nm technology. Expandable memory will save your movies, music, photos. And with a new capacious battery no longer need to constantly worry about charging.

The world's first 10-nm processor

Incredibly powerful

SAMSUNG GALAXY S8 | S8 + are equipped with the latest 10-nm processor that ensures fast smartphone work with the smallest energy consumption *. Enjoy fascinating and graphically flawless games!

Video of the Layers Within The Galaxy S8 Showing The Improved CPU and GPU

10nM mobile processor

10% more productive processor

50% more productive graphics processor

* Based on the results of internal tests.

LTE and Wi-Fi

Accelerated Loading

Load and forward big files C SAMSUNG GALAXY S8 | S8 +. Thanks to the support of Wi-Fi standards 1024-QAM and LTE CAT. 16, we managed to increase the download speed by 20% both over the Wi-Fi network and using the mobile Internet.

* Compared with previous flagships Samsung Galaxy S7 | S7 EDGE.

Cat.16 lTE support

1024 -Qam wi-Fi support

Games

New level of games

Feel the effect of full immersion due to the boundless * screen. Enjoy complex graphic games thanks to Vulkan support.

* Lack of side frames in the front screen plane.

High-quality sound

Rich sound

Gift music lovers: Excellent sound at all frequencies and protection against foreign external noise will allow full tracks to enjoy your favorite tracks.

Pleasant bonus: anatomically perfect form factor for even more comfortable listening.

Low-frequency speaker High frequency speaker Video of the New Galaxy S8 Earphones Tuned by Akg Being Deconstructed to Show Its Inner Parts and Enhanced Sound Quality

Music for every taste

Get the opportunity to access 40 million tracks and hundreds of playlists created under any mood. Keep songs for listening to offline mode, and your favorite music will always be with you.

Water and dust protection

Works even in the rain

SAMSUNG GALAXY S8 | S8 + have the IP68 protection standard, so you can safely use them in the rain or take with you to the pool.

* Withstand a 30-minute immersion in fresh water to a depth of 1.5 m.

Slot for the 2nd SIM or MicroSD

Equipped at the maximum

Divide work and personal life, remove old content, as not enough memory? Choose what is convenient for you: a slot for the 2nd SIM card or memory card to 256 GB.

Battery

Always in touch

Thanks to the powerful SAMSUNG GALAXY S8 processor | S8 + work quickly and without failures, confidently processing each data batch. Despite the enlarged battery capacity, the smartphone is charging quickly both wired and wireless.

I am writing this material for people who really want to know the explanations of the characteristics of Galaxy S8, how they work in practice, and my personal opinion about this or that moment in the device. And for this, just 10 minute videos and beautiful pictures are not enough. Therefore, if you just such a reader, then get ready to spend 10 minutes of my life. If not, then I picked up for you under this material 10-minute video reviews of top bloggers on Yutube, which will be bright, quickly and superficially.

So, let's begin! Samsung Galaxy S8 (SM-G950F) At the start of the sales costs 55,000 RUB in Russia, 25 000 UAH in Ukraine, 1800 BYN in Belarus, 301 000 KZT in Kazakhstan. All these prices for interest I transferred to dollars and reduced the schedule below:

In this section, I will tell you all the characteristics: from the housing to the cameras.

Design, elements on the housing, materials and dimensions of the smartphone

The flagship design is not similar to any device, but the SAMSUNG style is noticeable. Everything is very smoothed and in his hands is felt as polished to the ideal piece of glass. I can not find fault to the joints of the elements, everything is very good and without cracks. I have a black option, but in our market it will still be possible to find gold and amethyst.

Thick Smartphone is 8 mm, nothing acts in the planes. The metal frame from the left and right end has a width of only 3.5 mm, to which it spins the front and rear windows. Samsung call it "edge-design." By width S8 is quite narrow - 68 mm, it is one and a half millimeters already Galaxy S7. Samsung smartphones have always been highlighted in compact sizes in the case / display ratio. In heightthe device has become above the predecessor of 6.5 mm and is 149 mm. Weight of 155, and as for me this is the optimal indicator that I want to feel in your hand.

Despite the fact that the S8 screen diagonal is quite large, I still want to call him compact smartphonewhich will be comfortable to people with small hands. When I hold it in my hand, I think that this is exactly what he should be and do not understand why the smartphones were previously different.

OK, Steve! In terms of design, I want Galaxy S8.

On the front part there is a large display, top and bottom of which a very narrow frame (each almost 7 mm). There is nothing at the bottom frame, and here one part says me: "If the area is empty, then remove it quite in favor of a larger display!". But the normal part of me (I think it norms) understands that before that, there were no such ratios of the screen to the corpus, and the engineers were very trying to do what we had in front.

Above the screen in the center there is a neat conversational speaker, to the left of which two sensors (illumination and approximation), infrared illumination to recognize the iris of the eye shell even in the pitch darkness, followed by which the light indicator (lit blue or red). To the right of the speaker are the front camera and the sensor to scan the iris. Front for scanning iris is not activated.

On the rear panel we have a protective glass that is subjected to scratches and does not have a oleophobic coating. SAMSUNG logo is located just above the center, which does not cast a brilliant chrome, and has a modest gray. Over the logo, the camera is located on the left of which the heartbeat sensor and one-mode flash. I can not say that the flash is highlighted with brightness and has a warm shade. To the right of the camera is the fingerprint scanner, which I am uncomfortable and I do not use it.

The top end is a hybrid tray for two Nano SIM cards, or a single card and memory card. The tray is made of flexible plastic, which grieves a little, although it is not so important. The metal frame on the upper and lower ends is wider than the side faces, as the adjacent glass there do not have roundings. From above, we still have a microphone for noise reduction and two plastic separators for antennas that are practically not visible.


On the lower end, the USB TAPE-C connector, headphone jack, external speaker, spoken microphone and two more separators for antennas.

On the left side face, the volume adjustment rocker is located and the BIXBY virtual assistant interface button, but it is later.

On the right end, the power / lock button is located in a convenient location.

Chipset

The heart of the flagship SM-G950F is the top in 2017 the chipset of its own production Exynos 8895 (analog). It has 8 cores, 4 of which are low-power for easy tasks and energy savings - ARM Cortex-A53 with a maximum frequency of 1690 MHz. The remaining 4 kernels are produced by their own architecture. Samsung Exynos. M1 (Mongoose). It works with complex tasks at a maximum frequency of 2314 MHz.

The largest feature of the processor is its production technology of 10 nanometer (NM) processes. Manufacturers ceased to increase gigarets and power, and strive for energy efficiency and compactness. In order for you to understand, 10 nm is almost two times smaller and without a small 14 nm of the top chip Snapdragon 821. At the same time, the productivity did not go to the background, and the cost of energy is at times less.

See comparing the sizes of chipset in the picture:

Diagram with Intel Presentation

As for performance, this is not the most powerful smartphone. In Antutu, he gains 173 thousand balls and is inferior to the IPhone 7 Plus championship. On the maximum settings Graphs in tanks Frame rate per second at Galaxy S8 does not reach 60. On average, 50 frames per second shows. But this is not critical, as the human eye can capture a maximum of 30 frames per second.

Smartphone in summer, with a very hot weather, heats up a little and keep it in his hands is not very comfortable. Heating was noticed not only in games at maximum loads, however, this problem in other smartphones with a similar powerful chip may be much more noticeable.

Given the fact that the chipset is made on the finest technical process - the heating is not clear to me. Nevertheless, I did not hear about the problems with heating from other users, and almost confident that this moment concerns exactly my device, which is not commercial (expelled to the manufacturer's review). Plus, given the fact that the processor and architecture of the nuclei is new, over time all games and programs will be better optimized under this solution.

Memory

RAM in the device 4 GB. This is quite enough to task and the lack I did not feel. The AIDA64 application shows a honest 3.5 GB of RAM. The permanent memory of 64 GB, and other versions were not found. Available for use of 54 GB. It is possible to expand memory using the MicroSD card up to 256 GB, and a slot for a piece separate from the SIM card.

The speed of memory at height and reaches 787 MB / s when reading and 195 MB / s when transmitted. This is the fastest indicator at the moment in smartphones.

Autonomy

I will say right away that autonomy is not a samsung s8 horse. The capacity of the battery is 3000 mAh, and it shows the average validity rates. But if you consider the resolution of the display and its diagonal, then everything is not enough.

For an hour of the game, the battery sat at 20%, that is, you can play without a break for 5 hours with a maximum resolution. Plays videos via Wi-Fi - 7.5 hours. But the operation of the GPS navigator with a rarely active display will plan the battery for 20 hours. All the same, the high resolution of the display makes itself felt (by the way it can be reduced that it will be positively affected by autonomy).

The Korean flagship is infected from 0 to 100% in 1 hour 15 minutes. From 0 to 50%, the complete charger charged the battery in 40 minutes. This means that there is a fast charging, but S8 does not focus on rapid charge replenishment in the first minutes.

If you are not a hardcore multimedia user, then the smartphone will last 2 days with gentle loads. Especially if you lower the display resolution.

Display

But the screen is quite interesting here. It has an unusual aspect ratio of 18.5: 9 and performed using Super AMOLED technology. Screen diagonal, with such compact sizesIt is 5.8 inches. Compactity is achieved due to the same narrow frames mentioned earlier. So, it is more elongated in length, and all this by reducing the upper and lower frames. Maximum resolution Display WQHD (2950x1440), but it can be reduced in the settings to FullHD or even HD. Reducing permission will positively affect autonomy.

Noticeably only when compared to "focus".

It is difficult to complain about the display - it is big, clear, curious and very bright (1000 NIT). However, there is a minus, with white color the picture is a little red with the right corner of the review. This moment is visible only if you put a different smartphone nearby.

The company is already sending the update, which will correct this shortcoming, but at the time of the review, to my sample, this update has not yet come.

The screen has the "Always on the display" function when the clock and date, notifications and the battery percentage of the battery are displayed when the display is displaced.

Sound

I am not Meloman, but with Samsung S8 I wanted to become. Sound in headphones just with stunning. Maybe I just did not hear before high-quality soundBut downloaded the track in FLAC format and in comparison with Galaxy A5 realized that S8 sounds like God. Full immersion in music. My A-fifth, in comparison with the flagship of 2017, sounds like drowned in the toilet lepreicon.

The external speaker at the flagship also plays well, but there are no stereo speakers. The sound comes from one speaker on the lower end, it is loud and moderately saturated as for a smartphone. Volume reaches 70.3 dB.

Perhaps the sound was influenced by cooperation with the top manufacturer of Harman / Kardon audio devices. Headphones under the AKG brand come in the kit. Separately, they can be purchased for $ 100. The Samsung presentation stated that a 32-bit digital-analog converter is present in S8.

I listen to Samsung Galaxy S8 through headphones and can not remember what the mines I spoke earlier ... I don't know how I will live without such a sound.

The device supports two Nano-SIM cards. Wi-Fi 802.11 A / B / G / N / AC, a two-channel data transmission is supported at 5000 MHz. Bluetooth also has a surprise, he. This means that you can enable playing your favorite tracks through Bluetooth headphones and go to the other end of the house or even go into the yard without signal source. Radius of action is 4 times compared with Bluetooth 4.2. You can also connect two headsets at once (two columns or two pairs of headphones). It is not all the advantages of the fifth version of bluetooth, but for its use you need a headset that supports this format.

GPS navigation works immaculately.

Software

SAMSUNG S8 works on the very fresh at the time of the production of the Android 7 operating system, of course. SAMSUNG EXPERIENCE branded shell is installed on top, I have a version 8.1 at the moment. Everything works smartly, but with a certain branded animation, which is similar to the effect of folding windows in Windows. Main desk displays hours, weather and string google search By default, I can install widgets, application icons, and add screens to which you can switch to the right can be installed. Svaype from below-up or on the contrary, called "Box with applications". If you spend your finger from the right edge to the left, it will call an EDGE panel with the ability to quickly access selected applications, contacts and different possible ways to make screenshots.

The GPU works out the interface without braking with the maximum frame rate. No lags in third-party applications were also noticed.

BIXBY

The swipe left-topoint on the main screen, as well as a separately made button on the end, you can open the BIXBY interface in which you can find cards that can be configured yourself. I have this alarm clock, the gallery for today, the number of steps taken, the weather and a summary of the latest news. At the moment the capabilities of the assistant are limited. In addition to the listed capabilities, the assistant can no longer, does not respond to the voice (nor in Russian, nor into English or even on Korean). When a Russian-speaking audience can fully use Bixby - unknown.

However, the spray on his work was noticed, a recommendation to listen to music appeared in the curtain of notifications. good quality With reference to the recommended site (I previously downloaded music on another site). I look forward to all the possibilities of artificial intelligence Bixby and the destruction of the human race at the same moment when he acquired him.

At the moment, BIXBY has only name.

Camera

The main camera in Galaxy S8 makes photos in the amount of 12 megapixel. Uppercture is disclosed to the value of F / 1.7, which allows the matrix to capture more light with poor lighting. This is the widest diaphragm in smartphones in my memory. Phase autofocus and optical stabilization is present. If the smartphone cannot focus (which happens very rarely with the photo), for example, when video recording in 4K resolution, it can be helped by a camera on the display sensor. Autofocus works according to technology, it is very fast and in most cases sureless.

Matrix in the main chamber of ISoCell, model S5K2L2. I assume that the Sony sensor, model IMX333 (or one name IMX260 PRO) is used in the American and Korean version. It is said that the differences as samsung s8 with different matrices do not. In S7 there was a situation that the Sony sensor photographed in warmer colors. S5K2L2 size is quite large - 1 / 2.5. "Pixel is also not small - 1.4 microns.

I want to note that the camera does not protrude from the housing.

The main chamber of Galaxy S8 from Galaxy S7 is not different in photography. In the video, I consider S8 dominates.

Below is an example of shooting on Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S7 in HDR modes. Last year's flagship coped better.

For comparison, I will give another example of a snapshot in the same conditions on Galaxy S8 and Xiaomi Note 4X to visually show the quality of flagships and state employees.

Below is a chic picture with a bokeh effect on Galaxy S8. When photography in good lighting, the smartphone focuses lightning up (I do not get tired to write it).

Another macro camera:

Shooting at a blinding sun in automatic mode was not impressed. But there are many manual settings In "Pro" mode: ISO adjustment, diaphragm adjustment effect, presets, manual focus and so on.

Snapshot at night with flash and without. When flashing, the algorithm works well, there are no lights and in some cases it is difficult to say that the photo was made with a flash.

Camera for selfie

Selfie camera, for the first time for smartphones, has autofocus. This isocell S5K3H1 matrix on 8 MP, has a aperture F / 1.7. Removes for self-camera perfectly, there is nothing more to say.

Video shooting

Samsung shoots video in permissions from VGA to 4K (UHD) permission. When recording Full HD with 30 frames per second, video recording in HDR mode is available. There is optical and electronic stabilization. I was struck by the color reproduction, the possibility of focusing and stabilization. Many words are not needed here, you should just see:

YouTube decided to cut the resolution over time to 2k.

Features

The features of the smartphone will attract the ability to connect to the monitor using DEX docking station. You can also connect a mouse with a keyboard. The monitor displays the SAMSUNG operating system based on Android, external similar to Windows. Under it is sharpened standard applications And office solutions Microsoft. I failed to use this gadget for a long time, but the feedback about it is not bad.

Using Dex, you can open the browser, work in office applications, view and even edit photos. Applications open in full windows. Even Instagram and others start running, but there are still few applications adapted to this platform.

To the second feature will take the opportunity to unlock the device with the help of an eye or face iris. It is said that the person's scanner can be deceived by the printed photo, but is it not so simple and who will bother with it? If the options above are not always triggered quickly, especially if you go, then everything is happening with a finger scanner, but it is not in a very convenient place and does not recognize the wet finger.

Third singularity I will note the presence of a heartbeat scanner.

By the fourth features, which I did not mention earlier, would take the availability of water and dustproof according to IP68.

Pros and Cons Samsung Galaxy S8

It's time to summarize the foregoing.

pros

• thin frames around the display;
• clear, bright and elongated display, with the ability to adjust the resolution;
• convenient design and well-collected housing;
• good cameras in all respects;
• convenient interface;
• support for a promising version of Bluetooth 5;
• chic sound in headphones;
• loud external speaker;
• notification indicator;
• moisture and dustproof.

Minuses

• the brand rear window, which is prone to scratches;
• sharp edges of the USB connector rubbed the finger during the game;
• in view of such a premium design, the smartphone may be fragile, it is necessary to wear a cover;
• sometimes it is quite strongly heated under loads (it is possible that the problem of my sample or raw software is possible, it should be correlated with updating and optimizing games for a new core);
• all unlock means are uncomfortable.

My review about Galaxy S8

The smartphone came out on 5 points. Many talk about him as an emperor among smartphones. Personally, the camera is important for me, and here it is very worthy. Is the best? This is the question, and if you compare with Galaxy S7, they are very similar. Although the video shooting in Galaxy S8 is impressive.

And here in my head my question is, is it worth buying Galaxy S8 for the sake of photo camera capabilities, if in Galaxy S7 the same level for more available money? I would think about buying Galaxy S8 for the sake of excellent sound in headphones and a steep display, for the sake of video shooting and good design. Although the design is secondary, and I would prefer to boast cool photos, rather than a cool design of a glass of glass (as you can see the WOW-effect from the design, I gradually fade, you get used to good enough).

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The flagships from Samsung has one feature. When you already seem that you have studied everything, you know every opportunity of a smartphone, they show that this is a delusion and they have unusual functions that are missing from other phones. And it gives us a reason to talk about those unique features that there are Samsung in the flagships, to figure out in detail who they like and what they offer. But let's start, of course, with music, because it was she who knit us as he sang in the old song.

Music capabilities Flags from Samsung - New level

People can call themselves music lovers, audiophiles or just fans of good music, the fact is that we all spend the music from time to time, someone more often, someone less. All their musical preferences, for example, I like Classical Music, Jazz and the Old Good Rock, do not hurt popular performers. Vinaigrette from directions is easily stacked in my head, but how does the smartphone cope with this? Given that most of the time I spend out of the house, my smartphone becomes the main device for listening to music and podcasts, and it is important for me that he can reveal the music fully, regardless of where I am - on a noisy street, in Metro or in the car, and possibly on board the aircraft.

People are very different in the perception of sound, each different structure of the ear shells, the sensitivity of the inner ear, and our preferences are diametrically opposed. It is extremely difficult to take into account the wishes of each person, and it is simply impossible, so they are contradictory. Each manufacturer is trying to achieve the versatility of his proposal, to take into account the wishes of the maximum possible number of people, which is to some extent utopia. But from this it follows the fact that ordinary, medium-sized headphones are added to the set to modern phones. No one applies special efforts so that the headphones sound with a specific smartphone model, as it is believed that if a person picks up to sound, then he will most likely begin to use his favorite headphones that he already has.

In my opinion, this is a huge omission, as most consumers use complete headphones and are not looking for something else. The complexity of creating headphones for such use is that they can serve immediately for two purposes - to be a headset for the phone and apply to play music. These are fundamentally different tasks - in the first case, the musicality of the playback of speech is not so important, we are worried about the clarity of the voice of the interlocutor, how the microphone works and how to hear us. In the second case, on the contrary, it is important how separate notes are reproduced, the bass is heard or not.

Samsung approached this issue very unusual from the engineering point of view, in Samsung Galaxy S8 | S8 + for the first time decided to divide these two modes of operation and make improvements in each of them. First, the smartphone understands and recognizes what exactly you do, dial the number in standard Program Or do it in Whatsapp, Skype or some other messenger. At this point, the "headset" mode is activated, the volume in the headphones is increasing, frequencies that can create noise and interfere with your conversation. Secondly, the smartphone analyzes external conditions, for example, evaluates the noise level and adjusts the volume level automatically, adjusting to the situation. The sound processor is not activated directly, only the amplifier is used. IN initial settings Smartphone You can also specify your age, then in the headset mode, appropriate profiles will be used. There is a small trick, the greater age you will specify, the more aggressively there will be a volume in the headphones in noisy conditions. The main thing is not to overdo it. None of the manufacturers paid so much attention to such "trifles", as a conversation on the smartphone with the help of a headset, in my opinion, is an important moment.

There is another unique opportunity that is little known - in Galaxy S8 | S8 + Processor Determines repeating external sounds, for example, when the wire with a microphone rubs on the go of clothes. And he tries to clean these sounds so that your interlocutor does not hear them. Usually he succeeds, and you do not even pay attention to what is happening with the headset. Therefore, when I suggest that everything in the smartphones have already come up with any spaces for innovation, in any case, in the telephone part, I have a smile. This is not the case, and you yourself were convinced of this on a specific example.

Now let's talk about music. The quality of music playback directly depends on both the smartphone and solutions used in it, and from the headphones that you have, as well as their compatibility with this smartphone. You can have very expensive headphones, a great phone, but together they can create a very mediocre sound. Why? The answer is worth looking for the fact that the headphones must be correctly selected under specifications Devices, and the best of all it can make the manufacturer and no one else. In Galaxy S8 | S8 + For the first time, headphones were tuned under the right sound, and this was engaged in this company AKG, which about the sound knows a lot, if not all.

Please note that in a set with smartphones of this class, ordinary, standard plugs are supplied, while with Galaxy S8 | S8 + go headphones above class. These are not the most best headphones in the world, but they cannot be so, since everything is individually. But the company tried to create universal headphones who would be interesting for most Samsung flagship buyers.

I will start with the simplest - this is a braid of the wire, it seems to be a trifle, and in everyday life saves problems, headphones are becoming durable and look much better.

In the kit go silicone liners of three sizes, that is, you can adjust the headphones for yourself. Recall any model of complete headphone headphones, which offers something similar?

And now a few words about the sound. For complete headphones, this model, configured AKG, there are no direct competitors, they sound very good. In most reviews, they are compared with separately selling headphones, since there is no point in comparison with standard. If you remove the brackets of those who already use expensive, high-quality headphones and has its own sound preferences, it turns out that these headphones like the overwhelming majority of those who tried them. These are not the very hops that they are sent to the release, but quite "adults" headphones that can be used to listen to music.

Depending on the use scenario, the quality you get, the sound source is important here. For example, if you listen to the streaming services, and the same Play Music, then the entire potential will not be released, since the sound flow itself has limitations. That is, these headphones are enough for the eyes, and they still have a stock. For those who like to listen to the unconverted formats of sound files, they will show themselves not bad, but depending on the music genre you can talk about strengths and weaknesses. For example, if you do not play by equalizers, the bass will be soft, not very aggressive. I like such a delicate bass, while someone believes that he, on the contrary, should sound so that the meadow is buzzing. All their addictions and habits. But you can customize equalizers for yourself and your preferences, as always, this option is present.

Inside smartphones use DSP Cirrus Logic SC43130, it is responsible for the sound. The peculiarity of this decision is that it is well compatible with most headphones, which is in the market, these are solutions to both medium and high price segmentsMusic is well disclosed on them. It is clear that you can stick to the smartphone and cheap plugs, but why? Complete headphones belong to the average segment, noticeably worsening the sound for themselves and change them to something inexpensive there is no point.

Sound in Galaxy S8 | S8 + is a strong side, and regardless of what you do, speak on the headset on a noisy street or just listen to music. Among the additional accessories you can find both ordinary and wireless headsets. If you are looking for a wireless headset, then I recommend paying attention to the LEVEL U Pro ANC model, they have noise cancellation system, good sound. In the Samsung Galaxy ecosystem, everyone can choose an accessory to taste.

Also note that laptop music lovers can find a wide range of columns for Galaxy S8 | S8 +. I like the Bottle Design column, she has an unusual appearance, LED backlight in different colors, and just it is beautiful and perfectly fit into any interior. It's nice when the design of different things is beautiful, and they also know how to get well among themselves.

Those who are used to classical forms should pay attention to the model Level Box., there is even a mini option.

Features of the implementation of Bluetooth - Thin settings for yourself

In Galaxy S8 | S8 + There is an unusual opportunity that will have to do with many, these smartphones can send music at the same time to two connected accessories. For example, you can listen to music in your wireless headphones, and the second stream is sent to a friend's headphones or a wireless column, the choice is yours.

But this is not all, you can also finely configure the operation of each application and where the sound of it will be sent. For example, you simultaneously connected to a smartphone multiple devices - headset, external column, clock and something else. In the settings, you can specify that the sound from the application for listening to podcasts goes to the outer column, but when playing video only to headphones. It turns out that now the smartphone can be used at least for two, one person does something on it, and the second calmly listens to music or podcast on the connected column or in wireless headphones. And each hears his sound stream.

Samsung ecosystem - for pioneers and conservatives

Do you know what the charm of flagships from Samsung? In that you get a huge selection of accessories and technologies, most of which work out of the box. But you can also expand their number, for example, buying smart watch Gear. S3. And if without the clock you could pay for the purchases of Samsung Pay, just applying your Galaxy, then with the clock there are no need to get a smartphone, and the smartphone may not only be galaxy. Conveniently? Not that word.

Smart watches, of course, are needed not only and not so much for payments, in the end, you can not even use them. But the clock will be an excellent supplement for those who are engaged in sports, they have accounting for spent calories, barometer and altimeter, as well as thousands of applications for every taste. But most importantly, you can compete with friends in how much passed the day, and see progress on your clock, on one of the dials. Trifle, but the thing is delaying and motivating.

In my opinion, the clock can be called for hours only in one case - if they always see the dial, and in Gear S3, this is the "Always Active Screen" function allows you to see the picture constantly, you do not need to throw a hand or knock on the case . And while the clock works for several days from one charging. This is an example of what you get in the samsung ecosystem when you start studying it. But probably you will be interested in other opportunities.

For example, for creative people produce a compact panoramic chamber Gear 360 (2017). In this chamber you can easily take pictures and videos by 360 degrees, immediately broadcast them on Facebook or YouTube. And also make unusual pictures that cause questions of friends: "How could you do it?" And this is in the world where people stop wondering!

Another example is the Gear VR with a joystick, these are the most popular virtual reality glasses in the world. The opposite side of their popularity is that many new content and games are constantly appearing on them. In Russia, there are special channels supported by Samsung, where new items are published, many of them are very interesting. For young people, Gear VR has already become something big than a toy, adults also tasted him, however, they like virtual travels in different countries, which are a huge amount on this platform.

For the first time for Galaxy S8 | S8 + DEX dock appeared, it turns your smartphone in full computer. You can connect the station to any HDMI monitor, the picture will automatically adjust. You will have all your files, both stored on a smartphone or its memory card and in the cloud. The system interface is changing, and you are familiar to the UI computers. So, in Microsoft, a specially recycled office package, and now you will not feel any difference with MS Office on ordinary computers. The same applies to work in the mail client, you can drag files from other windows. At the same time, you can work in several windows, programs, there is a complete feeling that you are in front of you. Everything works easily, quickly, and there is no need to study the principle of operation of DEX, everything is understandable at first glance. The station has an Ethernet connector, you can directly connect network cable. It is also possible to connect to USB external discs, keyboard, mouse and more. With the help of the Dex station, your phone turns into a modern computer.

Samsung's ecosystem is huge and diverse, everyone can find something in it and turn Galaxy S8 | S8 + in something more than just flagship, expand its capabilities, and therefore pamper yourself and get new emotions. Do not underestimate this moment, as the people of the hoots to new emotions, and no one except the Galaxy line can give them in such a volume. Time to try samsung galaxy s8 | S8 + and accessories for these models. Time Galaxy!

It was called all skeptics and SAMSUNG worships quickly and easily shared with the unpleasant consequences of the launch. None of the colleagues grooved during the Galaxy S8 + Announcement, and the fans of the brand scrupulously believed the days before the release of the novelty, as if no Note 7 was at all. In the number of publications on the network and a burst of interest, the new Korean flagship eclipsed even iPhone 7. On April 21, he officially began to be sold in the USA, Canada, South Korea and Puerto Rico, and in Russia and Europe, sales start a little later. I can also make a pre-order.

Walking down the street with Galaxy S8 + in his hands, I felt a little embarrassing - many people fit and asked: "Wow! And how do you? " None of the past Samsung smartphones, no Huawei with Leica lenses and no iPhone caused such interest. Now, after ten days from the date of receipt of the test sample, I was finally able to deal with my feelings and impress the impressions of the review format. Looking forward, I can say that S8 + was solely good in many aspects. But still there are moments that still do not give me rest.

Specifications

	SAMSUNG GALAXY S8 +	SAMSUNG GALAXY S7 EDGE	Apple iPhone 7 Plus	Huawei P10 Plus.	LG G6.
Screen	6.2 inches, Super AMOLED, 1440 × 2960 Points, 529 PPI, Capacitive Multitach	5.5 inches, Super AMOLED, 1440 × 2560 Points, 534 PPI, Capacitive Multitach	5.5 inches, IPS, 1920 × 1080 Points, 401 PPI, Capacitive Multitach	5.5 inches, IPS, 1440 × 2560 Points, 540 PPI, Capacitive Multitach	5.7 inches, IPS, 2880 × 1440 Points, 564 PPI, Capacitive Multitach
Safety glass	Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	There is no data	Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
CPU	Samsung exynos 8895: eight nuclei (4 × m1, frequency 2.5 GHz + 4 × Cortex-A53, frequency of 1.69 GHz)	Samsung exynos 8890: eight nuclei (4 × m1, frequency 2.3 GHz + 4 × Cortex-A53, frequency of 1.6 GHz)	Apple A10 Fusion: Four Cores (4 × 2.23 GHz)	Hisilicon Kirin 960: eight nuclei (4 × Cortex A73, frequency 2.4 GHz + 4 × Cortex A53, frequency of 1.8 GHz)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996: Four Cores (2 × Kryo, Frequency 2.35 GHz + 2 × Kryo, Frequency 1.36 GHz)
Graphic controller	Mali-G71 MP20, 850 MHz	Mali-T880 MP12, 650 MHz	There is no data	MALI-G71 MP8, 800 MHz	Adreno 530, 624 MHz
RAM	4 GB	4 GB	3 GBIT.	4/6 GB	4 GB
Flash memory	64 GB	32/64/128 GBIT.	32/128/256 GB	64/128 GB	64 GB
Connectors	1 × USB TYPE-C 3.1; 1 × Nano-SIM; 1 × microSd.	1 × microUSB 2.0; 1 × 3.5 mm headset connector; 1 × Nano-SIM; 1 × microSd.	1 × Lightning; 1 × nanosim	1 × USB TYPE-C 2.0; 1 × 3.5 mm headset connector; 1 × Nano-SIM; 1 × nanosim / microSD (universal)	1 × USB TYPE-C 2.0; 1 × 3.5 mm headset connector; 1 × Nano-SIM; 1 × Nano-Sim
Cellular communication 2G.		GSM / GPRS / EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz	GSM / GPRS / EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz	GSM / GPRS / EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz	GSM / GPRS / EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
Cellular communication 3G.		UMTS / HSPA + / DC-HSDPA 850/900/1700/1900/2100 MHz	UMTS / HSPA + / DC-HSDPA 850/900/1700/1900/2100 MHz	UMTS / HSPA + / DC-HSDPA 850/900/1700/1900/2100 MHz	UMTS / HSPA + / DC-HSDPA 850/900/1700/1900/2100 MHz
Cellular communication 4G.	LTE Cat. 16 (1024 Mbit / s, 150 Mbps), RAM 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28	LTE Cat. 9 (450 Mbps, 50 Mbps), ranges 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 17, 29, 19, 20, 25, 29, 30, 20, 25, 29, 30, 20, 25, 29, 19, 20, 25, 29, 30, 39, 0 40, 41.	LTE Cat. 10 (450 Mbit / s, 100 Mbps), ranges 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 17, 29, 19, 20, 28, 29, 38, 20, 28, 29, 39, 20, 28, 29, 39, 20, 28, 29, 38, 20, 2	LTE Cat. 12 (500 Mbps, 150 Mbps), ranges 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 26, 28, 3, 20, 20, 17, 20, 3, 20, 20, 28, 39, 12, 26, 28, 38, 20, 26, 28, 38, 12 ,NEY	LTE Cat. 12 (500 Mbps, 150 Mbps), ranges 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28
Wi-Fi	802.11a / B / G / N / AC 2.4 / 5 GHz	802.11a / B / G / N / AC 2.4 / 5 GHz	802.11a / B / G / N / AC 2.4 / 5 GHz	802.11a / B / G / N / AC 2.4 / 5 GHz	802.11a / B / G / N / AC 2.4 / 5 GHz
Bluetooth	5	4.2	4.1	4.2	4.2
NFC.	there is	there is	There are (only Apple Pay)	there is	there is
Navigation		GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Beidou, Galileo	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Beidou
Sensors		Lights, approximation, accelerometer / gyroscope, magnetometer (digital compass), Hall sensor		Illumination, approximation, accelerometer / gyroscope, magnetometer (digital compass)	Illumination, approximation, accelerometer / gyroscope, magnetometer (digital compass)
The fingerprint scanner	There are, rear	There are in front	There are in front	There are in front	There are, rear
Main camera		12 mp, f / 1.7, phase autofocus, optical stabilization, LED flash	12 mp, f / 1.8, autofocus, quadruple LED flash, optical stabilization	20 + 12 meters, f / 1.8, phase and laser autofocus, optical stabilization, double LED flash	13 MP, ƒ / 1.8 + 13 MP, ƒ / 2.4, phase autofocus, optical stabilization, double LED flash
Front-camera		5 mp, f / 1.7, without autofocus, without a separate flash	7 MP, without a separate outbreak	8 mp, f / 1.7, autofocus, without a separate outbreak	5 mp, f / 1.8, autofocus, without a separate outbreak
Food	Failure battery: 13.3 W · h (3500 mA · h, 3.8 V)	Failure battery: 13.68 W · h (3600 mA · h, 3.8 V)	Non-removable battery: 11.1 W · h (2900 mA · h, 3.8 V)	Failure battery: 14.25 W · h (3750 mA · h, 3.8 V)	Non-removable battery at 12.54 W · h (3300 mA · h, 3.8 V)
The size	159.5 × 73.4 × 8.1 mm	150.9 × 72.6 × 7.7 mm	158.2 × 77.9 × 7.3 mm	153.5 × 74.2 × 7 mm	148.9 × 71.9 × 7.9 mm
Weight	173 g	157 g	158 g	165 g	163 g
Water and dust protection	There is a standard IP68	There is a standard IP68	There is iP67 standard	Spray protection, standard is not specified	There is a standard IP68
Operating system	Android 7.0 Nougat, GRACE UX Shell	Android 6.1 Nougat, Touchwiz Shell	iOS 10.	Android 7.0 Nougat, EmUI shell 5.1	Android 7.0 Nougat, LG UX Shell
Actual price	59 990 rubles	49 990 rubles	67 990 rubles	39 990 rubles	52 000 rubles

Design and ergonomics

Samsung has moved from the separation of flagship smartphones to classic and edge, so the choice between Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 + is reduced to the selection of the screen diagonal - 5.8 or 6.2 inches, respectively. The difference in linear sizes is only 1 cm in height and 0.5 cm - in width. With this situation, the choice of greater diagonal seems to me more logical. In Samsung, by the way, they also note a higher demand for pre-orders on Galaxy S8 +.

The smartphone is produced in five colors: black (Midnight Black), gray (Orchid Gray), Silver (Arctic Silver), Blue (Coral Blue) and Pink-Goldist (MAPLE GOLD). The Blue Apparatus became my personal favorite for the first acquaintance in New York, but in Moscow there was already black on the test. The front panel, and or rather, the narrow strip that remains from it, in all cases it will be black. First, it's beautiful. And secondly, such a reception visually reduces and without that thin frame. It remained metal, passes through a three-million membrane on the sides and completely occupies the upper and lower face. The rear panel is covered with curved tempered glass, and in combination with curved edges of the screen, it creates a very harmonious and beautiful symmetry. But for Samsung is not the first - last year's Galaxy Note. 7 could boast a similar design.

The increase in the screen diagonal while maintaining the comfortable width of the housing was only possible after changing the aspect ratio of the display. Instead of the usual 16: 9 in Galaxy S8 and S8 + it is 18.5: 9. Before Samsung, LG made a similar initiative, released flagship smartphone With the aspect ratio of 18: 9 (2: 1). And after Samsung, something like that should present and Apple. Other options for increasing screens without turning smartphones to plaffers (or smarts?) Does not exist.

It's funny that Galaxy S8 + comes to the same rake as the two previous generations of the flagships - his body is entirely glossy, so in real life it loses its original appearance after half an hour, covered with fatty fingers. Samsung does not deny - the company is important that the device is sparkling and shone on the storefront. With a matte case, it would look less seductive. The oleophobic coating is not only on the screen, but also on the rear window, but it practically does not save. And yet, it doesn't want to hide the smartphone into a case or silicone bumper - it is very good outward. So it is better to choose a blue or silver model, where fingerprints will not be so noticeable, and then wipe regularly.

From Mini Jack in Samsung did not refuse (following Apple, HTC and Xiaomi), it is located on the lower end, next to the USB-C port and the system speaker. All these elements cost without plugs and are not afraid of moisture from entering. The smartphone itself is protected according to the IP68 standard and withstands the half-hour immersion in fresh water to a depth of one and a half meters. True, connect the charger or headphones immediately after water procedures is not recommended. At the top end is a slot for the SIM card and a microSD memory card.

On the sides of the Galaxy S8 + there is a power button (right), the double key to adjust the volume (left) and new button To call a smart assistant named BIXBY. True, in any of the test samples of a smartphone in Russia, this function was not active. So, probably, we will have to return in future materials to this topic.

From the front, above the screen, the voice speaker is visible, and on the sides of it - several cameras and sensors in which it would be good to understand. On the right - the front camera and auxiliary sensor to recognize the iris. On the left - the main sensor of the scanner of the iris and barely noticeable "windows" of the sensors of approximation and illumination.

There are no hardware buttons on the front panel Galaxy S8 + left, all of them are now on the screen. And the central button is active, even when its pictogram is not displayed. Moreover, Samsung managed to implement the feedback function in the style of the iPhone 7. That's just the iPhone has only one button, and the Galaxy S8 is already three, but the return is only at the central one.

Interface and features of use

Dactyloskopic sensor, face recognition and iris scanner of the eye can be used simultaneously. Rather, none of these options cancels the other. The smartphone can be unlocked in any condition, even if the screen is turned off. Face recognition begins to work only after you press the power button. Well, to activate the IRIS scanner, you will also need to spend your finger on the screen for the traditional unlock. In the same place, by the way, you can enter a password or a graphic key.

Samsung did an excellent job, achieving such ease, but, despite all these frills, the fastest and most convenient way of unlocking remains an old good fingerprint scanner. However, in the case of Galaxy S8 and S8 +, everything spoils its location. Many - for example, Huawei, Asus, LG - place this element from behind, but no one came to the head of the sensor next to the camera lens, and not in the center, but on the right. The finger intuitively falls in the lens and only then, after a fraction of a second, grips the desired surface to the right of it. Another unpleasant feature is revealed when the smartphone gets into his hands to Leftersh, - the index finger of the left hand has to be unnaturally bending, and reach the sensor by middle finger, you can only pick up the phone with a big risk. Some unnamed smartphone for 100 dollars it could get away with the hands, but see such shortcomings in the Samsung flagship is very unusual.