Galaxy S8: Everything Samsung announced (updated)
Samsung just unveiled two new phones and a slew of accessories. Here's everything we know.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 is finally here.
Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus phones -- and a variety of accessories -- at a press event at New York City's Lincoln Center earlier today.
The big news is as follows:
Samsung Galaxy S8: The company's newest flagship phone boasts a wraparound edge-style 5.8-inch display with superslim top and bottom bezels (but the all-screen design means the fingerprint sensor moves to the rear). It'll be the first phone with Samsung's new Bixby AI assistant (in some regions) and the first with the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chip. Iris scanning and facial recognition are on board, too. It otherwise retains the familiar features from the Galaxy S7, including a 12-megapixel camera, water-resistant body, wireless charging and -- yes -- a headphone jack.
- Hands-on: Samsung Galaxy S8 looks amazing, but Bixby assistant is a wild card
- Photos: Samsung's Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus accessory line
- Feature: Samsung charges back: Galaxy S8 gives Samsung a second chance
- Q&A: Galaxy S8 is the ticket out of Note 7 'hell': Q&A with Samsung's D.J. Koh
- Video: Samsung Galaxy S8's major makeover
- Video: What I saw inside Samsung's battery testing center
- Photos: An inside look at Samsung's new battery tests
- Analysis: Don't expect your Galaxy S8 to have the same battery life
- From ZDNet: Samsung's real challenge with Galaxy S8 launch: Apple's upcoming iPhone 'supercycle'
- From TechRepublic: Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+: The smart person's guide
- Samsung Galaxy S8, S8 Plus comes with $99 earphones for free
- Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus will be available on April 21
- Samsung debuts slew of new accessories for Galaxy S8 and S8+
- The Samsung Galaxy S8 will support dual-SIM (but yours might not)
Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus: If the screen on the standard Galaxy S8 isn't big enough, step up to the ginormous 6.2-inch Plus version. (The phone is otherwise basically identical to its smaller sibling.)
Bixby: Samsung's answer to Siri is called Bixby. The company's new AI assistant will debut in beta on the the new Galaxy S8 phones, where it will live side-by-side with Google Assistant.
- Hands-on: Samsung's Bixby assistant needs to grow up. Fast.
- Video: See Samsung's Bixby in action
- Explainer: Samsung Bixby: 7 things to know about the Galaxy S8 assistant
- From ZDNet: Samsung's Bixby voice agent brings the fight to Alexa and Siri
- Earlier coverage: Galaxy S8 and beyond: Samsung bets big on Bixby's AI
Samsung Gear VR with controller: Already teased at last month's Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona, Samsung formally unveiled its updated Gear VR headset. In addition to adding compatibility to the new S8 phones, the new Gear VR includes a controller in the box. It'll be a free add-on for initial S8 preorders.
- Samsung Gear VR, now with wand controller, arrives April 21 for $130
- Samsung will take on Oculus, Vive with high-power VR rig
- Photos: Samsung's Gear VR gets a controller
- Video: Samsung's Gear VR controller shoots 'em up
- Samsung woos iPhone users with 2017 Gear 360 camera
- Photos: Samsung changes Gear 360 into a pocket camera for 2017
- Video: Samsung shrunk its 360-degree camera but the improvements don't stop there
Samsung DeX Dock: Want to use your Galaxy S8 as a desktop computer? The DeX Dock, which lets you add a mouse, keyboard and monitor to the phone, can make that happen.
- Samsung's DeX desktop dock turns the Galaxy S8 into a grab-and-go PC
- From ZDNet: Samsung Galaxy S8 and DeX dock: Can it make the virtual desktop a core technology?
- Photos: Samsung DeX: A desktop dock for the Galaxy S8
- Video: DeX dock turns the Samsung Galaxy S8 into a desktop PC
Samsung Connect Home: Need a new router for your expanding smart home? In addition to Wi-Fi, Samsung's Connect Home is also compatible with the company's Smart Things platform.
- Read: Samsung Connect Home: A Google Wifi clone with a SmartThings twist
- Photos: Samsung Connect Home is a Wi-Fi system for SmartThings
- Video: Samsung Connect Home is a router and smart home hub in one
Specs comparisons and buying advice:
- Samsung Connect Home is a router and smart home hub in oneSamsung Galaxy s8: Should you upgrade?
- Specs comparison: Galaxy S8 vs Google Pixel, LG G6, iPhone 7 and OnePlus 3T
- Specs comparison: Galaxy S8 Plus vs. LG G6, Google Pixel XL, iPhone 7 Plus, OnePlus 3T
- Specs comparison: Galaxy S8 vs. S8 Plus, S7, S7 Edge and S6
- When and where to buy a Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus
- Here's how much the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus will cost you
All CNET videos from the March 29 Samsung event:
- Video: Samsung Galaxy S8's major makeover
- Video: Samsung bets big on the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus
- Video: What I saw inside Samsung's battery testing center
- Video: See Samsung's Bixby in action
- Video: Samsung's Gear VR controller shoots 'em up
- Video: Samsung shrunk its 360-degree camera but the improvements don't stop there
- Video: Samsung Connect Home is a router and smart home hub in one
All CNET photos from the March 29 Samsung event:
- Photos: Samsung Galaxy S8, S8 Plus and Bixby pix: Come and get 'em
- Photos: An inside look at Samsung's new battery tests
- Photos: Samsung's Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus accessory line
- Photos: Samsung's Gear VR gets a controller
- Photos: Samsung changes Gear 360 into a pocket camera for 2017
- Photos: Samsung DeX: A desktop dock for the Galaxy S8
- Photos: Samsung Connect Home is a Wi-Fi system for SmartThings
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