Samsung Galaxy S8. Compact smartphone with mega screen

Infinity Display

As we already mentioned in our article on firmware, the latest “flagships” among smartphones have remarkably large screens without the devices themselves being cumbersomely big. The “Infinity Display” of the new Samsung Galaxy 8 series also largely gets rid of the edges around the screen, with a 5.8 in. format as a result - one of the biggest at the moment.

Behind that screen is a powerful 8-core processor with an Exynos 8895 chip, which relies on 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of storage. This is substantially more than what the cheapest laptops offer. The whole is controlled via Android 7.0 Nougat.

Highest screen resolution 

In terms of audiovisuals, the Samsung Galaxy S8 is also a strong contender, with an 8-megapixel camera on the front and a 12-megapixel one on the back. In terms of screen resolution, it breaks all records: 2960 x 1440 pixels, making the new Samsung ready for Virtual Reality.

What makes it quite unique is the iris scanner. It reads your iris to check if it’s really you who’s trying to unlock the device. In addition, there’s also a fingerprint scanner, but now at the back, next to the camera.