Buy a Samsung Galaxy S8+
The Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus features an improved camera, larger screens, a taller aspect ratio, and a curved edge design.
Some cool facts about the S8+:
- The Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus was released by Samsung in March 2017 and sold over five million units within its first month, with an additional one million units booked before its release date in South Korea alone.
- To date, there have been over 20 million units sold globally
- A used Samsung S8 Plus averages around R6,000 - R7,500. A new one sits at about R9,000, making a secondhand one about 40% cheaper
- It has a fairly good resale value depending on its condition, as it’s been able to maintain 40-60% of its value if it's sold within a year to two years
Camera
12MP Rear Camera
8MP Selfie Camera
Smart Auto Focus
Dual Pixel
Pro Mode
Saving in RAW
Food Mode
Hyperlapse
Optical Zoom
Swipe From the Left, Swipe From the Right
Video
Screen and Display
- 2960 x 1440 pixel HD+ resolution and can be changed to Quad HD+ in Settings
- The S8 Plus has a 6.2 inch Super AMOLED capacitive multi-touch, curved edge display
- It has Infinity Display, meaning your viewing experiences literally spills over the edges of the screen
- The screen has 529 pixels-per-inch (ppi) density, which means more clarity and detail per inch on your screen
- The display offers 16 million colours, giving a more realistic representation of colour in life
- The screen is made of Gorilla Glass 5 and has been chemically strengthened, making it much tougher than earlier smartphones
- The S8 Plus has Always On Display (AOD) functionality, meaning you won’t have to touch your phone in any way to check the time and date as it’s always shown on the screen. If you’re worried that AOD will drain your battery, don’t be - the feature only takes about 1% of battery life per day
- The home button for the S8 Plus is no longer a physical button, but rather a touch screen feature on the screen. Simply tap to access the home screen!
Battery
- The S8 Plus has a 3,500 mAh battery
- Talk time up to 24 hours
- Internet browsing over WiFi: Up to 15 hours
- Video playback: Up to 18 hours
Dimensions
- The Samsung Galaxy S8+ weighs 173 grams
- It's height is 15.9 cm
- It's length is 7.3 cm
- It's width is 0.81 cm
Android 8.0 Oreo Features
Faster App Launches
Your home screen and apps launch 2x faster than with Android 7.0 Nougat.
Background Limits
Android 8.0 Oreo minimises background activity of apps when they’re not being used as well as the ones you use the least.
Google Play Protect
This new safety feature focuses on keeping your personal information and settings safe from data-stealing apps, scanning over 50 billion apps per day.
Picture-in-Picture
When you’re watching a video in an app like Netflix or Youtube you can now exit the video to access your home screen without fully closing the app.Simply tap the home button and the picture will minimise into a small window on the side of your screen so that you can access your other apps.
Password Auto-fill
If you use Chrome on our PC, you’ll notice Google’s auto-saving feature for your log ins. Android 8.0 has now extended that feature to your smartphone. You can now choose to let Google auto-save your passwords and logins for your apps.
Notification Channels
This feature helps you sort your notifications based on importance. In your settings, you can label notifications from a particular app, such as Facebook or your email, as ‘low’, ‘medium’, ‘high’ and ‘urgent’ importance. An urgent notification will make a noise and appear in the notifications bar and a not so important notification will remain quiet and will not appear in the notifications bar.
Notification Dots
See multiple notifications at one time by tapping the notification dots, then easily clear them by swiping away. When a notification comes up on your home screen, you can now snooze it. Swipe left on the notification, tap the gearbox and select ‘snooze’ for one hour. You can change the time allocation per notification as well.
Smart Text Selection
Smart text selection makes it easier for you to save or call a number if you’ve Googled it and need to select it. Once a number has been highlighted on Google, your phone will automatically copy paste it to your phone app for calling or saving.
Auto-Enable WiFi
When you’re close to your home or office network, your phone will automatically enable WiFi for you.