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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
Samsung’s S8 Plus camera is pretty cool.
12MP Rear Camera
The new 12-megapixel camera has a brighter F1.7 lens. This means that the lens allows more light into the camera, producing brighter photos with more clarity and definition.
8MP Selfie Camera
The front-facing camera has an 8-megapixel camera with an aperture of F1.8.
Smart Auto Focus
The selfie camera makes use of Smart Auto Focus which detects the faces in the selfie and puts them into focus.
Dual Pixel
The S8 Plus camera has Dual Pixels, a feature that lets your camera focus quicker than you would with your own eyes, giving you fast and seamless autofocus.
Pro Mode
The S8 Plus’ camera gives you more control over your photos. You can switch to Pro Mode which lets you alter ISO, shutter speed, exposure value, colour tone, manual focus and white balance.
Saving in RAW
For all of the professional photographers out there, this one’s a biggie. The Samsung S8 Plus’ Pro Mode means you can save a photo as a RAW file. A RAW file has 10x more data than a JPEG file, which gives you more control in the editing process.
Food Mode
The Samsung’s S8 Plus also has a unique Food Mode tool which makes your Insta-worthy lunch pics look that much yummier.
Hyperlapse
Hyperlapse, which is similar to time-lapse, lets you record a video in a sped-up fashion. You can change the speed of hyper-lapse too, either increasing or decreasing the frames per second.
Optical Zoom
The S8 Plus also has an optical zoom which works the same way as a zoom lens on a traditional camera. Optical zoom does a better job than digital zoom at taking photos from far away or in dull lighting as it does not degrade image quality when used.
Swipe From the Left, Swipe From the Right
The S8 Plus’ camera makes it easy for you to access its features. If you swipe from the left, you can access shooting modes. If you swipe from the right, get your filters, stickers, and stamps.
Video
The Samsung S8 Plus can record video up to 4K. The main benefit of 4K video is you get much smoother, sharper and clearer content that’s just beautiful to look at. The Samsung S8 Plus’ video also gives you extra features like time lapse which condenses an entire day into a few seconds, slow motion to catch every detail of that action shot and optical image stabilisation that removes that “shaky hands” look.
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
How does the S8 Plus’ battery perform?
- 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
FAQs
Got any questions about the Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus? We’ve got the answers for you
A brand new Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus costs up to R15,000. A second-hand Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus in excellent condition with a 12-month warranty costs between R6,000 to R8,000 on Phonetradr.
From top to bottom, the dimensions are 15.9 cm x 7.3 cm x 0.81 cm.
You can get the Galaxy S8 Plus in Midnight Black, Arctic Silver, Maple Gold, Coral Blue, and Orchid Gray.
The Galaxy S8 Plus uses Gorilla Glass 5 for the screen as well as the back glass.
The Samsung S8 Plus has a rating of “IP68” which means the device is fully protected from dust and can handle being under freshwater for up to 30 minutes at a depth of 1.5 metres.
Octa-core (2.35GHz Quad + 1.9GHz Quad), 64 bit, 10nm processor.
The phone comes with 4G of RAM.
It has a 12-megapixel camera with a f1.7 aperture lens at the back and a 5-megapixel selfie camera at the front.
Yes, the Galaxy S8 Plus can create the bokeh effect using its Select Focus Mode feature.
Visit your Settings, then tap “Sounds and Vibration” then select “Sound quality & effects” Then tap “Adapt Sound” and then “Personalised Sound” Now you’ll take the hearing test. Find a quiet place to sit and then connect your earphones or headphones to your phone The test will play a series of beeps in both of your ears. After each frequency, the test will ask if you can hear it. As you provide honest answers, your phone will create a personalised equalizer profile for you After the test is complete, you’ll be asked which ear you prefer to listen to phone calls. After that, the process is complete and your customised audio profile is complete!
We would recommend that you invest in a case or cover. A good cover can protect your phone from cracked screens, from drops, dents, dirt, scratches and help keep it looking like new for when you’d like to sell it.
The average battery life is 17 hours. If you’re continuously browsing on WiFi, the battery lasts about 8 hours.
It weighs 173 grams.