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Samsung Galaxy 8 Event: Analyst Quick Take
Infinity Display and design: Ten years ago, designers did mockups of what phones would look in the distant future as one slab of glass. The S8 is the closest phone yet that represents that vision. The 5.8" and 6.2" are not only large display, but have incredibly-high resolutions of 2960x1440 (Quad HD) with 570 and 529 PPI (pixels per inch). The Infinity Display is stunning and I'm looking forward to seeing how this performs with the GearVR where PPI is paramount to the experience. DeX docking: There have been many attempts at smartphone-to-PC modularity and each one gets better.
Samsung unveils Galaxy S8 and S8 with 'infinity display'
Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy S8 and S8, the company's first flagship phones since the Note 7 debacle in 2016 threatened to sink its brand in the eyes of the public. The new phones' most eye-catching feature is an almost completely bezel-free display, running the full width of the device, even curving around the edge (akin to the screen on Samsung's Galaxy S7 Edge), and shrinking the chin and forehead of the front screen to tiny slivers. Samsung's calls this the "infinity display", and even the home button has been removed, replaced with a pressure-sensitive section at the bottom of the screen. Launching on 28 April (though pre-order customers will receive theirs a week early), the Galaxy S8 will retail at £689 and the S8 at £779. Those prices are £10 and £40 cheaper than the respective iPhone models Samsung is competing with, but leave the S8 £120 more than the S7 and the S8 £140 more expensive than the S7 Edge. Two colours will hit Britain, "Midnight Black" and "Orchid Grey", and Samsung is still decided whether to launch a third colour, "Arctic Silver".