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Last updated: May 19th, 2017 at 11:18 UTC+02:00
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Samsung has provided an in-depth look at all of the components that make up the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ today. The official teardown highlights the parts that blend form and function to bring us Samsung's new flagship smartphone.
The teardown mentions that the new flagship's Mobile HDR Premium-certified OLED display has an 18.5:9-ratio and covers 80 percent of the entire front. It's protected with Gorilla Glass 5 for enhanced durability.
Components like the Display Driver IC (DDI) have also been highlighted, it supports various image compression algorithms to reduce power consumption. There's also a pressure sensor under the display where the home key would have been. The sensor responds in the same way that a physical button would.
The front camera module has been built into the Galaxy S8's upper bezel to maximize screen space, it has an 8-megapixel f/1.7 autofocus camera with facial recognition while an iris scanner is embedded on a single module with the front camera.
Samsung explains more about the components inside the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ in a post on its official blog. Don't forget to check it out if you're curious about what goes on under the hood.
Adnan Farooqui is a long-term writer at SamMobile. Based in Pakistan, his interests include technology, finance, Swiss watches and Formula 1. His tendency to write long posts betrays his inclination to being a man of few words.
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