Samsung Galaxy S8 Will be a Tough Competitor With Optical Sensor, Bluetooth 5.0 and Y-OCTA Display
Samsung Galaxy S8 is a highly anticipated flagship smartphone, especially because the Galaxy Note 7 was an exploding failure and the company is hoping to regain consumer confidence. Fans hope that Samsung will up the ante and make a very special smartphone with the Galaxy S8, completely with incredible features never before seen in high-end devices.
As such, there are many rumors surrounding this smartphone, which is expected to be launched next year. Let's look at some of these rumors.
Optical Fingerprint Sensor
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Synaptic just recently announced an optical based finger print sensor which can be used for smart phones. The company says this technology allows fingerprint scanning through a millimeter of cover glass. Because of this technology, rumors say the Samsung Galaxy S8 will incorporate it.
In particular, the Samsung Galaxy S8 may have a fingerprint scanner at the back of the device. Rumors also say Samsung will no longer have a home button for the S8; following Apple's suit of removing physical home buttons.
On the other hand, others say the Samsung Galaxy S8 may not have the optical-based sensor developed by Synaptic due to varying timelines. The Galaxy S8 is expected to be launched on February 2017, but the Synaptic sensor is said to be mass produced by the second quarter of 2017.
Bluetooth 5.0
Samsung Galaxy S8 is also rumored to be the first smartphone to incorporate BlueTooth 5.0 Technology. According to Digital Trends writer Andy Boxall, "The headline benefits of Bluetooth 5 are a four-fold increase in range, twice the speed to 2Mbps, and eight times the capacity for sending data, all compared to Bluetooth 4.2."
Y-OCTA Display
Another rumor suggests the Samsung Galaxy S8 will use Y-OCTA Display Technology which was used for the Samsung Galaxy Note 7. This technology allows Samsung to spend less on creating touch-enabled displays. It does this by putting the touch sensors in the screen panel and not having to produce a touch layer between protective glass and panel.
This display has the added advantage of being much thinner. Also, Samsung won't have to deal with collaborating with other companies for the production of the touch layer.
Another rumor says that Samsung will totally eradicate flat screens and focus on curved screens. Prior to the Galaxy S8, Samsung has offered consumers the option of choosing between flat or curved screens. Some say focusing only on curved screens allows Samsung to establish the brand identity and how it distinguishes from other smartphone manufacturers.
