GEAR UP: Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ to launch in India on April 19

Samsung will launch the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ in India on April 19. The company made the announcement via a tweet and stated, “India, get ready to #UnboxYourPhone! Samsung #GalaxyS8 #GalaxyS8Plus, India launch on 19th April 2017.” The smartphones are already up for pre-registrations in the country. However, we have no idea as to how the company will price the Galaxy S8 series in India.

India, get ready to #UnboxYourPhone! Samsung #GalaxyS8 #GalaxyS8Plus, #IndiaLaunch.
Stay tuned for details. https://t.co/CE3aFcrvL9 pic.twitter.com/14Z56BOa2k

— Samsung Mobile India (@SamsungMobileIN) April 14, 2017

In India, Samsung will release the Galaxy S8 smartphones with the Exynos 8995 octa-core processor instead of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor, which will only be limited to international markets such as the US.

In terms of specifications, the Samsung Galaxy S8 features a 5.8-inch QHD+ display with a 1440×2960 pixels resolution. On the other hand, the Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus sports a 6.2-inch QHD+ display with a 440×2960 pixels resolution. Both devices will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 SoC. They will be powered by an octa-core 10nm processor, paired with 4GB of RAM. It will come equipped …read more