At the end of every summer, Samsung holds a Galaxy Unpacked event. This year, if rumors are to be believed, we will have a minor update Galaxy lines Note, smart watch and several other devices.

Galaxy Note 9

Undoubtedly, the main novelty of the presentation. The flagship will not receive drastic changes, but there is something to be updated for. So, Samsung will finally move the fingerprint scanner under the camera module. The sensor was located next to the photosensors: it was almost impossible to hit it without dirtying the cameras. The S Pen stylus will receive a Bluetooth module, thanks to which the functions remote control smartphone.

The device will become faster thanks to Snapdragon chipset 845 for the US and Exynos 9810 for the rest of the world, and photo capabilities will improve to . At a minimum, the new product will borrow a variable aperture of f/1.5-2.4.

There are at least two memory options: 128 and 512 GB. The latter, together with a 512 GB microSD, will give a total of a terabyte of storage. Apparently, Samsung has overcome the problem of explosive batteries, because the battery will increase from 3300 to 4000 mAh. The stereo speakers, as well as the included headphones, were developed jointly with AKG.

The prices are also narrower, and they are Russian: the version with 128 GB of memory will cost 69,990 rubles, with 512 GB - 89,990 rubles. Fans of the game Fortnite will be especially pleased: the smartphone will have exclusive access to the version of the popular title on Android.

Galaxy Watch

Although at the beginning of last month there were rumors on the Internet that the new watch from the Koreans would run on Wear OS from Google, it seems that Samsung is still running on its own Tizen OS. It will be updated to the fourth version, introducing the Bixby voice assistant.

But the fact that the company will refuse naming Galaxy Gear, everyone says. The 48 or 43 mm body will house two buttons and a rotating wheel, like in the Gear S3, the battery will increase to 470 mAh and a blood pressure sensor will appear.

Wireless Charger Duo

Can share energy with Galaxy Note 9 and Galaxy Watch at the same time. The kit includes a plug for fast charging.

Russian price - 6,990 rubles. Thank you company salon Samsung in Moscow, which began selling devices ahead of time.

Smart speaker with Bixby

Rumors about a speaker with a voice assistant from Samsung last year. The ball-shaped device, which costs about $300, will be able to understand where a person is in order to direct sound to them. In addition, the speaker can become a hub for SmartThings smart home devices.

Samsung presentation Galaxy Unpacked 2018 will take place on August 9 in New York. The live broadcast will be available on the company's website. We will find out very soon whether the leaks and rumors will be confirmed.

At 11:00 local time (18:00 Moscow time) the presentation started in New York Samsung Galaxy S8. On this moment there is a live online broadcast of this important event for the world mobile technologies. The event itself is called Galaxy UNPACKED.

And we say this almost without exaggeration: after the release of the Galaxy S8, smartphones will look different. Namely, the time will come for large and especially wide screens. At the same time, the dimensions of the devices themselves will even decrease.

Live online broadcast on YouTube

And in 360 degree format (for those who have the appropriate equipment):

The presentation of the Samsung Galaxy S8 itself is being held on English language, however, if you search, you can find options with translation or subtitles.

Undoubtedly main feature Both the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus have a huge screen (5.7 inches in the case basic version and 6.2 in the case of the “plus” option). This time it occupies most of the front surface, thanks to which the dimensions of the new products are practically no different from the Galaxy S7/S7 Edge.

To more efficiently allocate resources, Samsung has equipped its flagships with the ability to change screen resolution. So the user can now choose between maximum picture clarity and high speed work together with better autonomy.

The hardware Home button, which Koreans couldn’t part with for so many years, is finally a thing of the past. The fingerprint scanner has been moved to the back of the smartphone - to the right of the main camera. But the Galaxy S8 has a front-facing iris scanner, like the failed Note 7.

The main camera of the “eighth galaxy” is based on a Sony IMX333 sensor with a resolution of 12 MP. Interestingly, Sony itself has not yet announced this module, but it has already found application in the Samsung Galaxy S8. So you don’t have to worry about the picture quality.

We will find out the rest of the points during the presentation. Turn it on online!

Presentation of Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+, flagships and their accessories

In New York at the Lincoln Center, Samsung showed the most important smartphones both for the market and for its future, these are the Galaxy S8/S8+. It so happened that the number of leaks regarding these devices was prohibitively high; even before the start of sales, we already knew almost everything about them. I outlined my impressions in a separate article, in which today we will add photographs of smartphones, a number of accessories and a little later - a video. I will try not to repeat that text, especially since it describes in great detail all the points related to the S8/S8+ hardware. But there is something left outside of our discussion; we will talk about it in detail in this material. But I advise you to read that text, without it this material may be incomplete.

Let's start with the official characteristics of the models:

	Galaxy S8	Galaxy S8+
operating system	Android 7.0
Net	LTE Cat. 16* *May vary by market and mobile operator
Dimensions/weight	148.9 x 68.1 x 8.0 mm, 155 g	159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm, 173 g
CPU	Eight cores, 64-bit, 10nm process technology
Memory	4 GB RAM (LPDDR4), 64 GB (UFS 2.1)
Screen	5.8” (146.5 mm)1 Quad HD+ (2960x1440), (570 dpi)	6.2” (158.1 mm)1 Quad HD+ (2960x1440), (529 dpi)
	1 screen is measured diagonally, taking into account only the full rectangle, excluding rounded corners
Camera	Main: Dual Pixel 12 MP OIS (F1.7), front: 8 MP AF (F1.7)
Battery capacity	3000 mAh	3500 mAh
	Fast charging in wired and wireless modes Wireless charging compatible with WPC and PMA
Payment technologies	Samsung Pay(NFC, MST)
Connections	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4/5 GHz), VHT80 MU-MIMO, 1024QAM Bluetooth® v 5.0 (LE up to 2 Mbit/s), ANT+, USB Type-C,NFC, location determination (GPS, Galileo*, Glonass, BeiDou*) *Galileo and BeiDou coverage may be limited.
Sensors	Accelerometer, barometer, fingerprint sensor, gyroscope, electronic compass, Hall sensor, heart rate sensor, proximity sensor, light sensor, iris scanner, pressure sensor
Sound	MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, DSF, DFF
Video	MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM

And some photos of what they look like in real life.

Most frequently asked question, which I was asked in connection with the S8/S8+, sounds like this: how easy it is to get used to a different screen geometry, how convenient is the elongated screen everyday use. I answer - it’s convenient, you get used to it instantly and don’t feel any shortcomings, moreover, it’s difficult to switch to the “old” screen, as if they are trying to transfer you from a large TV to a small one. The side edges are not as strongly curved as in the S7 EDGE; these devices are closer to the Note 7, where the curve was perfect, there are no false positives.

Sample photos

In the device settings there were no maximum settings quality, hence the low resolution of the images.

I'm already tired of talking every year about how Samsung is improving its products again and again. AMOLED screens, make them engineering works of art, they simply have no analogues on the market or anyone who can come close to them. It is clear that this fact upsets many, but this does not cease to be a reality. For S8/S8+ we used technologies that were first used in the company's TVs. In addition to the fact that the phone analyzes the picture on the screen, it has added not just a lighting indicator, but an indicator RGB colors, which adjusts the picture to external conditions. The devices also support the Mobile HDR Premium standard, which appeared only at the beginning of this year for 4K devices.

However, in Everyday life These screens are comparable to the Galaxy S7/S7 EDGE, with a few exceptions in which the new devices perform better - but these are almost always difficult conditions, flickering lights, semi-darkness or bright sun. The difference will be noticeable precisely in such conditions, plus when watching colorful films, in all other cases, read, normal conditions, you will not notice it. Basically, this comparison can be given for any modern smartphone, even budget devices do an excellent job with the picture in typical situations, it's always about changes in difficult conditions, about what you see on the screen.

Case color options

The UI update, as well as updated chipsets, made it possible to achieve even faster interface rendering. Every year phones get faster and there seems to be no room left for them to grow, and this is happening for both the Galaxy and the iPhone. Current models are very comfortable, they don’t have any brakes or lags, it’s just that new devices become a little faster, and this is perceived by the mind. A whole cohort of buyers has even appeared, those who see these changes and buy devices for them (I emphasize that such buyers are typical primarily for the iPhone market, and secondarily for the Galaxy).

It has become a new part of Samsung's strategy to change the interface for key models, that is, with the release of Note 8 we will see an evolution in how the UI looks today on the S8. Look at the photos of the interface.

In many ways, the devices look, in terms of UI and settings, similar to what we see on Android 7 on current flagships.

Now a few words about Bixby, this voice assistant grew out of S Voice, which was never popular. In the age of Siri, Google Now Samsung decided that it was no good for them to remain on the sidelines of progress and they needed to do everything so that they could have their own assistant. Bixby initially works with built-in apps like camera, contacts, gallery, messages, and settings. Moreover, Bixby is not only a voice assistant, you can ask it while typing, not only ask, but also launch applications, create recordings, and so on. The closest analogue is the assistant from Google, the idea behind Bixby is exactly the same. But for obvious reasons, Samsung’s solution is still simpler and not as functional. Let's see how it develops; there is no reason yet to replace Google Now with Bixby, especially since Google Now knows much more about you - driving routes, preferences, your mail and hotel reservations, flights, and so on. It is necessary to watch how Bixby will evolve, but there are many questions about who will win, Samsung or Google, I would still bet on Google, which has been doing this for several years and does it systematically. For Samsung, Bixby is a program, a service, if you will, but for Google, their assistant is only a part, and a small part, of what they make from user data on Android. That's why I'm betting on Google.

Another important point is a DeX docking station for S8/S8+, which has its own cooling and allows you to connect up to two USB devices, for example, a keyboard and mouse (USB 2.0). In some countries, this docking station will be given as a gift with pre-orders for S8/S8+. Separately, this station will cost 149 euros.

In addition to the fact that you get the opportunity to connect your phone to an external monitor via HDMI and control it with a mouse and keyboard, DeX mode has appeared. It's not just broadcasting the contents of your phone screen to external monitor, and the redesigned interface, in particular, added support for MS Office, mobile Adobe applications, for example Adobe Lightroom Mobile. These applications have been completely redesigned for large screens, and for now this is only available for Samsung flagships, but I’m sure it will appear on a bunch of other devices later different manufacturers. The most direct analogy is a similar mode from Microsoft that was on Windows Phone smartphones. But the death of the platform put an end to Continuum, and the fallen banner was picked up by DeX. First of all, this is a solution for corporate users; it is unlikely to be popular from the start, but it is interesting direction for development. DeX has implemented support remote access to your desktops, these are Citrix, VMware and Amazon Web Services, that is, nothing original and nothing new. In principle, you can already use these services on Android.

During the presentation, an interesting figure was mentioned. The S Health service is used daily by 11 million people around the world, about 60 million do this from time to time and are counted as monthly users. Russia is one of the leading countries in using S Health, however, the same can be said about Samsung Pay, which once again confirms our love for technical innovations.

Along with the S8, they are releasing a whole range of new devices, for example, an update to last year's 360-degree camera - the Gear 360. The new camera has a reduced initial cost, it is 249 euros, and it supports 4K recording. The accessory is not the most popular, but it is needed to popularize VR content.

To understand what this camera can do, you can read the review of last year's Gear 360.

The new Gear VR glasses also have a joystick from Oculus for more comfortable control in games, but this is already for fans of the VR theme.

As for me, the line of accessories for the new flagships is as wide as possible; everyone will find what they need, be it a case with a keyboard or ordinary cases.

Sales of S8/S8+ start on April 21, prices start from 800 euros for the younger model and from 900 euros for the older one, these are the minimum prices on the market, in some places the devices may cost more. The devices will appear in Russia on April 28, the price will be 54,990 and 59,990 thousand rubles, respectively. IN pre-orders there will be gifts, which I think you already know, since the pre-order was supposed to start today. You also know the price for sure, unlike me when I write this text.

Finally, a few words about competitors. It so happens that Samsung sells as many Android flagships as all other manufacturers combined, these are comparable volumes. Therefore, it is impossible to seriously consider Sony, LG, HTC, Huawei in the same price group as competitors of the Galaxy line. Each company individually has very modest sales, however, the same LG G6 is a good device on the old Snapdragon 821, which immediately puts it beyond the competition. And the price in Russia of 52 thousand rubles makes it, to put it mildly, expensive, all other things being equal.

This is just one example of a device, and there are many more, but in all cases, we will be faced with the fact that other manufacturers are playing catch-up. Just remember the presence of water protection, built-in wireless charging and other "little things". I see only the iPhone, which will be released this fall, as a real competitor for the S8/S8+, since other companies are performing one step lower. Today, the flagship market is firmly divided between Samsung and Apple; none of the other companies are even close. You should not be under the illusion that someone is capable of releasing similar devices; this is a delusion.

For many, the release of the S8 will mean that the previous generation will gain additional attractiveness due to the price; in my opinion, the S7/S7 EDGE will become one of the most popular on the market.

Tell us what you liked about S8/S8+ and what you found uninteresting. How justified is the cost of these models, what is interesting about the new operating modes, accessories, share your impressions.

On February 25, 2018 at 20:00 Moscow time, a presentation of the new Samsung flagship Galaxy S9. Watch the video of the presentation below.

You can rewind the video immediately to 30 minutes. The event begins with the slogan: “Do what you can’t.” After watching ads, you understand the message of these words.

At the beginning of the presentation, the President Samsung DJ Koh shows us 2 versions of the smartphone: Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ in two colors: black diamond and ultraviolet. We see limitless screen, a dual camera (on the S9+) and a fingerprint scanner located lower and more conveniently compared to its predecessor.

Then Senior Vice President of Product Marketing Justin Denison takes the floor and tells us about some of the capabilities of the smartphone, in particular about unlocking the screen using a facial recognition system and by eyes, depending on the lighting or occlusion of part of the face. After which he asks everyone present in the hall to pick up their badges and look at them through their gadget. Using the augmented reality system, the badge turns into a virtual Galaxy S9, which you can rotate and choose the color of the device.

The next speaker was Marketing Director Jonathan Wong. From his speech we will understand why the Galaxy S9 has such a motto - “Camera. Created anew." We were presented with a camera whose aperture adapts like the pupil of the human eye enlarging in the dark. Samsung has been working to make a camera that can capture images well in both good and low light conditions, similar to how the human eye sees images, and to prove it, we took a photo of the hall with the lights off.

The Galaxy S9 and S9+ support Slow Motion modes, including Super Slow-mo 960 FPS, all thanks to a new processor that allows you to shoot much faster. It looks very impressive. But dual camera and dual aperture (aperture) mode are available only in the Galaxy S9+; the S9 has a single camera. Both devices are protected from water and dust according to the IP68 standard.

Next up was Senior Channel Marketing Manager Erin Willis. She told us about creating animated selfiemojis in the Galaxy S9. All you have to do is take a selfie, choose your gender, after which a face is created that you can still style to suit yourself. It turns out quite funny and realistic, since your created virtual copy can repeat your emotions. You can create up to 18 such Personalized Emojis and share them with friends on WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, and also use them for video calls.

Next we were told about virtual assistant Bixby, which can describe the food, the place where you are, the building you are looking at and the ability to help with shopping, seeing yourself, how you will look in the thing you like using augmented reality and of course tell you where to buy (Bixby is already collaborating with Samsung many famous brands clothes).

The next expert was Director of Commercial Strategy and Product Portfolio Mark Notton. He talked about full immersion in what is shown on Galaxy screen S9 thanks to Infifity Display and Stereo Sound. The sound is now stereo Dolby Atmos - speakers are located at the top and bottom of the screen when viewed vertically, and to the left and right when holding the device horizontally, while volume is improved compared to its predecessors. Movie-like sound, jointly developed with AKG. Galaxy S9 supports fast charging Fast Charging.

Executive Vice President Eui Suk Chung spoke about the capabilities of the Galaxy S9 - payment with a smartphone with using Samsung Pay, Knox mobile platform, support for the Samsung DeX multimedia dock.

DJ Koh summed up the event by saying that he was excited about the release of the Galaxy S9.

Sales start on March 16, 2018. You can pre-order the Galaxy S9 and S9+ now on the official Samsung website with early delivery on March 8th. The smartphone is available in 3 colors: black diamond, titanium and ultraviolet. Price for Galaxy S9 (64GB) - 59,990 rubles, Galaxy S9+ - 69,990 rubles. for the version with 64 GB of memory and 77,990 rubles. for the version with 256 GB.

Well, the presentation is over. Today Samsung showed off the Galaxy S9 and S9+. New cameras, cool Slo-Mo mode with a frequency of 900 frames per second, Snapdragon processor 845 (in Russia there will be Exynos 9810), 4 GB random access memory, selfiemoji, 3000 mAh battery, face recognition scanner.

Price in Russia: from 59,990 rubles for Galaxy S9 and from 69,990 rubles for S9+.
Start of sales: March 16 (pre-order opens today).

21:37 No, only this photo can be final :)

21:16 Final photo from today's presentation.

21:13 And here are those same selfiemojis:

21:08 Galaxy S9 first hand :)

21:03 It looks like the presentation has come to an end. There's dancing on stage :) In the meantime, let's figure it out - are you planning to take the Galaxy S9/S9+?

21:02 The head of Samsung has not yet announced prices...

21:01 Sales start on March 16th! Pre-order opens today. You can apply on the company’s official website.

20:59 New Dex doc. Now the smartphone can also be used as a manipulator.

20:58 New platform Knocks is an updated software that will protect user data. Add to this double biometric authentication, and you get a very secure smartphone.

20:56 The demonstration of the camera's capabilities was followed by a lengthy lecture about the superiority and convenience of modern smartphones.

20:54 Samsung also introduced a new wireless charging with increased power.

20:52 The Galaxy S9 has worked on multitasking - switching between applications will be much more convenient.

20:50 Galaxy S9 and S9+ have stereo speakers. The flagships will sound very loud. The Koreans used an audio chip from AKG.

Galaxy S9 will be a great shopping assistant. He will tell you what you need and what you don't. Simply put, new camera opens up the possibilities of a mobile stylist.

20:45 Samsung started talking about augmented reality. Galaxy S9 can instantly translate signs and inscriptions./blockquote>

20:43 Here's how it works:

20:39 Urry Willis on stage. And we'll talk about... emojis! In the Galaxy S9, you can create not just a face, but a whole person who will do what you do.

20:38 Dual camera only on S9+. Crazy Slo-mo for both.

20:37 Dust and moisture protection is present!

20:36 This is the same camera installed in the Galaxy S9. Wide-angle lens and telephoto lens. Of course, with optical stabilization.

20:35 The camera was checked immediately. We poured water into a glass and filmed it on the Galaxy S9.

20:33 SLo-Mo's slowdown is really impressive. Previously, only professional video cameras were capable of this frame rate.

20:30 Queue for Slo-Mo slow motion. 900 frames per second! These are the camera capabilities of the Galaxy S9.

20:28 The Galaxy S9 will have a camera with two apertures (diaphragms). They will adapt to the lighting level. There has never been anything like this on the market before!

20:26 Jonathan Vaughn on stage. This is the guy who will tell us about Galaxy camera S9.

20:24 Unexpected moment! A badge can be turned into a smart phone by virtual reality. Mikk simply pointed his smartphone at the badge and saw the Galaxy S9 on the screen.

You can even change the color!

20:21 Well, now Samsung also has a facial recognition system! Recognition depends on lighting conditions, so there are two scanners at once - both the iris and the face.

20:19 Justin Dansin is on stage. “The main thing in smartphones is the camera,” concludes Dansin.

20:17 Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ – here they are!

20:16 Here's the slogan for the Galaxy S9. The camera is the main thing that has changed in the new generation of flagships.

DJ Ko recalled that from a player and a camera, the smartphone has turned into a single control center for all equipment in the house.

20:10 These are the true pioneers of the mobile industry.

You can’t argue that over the past ten to fifteen years the mobile phone industry has changed beyond recognition.

20:06 On stage is the president of the company, DJ Ko.

A classic introduction about the usefulness of technology and the ability to “change the world for the better.” By the way, the new president has a very well-trained voice. It's nice to listen to him!

20:03 Well, fasten your seat belts! The lights go down and the presentation begins. And it starts with a video.

19:56 Mobile app it worked! They promise to surprise with augmented reality.

19:52 From purple I'm already feeling a little dizzy. The whole hall is filled with it, it is everywhere...

19:49 You can hold your iPhone up to the screen and focus on the QR code. It will offer to install a Samsung application that is not yet working.

19:47 It feels like they're about to show a movie. The lights in the hall were dimmed. There are still 13 minutes until the presentation.

19:45 That's what it means the right approach: You need to go to the Samsung presentation with Apple laptops.

19:44 And this is that same magical scene in the shape of a cube.

19:42 The presenter came on stage and offered to set Galaxy app Unpacked 2018. It just freezes on startup. Bug or feature?

19:40 Everything is very organized. You won't get confused. The girls call the press representatives. The audience takes their seats.

19:37 Samsung decided to make a real arena. The stage is square and can be viewed from all sides. We hope it will be funny, interesting, and worthy.

19:36 There are a lot of journalists. All these people you see in the photo are representatives of the press.

19:34 Open-space is cancelled! Everyone was suddenly called into the hall.

19:32 Remember how Samsung trolled the iPhone X with a guy who shaved his bangs to match his smartphone? So, some girls dye their hair to match the color of the nine in the name of the flagship.

19:30 Meet Mikk's torso. And he seems to know what it means to dress in presentation style :)

19:28 Well, the badge is on hand, which means all doors are open!

19:26 Samsung has decided to abandon conference rooms and dark rooms. They decided to hold the presentation outdoors. In short, Koreans have their own atmosphere.

19:24 Well, should we look forward to the Galaxy S9? An organized line of journalists begins to advance.

19:19 Remember when the first McDonalds opened in Moscow? Now there is something similar in Barcelona. Not kilometer-long queues, but there will be 300 - 400 meters.

There are Germans, English, and Spaniards here. Yes, almost all IT journalists from all over the world came to Barca.

19:16 Still, the main thing Samsung event per year. This means a lot of people are expected. No, there are a lot of them. Mikk Sid is lost somewhere here.

Today, February 25 at 20:00, as Samsung promised, at MWC 2018 there will be a presentation long-awaited Galaxy flagship S9 and its “big brother” Galaxy S9+.

On the occasion of the announcement " iPhone killers X" we decided to broadcast the event.

My colleague Mikk Sid will also be in the conference room where the presentation will take place. Official Unpacked 2018 starts at 20:00 by Moscow time.

In Live mode we will talk about the most interesting things about the Galaxy S9 and S9+. Stay in touch. There is very little left before the start. And after the end of the event, a pleasant surprise awaits you.

P.S. We already know and have even seen where the main features of the new product are shown.

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