Buy Or Not Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ Hands On Review

Samsung's new Galaxy S8 (and its bigger sibling, the Galaxy S8+) are designed to reintroduce the general public to Samsung as the company tries to put the fiery death of the Galaxy Note several behind it.

And, as first impressions go, this is a doozy. In the event Samsung is trying to wow us into relying it again, it's done a pretty realistic alternative with this highly-polished, distinctive couple of devices.

The effect is surprisingly impressive. Presented that Samsung has already established a similar edge-to-edge design on the Galaxy S7 Advantage for a couple of years now, I was not expecting to be thankful for a little more room. But kicking out the home button does make a noticeable difference phoning around - giving you more screen on which to surf, work and watch videos.

The change will give both the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ a slightly weird display screen size - they feel just somewhat too extra tall for their width - that may be infuriating to view video on over time. The Galaxy S8 has a 5. 8-inch screen, even though the Galaxy S8+ has a 6. 2-inch screen. Regardless of the odd condition, both models provide a lot of screen for a phone that we can use conveniently with a singke hand. That's not something I could say of the Galaxy Notice 7, which had a 5. 7-inch screen. We can't even really say that of the 5. 5-inch iPhone 7 In addition to.

I thought the online buttons might throw myself off as well, given my experience with similar designs in the former. But Samsung seems to have done a realistic alternative in making sure the button is always accessible, at least from what We saw.

Galaxy S8+

• Size: 159.5 x 73.1 x 8.1mm
• Weight: 173g
• 6.2-inch Infinity Super AMOLED curved display with 2960 x 1440 resolution (529 PPI)
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor or Exynos 8895 8895 processor, depending on market
• 4GB of RAM, 6GB of RAM in China
• 64GB ofUFS 2.1 storage, 128GB ofUFS 2.1 storage in China
• microSD support up to 256GB
• 12-megapixel F/1.7 camera with autofocus and optical image stabilization, Quick Launch and Bixby support
• 8-megapixel F/1.7  front camera with autofocus, Quick Launch, and Bixby support
• Iris scanner
• Fingerprint sensor
• Heart rate sensor
• IP68 water and dust proof certification
• Bluetooth 5.0
• Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac with dual band support
• GPS, Glonass
• USB Type-C
• 3.5mm headphone jack
• 3,500 mAh battery with fast-charging, wireless charging, and battery saving modes
• Android 7.0 Nougat with Samsung UX on top

Galaxy S8

• Size: 148.9 x 68.1 x 8mm
• Weight: 152g
• 5.8-inch Infinity Super AMOLED curved display with 2960 x 1440 resolution (571 PPI)
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor or Exynos 8895 8895 processor, depending on market
• 4GB of RAM, 6GB of RAM in China
• 64GB of UFS 2.1 storage, 128GB of UFS 2.1 storage in China
• microSD support up to 256GB
• 12-megapixel F/1.7 camera with autofocus and optical image stabilization, Quick Launch and Bixby support
• 8-megapixel F/1.7 front camera with autofocus, Quick Launch, and Bixby support
• Iris scanner
• Fingerprint sensor
• Heart rate sensor
• IP68 water and dust proof certification
• Bluetooth 5.0
• Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac with dual band support
• GPS, Glonass
• USB Type-C
• 3.5mm headphone jack
• 3,000 mAh battery with fast-charging, wireless charging, and battery saving modes
• Android 7.0 Nougat with Samsung UX on top

The product is also very fast and feels powerful. I spent a little time with Samsung DeX, the desktop mode that allows you to select your phone into a monitor and special boat dock (sold separately for roughly $160), which was also impressive at first dry. Samsung's secured full support for Microsoft Office for the mode, making it feel about as capable as a netbook - the one that also shows you your text, call and other notifications. You can couple a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse to the DeX dock, or opt to plug one in, so that you can use all the same keyboard commands if you're used to, as well as the option to drag and drop.

And there are also some things that Samsung has promised that I'll need to try for a while before I move final judgment. For example, I didn't get any real sense of how effective Bixby, the provider's new voice assistant, worked well in conversation - demo halls are notoriously loud. The features I did so see, including its ability to search online for product just by snapping a picture of something, were still in tightly handled demonstration mode.

That's a pretty important feature to try before figuring away on whether this is a phone I'd recommend over, say, Apple's i phone. Because while the new screen design is nice - and it is, it should be said again, very pretty - a bit high price for people over the edge in order to drop $700 or $800 on a phone.

Oppo Launches F3 Plus with Dual Selfie Cameras Make sense for Rs 30,990

Chinese mobile make Oppo have launched its new F3 model phone. When we consider the kind of hardware it’s packing underneath, the device might not make a lot of sense. Sure, it has a 16MP + 8MP front facing camera with impressive selfie credentials, but does it actually hold up to its estimated price tag of just under Rs 31,000. The short answer is no, and here’s why.

If we look closely at the Indian mid-ranged smartphone market, it’s mostly divided between the Rs 10,000 - 20,000 price bracket. Anything that comes even remotely above this figure is considered upper tier. And by pricing its smartphone at Rs 31,000, Oppo has built up this impression that this is a proper high-end device.

However, it’s packing an octa-core Snapdragon 653 processor under the hood. While it’s no slouch when it comes to performance, it’s not a high-end CPU either. This is particularly evident when we look at other offerings like the Mi 5, as well as the OnePlus 3T which come within the same price range.

The F3 Plus has a very exciting rear camera on board as well, letting you capture 16MP photos using the f/1.7 lens. This is better than most handsets that are selling on the market today, but are these attributes enough to justify a price tag this steep?

The front unit features a 16MP main camera with 1/3" sensor and F2.0 aperture for standard selfies. It is accompanied by an 8MP module with 1/4" sensor and a super-wide-angle lens with 120 degree angle of view for group selfies. Thanks to built-in facial recognition, the camera app can notify users to switch to the wide angle camera if there are more than three people in the frame.

The rear camera is more conventional but offers capable-looking specifications. A 16MP 1/2.8" Sony IMX398 sensor is paired with a fast F1.7 aperture and optical image stabilization. Dual PDAF doubles the 'focus pixels' on the image sensor for up to 40% faster focus times in low light.

In the processor department you'll find Qualcomm's Snapdragon 653 octa-core offering, backed by 4GB RAM and 64GB of internal storage. A dual-slot card tray can hold two Nano SIM cards or one Nano SIM card and a microSD card, expanding memory to up to 256GB. OPPO claims the beefy 4,000 mAh battery allows for a standby time of more than 284 hours. It also features the company's own VOOC fast charging technology which can get you up to 2 hours of talk time with 5 minutes of charging.

At the front you'll find a 6" 1080p IPS LCD display that is covered by 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass 5. The F3 Plus features a metal unibody and comes in black or gold. It will be available from April 1st in a number of Asian regions. No information on pricing or global availability has been released yet.