<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S8	I-Application
and	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S8+	I-Application
are	O
Android	B-Application
smartphones	B-Application
produced	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
Electronics	O
as	O
the	O
eighth	O
generation	O
of	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S8	O
and	O
S8+	O
were	O
unveiled	O
on	O
29	O
March	O
2017	O
and	O
directly	O
succeeded	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S7	I-Application
and	O
S7	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
,	O
with	O
a	B-General_Concept
North	O
American	O
release	O
on	O
21	O
April	O
2017	O
and	O
international	O
rollout	O
throughout	O
April	O
and	O
May	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S8	I-Application
Active	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
8	O
August	O
2017	O
and	O
is	O
exclusive	O
to	O
certain	O
U.S.	O
cellular	O
carriers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S8	O
and	O
S8+	O
contain	O
upgraded	O
hardware	O
and	O
major	O
design	O
changes	O
over	O
the	O
S7	B-Application
line	O
,	O
including	O
larger	O
screens	O
with	O
a	B-General_Concept
taller	O
aspect	B-General_Concept
ratio	I-General_Concept
and	O
curved	O
sides	O
on	O
both	O
the	O
smaller	O
and	O
larger	O
models	O
,	O
iris	O
and	O
face	O
recognition	O
,	O
a	B-General_Concept
new	O
suite	O
of	O
virtual	B-Protocol
assistant	I-Protocol
features	O
known	O
as	O
Bixby	B-Application
(	O
along	O
with	O
a	B-General_Concept
new	O
dedicated	O
physical	O
button	O
for	O
launching	O
the	O
assistant	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
a	B-General_Concept
shift	O
from	O
Micro-USB	O
to	O
USB-C	O
charging	O
,	O
and	O
Samsung	B-Application
DeX	I-Application
,	O
a	B-General_Concept
docking	B-Device
station	I-Device
accessory	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
phones	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
a	B-General_Concept
desktop	O
interface	O
with	O
keyboard	O
and	O
mouse	O
input	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S8	O
Active	O
features	O
tougher	O
materials	O
designed	O
for	O
protection	O
against	O
shock	O
,	O
shatter	O
,	O
water	O
,	O
and	O
dust	O
,	O
with	O
a	B-General_Concept
metal	O
frame	O
and	O
a	B-General_Concept
tough	O
texture	O
for	O
improved	O
grip	O
that	O
makes	O
the	O
S8	O
Active	O
have	O
a	B-General_Concept
rugged	B-Device
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Active	O
's	O
screen	O
measures	O
the	O
same	O
size	O
as	O
the	O
standard	O
S8	O
model	O
but	O
loses	O
the	O
curved	O
edges	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
a	B-General_Concept
metal	O
frame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
received	O
criticism	O
for	O
duplicate	O
software	O
apps	O
,	O
lackluster	O
Bixby	B-Application
features	O
at	O
launch	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
placement	O
of	O
the	O
fingerprint	O
sensor	O
on	O
the	O
rear	O
next	O
to	O
the	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	B-General_Concept
video	O
published	O
after	O
the	O
phones	O
 '	O
release	O
proved	O
that	O
the	O
devices	O
 '	O
facial	O
and	O
iris	O
scanners	O
can	O
be	O
fooled	O
by	O
suitable	O
photographs	O
of	O
the	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
pre-order	O
period	O
,	O
a	B-General_Concept
record	O
of	O
one	O
million	O
units	O
were	O
booked	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
,	O
and	O
overall	O
sales	O
numbers	O
were	O
30%	O
higher	O
than	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S7	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
subsequent	O
reports	O
in	O
May	O
announced	O
sales	O
of	O
over	O
five	O
million	O
units	O
,	O
a	B-General_Concept
notably	O
lower	O
first-month	O
sales	O
number	O
than	O
previous	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
series	I-Application
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
11	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
launched	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
S8	O
,	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S9	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2016	O
,	O
SamMobile	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S8	I-Application
would	O
not	O
feature	O
a	B-General_Concept
3.5mm	O
headphone	B-Device
jack	I-Device
,	O
later	O
reported	O
to	O
be	O
a	B-General_Concept
false	O
rumor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
The	O
Guardian	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
phones	O
would	O
come	O
with	O
64gigabytes	O
of	O
storage	O
and	O
support	O
microSD	O
cards	O
,	O
use	O
USB-C	O
connectors	O
,	O
and	O
feature	O
a	B-General_Concept
"	B-Application
Bixby	I-Application
"	I-Application
intelligent	B-Protocol
personal	I-Protocol
assistant	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Evan	O
Blass	O
tweeted	B-Application
in	O
mid-March	O
about	O
color	O
options	O
for	O
the	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S8	I-Application
and	I-Application
S8+	I-Application
were	O
officially	O
unveiled	O
on	O
29	O
March	O
2017	O
,	O
with	O
pre-orders	O
beginning	O
30	O
March	O
and	O
official	O
U.S.	O
release	O
on	O
21	O
April	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Best	O
Buy	O
retail	O
listings	O
in	O
March	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
opened	O
pre-orders	O
for	O
unlocked	O
U.S.	O
handsets	O
on	O
9	O
May	O
2017	O
,	O
with	O
availability	O
starting	O
31	O
May	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2017	O
,	O
pictures	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S8	I-Application
Active	O
were	O
leaked	O
on	O
Reddit	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
,	O
AT&T	O
"	O
accidentally	O
"	O
confirmed	O
its	O
existence	O
through	O
a	B-General_Concept
document	O
in	O
a	B-General_Concept
promotional	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VentureBeat	O
reported	O
in	O
late	O
September	O
that	O
the	O
device	O
would	O
also	O
become	O
available	O
through	O
T-Mobile	O
in	O
November	O
,	O
and	O
Samsung	B-Application
subsequently	O
confirmed	O
both	O
T-Mobile	O
and	O
Sprint	O
availability	O
in	O
early	O
November	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S8	I-Application
and	I-Application
S8+	I-Application
both	O
feature	O
1440p	O
OLED	B-Device
displays	I-Device
,	O
with	O
an	O
18.5:9	O
(	O
37:18	O
)	O
aspect	B-General_Concept
ratio	I-General_Concept
taller	O
than	O
the	O
16:9	O
ratio	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
smartphones	B-Application
released	O
until	O
then	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S8	O
has	O
a	B-General_Concept
5.8-inch	O
panel	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
S8+	O
uses	O
a	B-General_Concept
larger	O
6.2-inch	O
panel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
displays	O
on	O
both	O
devices	O
curve	O
along	O
the	O
side	O
bezels	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
with	O
minimal	O
bezels	O
that	O
Samsung	B-Application
markets	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
infinity	O
display	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
display	O
panel	O
itself	O
has	O
rounded	O
edges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S8	O
features	O
an	O
octa-core	O
Exynos	O
8895	O
system-on-chip	O
and	O
4GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
;	O
models	O
in	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
East	O
Asian	O
markets	O
utilize	O
the	O
Qualcomm	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	I-Architecture
835	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
chips	O
are	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
with	O
a	B-General_Concept
10	B-Algorithm
nm	I-Algorithm
process	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
past	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
series	I-Application
models	O
,	O
the	O
S8	O
line	O
does	O
not	O
feature	O
physical	O
navigation	O
keys	O
,	O
electing	O
to	O
use	O
on-screen	O
keys	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
prevent	O
the	O
home	O
button	O
from	O
burn-in	B-General_Concept
damage	O
,	O
its	O
position	O
moves	O
slightly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S8	I-Application
Active	O
features	O
a	B-General_Concept
rugged	B-Device
design	O
and	O
significantly	O
tougher	O
materials	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
shock	O
,	O
shatter	O
,	O
water	O
,	O
and	O
dust	O
resistant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	B-General_Concept
larger	O
battery	O
than	O
either	O
of	O
the	O
regular	O
S8s	O
,	O
at	O
4000mAh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
no	O
longer	O
has	O
the	O
dedicated	O
action	O
button	O
of	O
previous	O
versions	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
reprogrammed	O
to	O
be	O
a	B-General_Concept
shortcut	O
to	O
favorite	O
apps	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
action	O
button	O
being	O
replaced	O
with	O
the	O
Bixby	B-Application
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
infinity	O
"	O
edge	O
display	O
of	O
the	O
standard	O
models	O
is	O
removed	O
,	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	B-General_Concept
metal	O
frame	O
and	O
bumpers	O
in	O
the	O
corners	O
to	O
protect	O
from	O
shocks	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
back	O
is	O
fitted	O
with	O
a	B-General_Concept
"	O
rugged	B-Device
,	O
tough	O
texture	O
for	O
a	B-General_Concept
secure	O
grip	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
screen	O
also	O
measures	O
5.8	O
inches	O
,	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
regular	O
S8	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
quad	O
HD	O
Super	O
AMOLED	O
in	O
18.5:9	O
aspect	B-General_Concept
ratio	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S8	O
Active	O
is	O
sold	O
in	O
Meteor	O
Gray	O
,	O
but	O
AT&T	O
also	O
has	O
a	B-General_Concept
Titanium	O
Gold	O
color	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
The	O
Verge	O
claims	O
that	O
the	O
S8	O
uses	O
exactly	O
the	O
same	O
12-megapixel	O
rear	O
camera	O
as	O
the	O
S7	B-Application
,	O
though	O
with	O
software	O
improvements	O
,	O
a	B-General_Concept
report	O
from	O
PhoneArena	O
claims	O
that	O
the	O
phones	O
carry	O
new	O
,	O
custom	O
camera	O
modules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
S8	O
has	O
a	B-General_Concept
Pro	O
Mode	O
,	O
which	O
functions	O
similarly	O
to	O
a	B-General_Concept
DSLR	O
camera	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
custom	O
options	O
for	O
shutter	O
speed	O
,	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
colour	B-Algorithm
balance	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
supports	O
the	O
raw	O
imagery	O
format	O
Digital	B-Application
Negative	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Face	O
recognition	O
technology	O
had	O
previously	O
been	O
implemented	O
in	O
earlier	O
models	O
since	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S8	O
and	O
S8+	O
use	O
non-removable	O
3000	O
and	O
3500mAh	O
Lithium-Ion	O
batteries	O
respectively	O
,	O
as	O
compared	O
to	O
3000	O
and	O
3600mAh	O
on	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S7	I-Application
and	O
S7	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
stated	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
engineered	O
the	O
batteries	O
to	O
retain	O
their	O
capacity	O
for	O
a	B-General_Concept
longer	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
than	O
previous	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S8	O
supports	O
AirFuel	O
Inductive	O
(	O
formerly	O
PMA	O
)	O
and	O
Qi	O
wireless	B-Application
charging	I-Application
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
recalls	O
of	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
said	O
in	O
a	B-General_Concept
press	O
conference	O
it	O
is	O
committed	O
to	O
stricter	O
quality	O
control	O
and	O
safety	O
testing	O
procedures	O
on	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
future	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
also	O
launched	O
a	B-General_Concept
Galaxy	B-Application
S8+	I-Application
with	O
128GB	O
of	O
storage	O
and	O
6GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
exclusively	O
in	O
China	O
and	O
South	O
Korea	O
,	O
and	O
a	B-General_Concept
bundle	O
offer	O
in	O
the	O
countries	O
provides	O
both	O
the	O
exclusive	O
model	O
and	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
DeX	I-Application
docking	B-Device
station	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S8	I-Application
Keyboard	O
Cover	O
is	O
an	O
accessory	O
for	O
the	O
2017	B-Application
smartphone	I-Application
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S8	I-Application
and	O
S8+	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Keyboard	O
Cover	O
does	O
not	O
use	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
,	O
meaning	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
drain	O
Battery	O
Life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
DeX	I-Application
station	I-Application
,	O
official	O
Samsung	B-Application
QI	O
wireless	O
charger	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Keyboard	O
cover	O
got	O
leaked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S8	O
and	O
S8+	O
were	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
very	O
few	O
phone	O
models	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
that	O
offered	O
built-in	O
support	O
for	O
a	B-General_Concept
physical	O
keyboard	O
,	O
thus	O
competing	O
for	O
a	B-General_Concept
market	O
held	O
almost	O
exclusively	O
by	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
these	O
models	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
offered	O
a	B-General_Concept
specialty	O
plastic	O
case	O
which	O
featured	O
a	B-General_Concept
clip-on	O
QWERTY	O
keyboard	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
removed	O
or	O
added	O
by	O
the	O
user	O
at-will	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S8	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
smartphones	B-Application
to	O
support	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
5	O
,	O
supporting	O
new	O
capabilities	O
such	O
as	O
connecting	O
two	O
wireless	O
headphones	O
to	O
the	O
device	O
at	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
smartphones	B-Application
have	O
improved	O
satellite	O
navigation	O
over	O
the	O
predecessors	O
by	O
including	O
Galileo	O
receivers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S8	I-Application
launched	O
with	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
7.0	I-Application
"	I-Application
Nougat	I-Application
"	I-Application
operating	O
system	O
with	O
the	O
proprietary	O
Samsung	B-Application
Experience	I-Application
(	O
formerly	O
TouchWiz	B-Application
)	O
user	O
interface	O
and	O
software	O
suite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
features	O
a	B-General_Concept
suite	O
of	O
assistant	B-Protocol
functions	O
known	O
as	O
"	B-Application
Bixby	I-Application
"	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
designed	O
primarily	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
bundled	O
applications	O
and	O
other	O
supported	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
feature	O
allows	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
voice	O
commands	O
to	O
perform	O
phone	O
functions	O
,	O
can	O
generate	O
cards	O
shown	O
on	O
a	B-General_Concept
home	O
screen	O
page	O
(	O
replacing	O
the	O
Flipboard	B-Application
integration	O
formerly	O
featured	O
)	O
based	O
on	O
a	B-General_Concept
user	O
's	O
interactions	O
,	O
and	O
perform	O
searches	O
utilizing	O
object	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
via	O
the	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bixby	B-Application
supports	O
third-party	O
integration	O
via	O
an	O
SDK	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S8	O
supports	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	B-General_Concept
docking	B-Device
station	I-Device
known	O
as	O
Samsung	B-Application
DeX	I-Application
to	O
access	O
a	B-General_Concept
PC-like	O
desktop	O
environment	O
on	O
an	O
external	O
display	O
,	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
mouse	O
and	O
keyboard	O
input	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
21	O
April	O
2017	O
,	O
coinciding	O
with	O
the	O
phone	O
's	O
official	O
retail	O
date	O
,	O
reports	O
surfaced	O
that	O
the	O
default	O
music	O
player	O
on	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S8	I-Application
would	O
be	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Music	I-Application
,	O
continuing	O
a	B-General_Concept
trend	O
that	O
started	O
with	O
the	O
S7	B-Application
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
S8	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
partnered	O
with	O
Google	O
to	O
incorporate	O
additional	O
exclusive	O
features	O
into	O
the	O
app	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
upload	O
up	O
to	O
100,000	O
tracks	O
to	O
the	O
service	O
's	O
cloud	O
storage	O
,	O
an	O
increase	O
from	O
the	O
50,000	O
tracks	O
users	O
are	O
normally	O
allowed	O
to	O
upload	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
new	O
users	O
get	O
a	B-General_Concept
three-month	O
free	O
trial	O
to	O
the	O
service	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
given	O
to	O
users	O
who	O
purchase	O
Google	O
's	O
own	O
Pixel	O
smartphone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
Google	O
stated	O
that	O
more	O
Samsung-exclusive	O
features	O
will	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
app	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
Bixby	B-Application
assistant	B-Protocol
will	O
also	O
be	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bixby	B-Application
replaces	O
S	B-General_Concept
Voice	I-General_Concept
,	O
the	O
voice	O
recognition	O
technology	O
previously	O
found	O
in	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2017	O
,	O
Google	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S8	I-Application
and	I-Application
S8+	I-Application
will	O
support	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Daydream	B-Application
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
platform	O
after	O
Samsung	B-Application
rolls	O
out	O
a	B-General_Concept
software	O
update	O
scheduled	O
for	O
mid-2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2017	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
began	O
rolling	O
out	O
an	O
update	O
for	O
its	O
devices	O
,	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
Daydream	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S8	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Android	B-Application
phones	I-Application
to	O
support	O
ARCore	B-Algorithm
,	O
Google	O
's	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
official	O
Android	B-Application
8.0.0	I-Application
"	I-Application
Oreo	I-Application
"	I-Application
update	O
began	O
rolling	O
out	O
to	O
all	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S8	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
official	O
Android	B-Application
9	I-Application
"	I-Application
Pie	I-Application
"	I-Application
update	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S8	I-Application
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dan	O
Seifert	O
of	O
The	O
Verge	O
praised	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S8	I-Application
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
a	B-General_Concept
"	O
stunning	O
device	O
to	O
look	O
at	O
and	O
hold	O
"	O
that	O
was	O
"	O
refined	O
and	O
polished	O
to	O
a	B-General_Concept
literal	O
shine	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
adding	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
truly	O
does	O
n't	O
look	O
like	O
any	O
other	O
phone	O
you	O
might	O
have	O
used	O
before	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seifert	O
also	O
liked	O
the	O
new	O
software	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
"	O
Samsung	B-Application
is	O
known	O
less	O
for	O
polish	O
and	O
more	O
for	O
clumsiness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	B-General_Concept
refreshing	O
change	O
of	O
pace	O
,	O
the	O
software	O
on	O
the	O
S8	O
is	O
,	O
dare	O
I	O
say	O
,	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
criticized	O
the	O
Bixby	B-Application
assistant	B-Protocol
,	O
writing	O
that	O
"	O
in	O
its	O
current	O
state	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
n’t	O
do	O
much	O
at	O
all	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
duplicate	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regarding	O
performance	O
,	O
he	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
S8	O
was	O
"	O
fast	O
and	O
responsive	O
,	O
but	O
so	O
is	O
virtually	O
every	O
other	O
premium	O
phone	O
you	O
can	O
buy	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
S8	O
is	O
n’t	O
noticeably	O
faster	O
or	O
quicker	O
than	O
a	B-General_Concept
Google	O
Pixel	O
,	O
LG	B-Application
G6	I-Application
,	O
or	O
iPhone	B-Application
7	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fellow	O
Verge	O
reporter	O
Vlad	O
Savov	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
placement	O
of	O
the	O
fingerprint	O
sensor	O
was	O
"	O
a	B-General_Concept
perplexing	O
decision	O
if	O
we	O
consider	O
it	O
as	O
a	B-General_Concept
deliberate	O
design	O
choice	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
reports	O
from	O
Korea	O
claiming	O
that	O
Samsung	B-Application
had	O
originally	O
intended	O
for	O
the	O
fingerprint	O
reader	O
to	O
be	O
built	O
directly	O
into	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
reach	O
a	B-General_Concept
desirable	O
implementation	O
in	O
time	O
for	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Verge	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Samsung	B-Application
’s	O
six-month-old	O
S8	O
has	O
cutting	O
edge	O
features	O
and	O
design	O
with	O
fewer	O
issues	O
than	O
other	O
Android	B-Application
phones	I-Application
"	O
like	O
the	O
Google	B-Device
Pixel	I-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
LG	B-Application
V30	I-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
OLED	B-Device
screen	I-Device
stretches	O
to	O
the	O
edges	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
and	O
curves	O
on	O
its	O
sides	O
in	O
an	O
almost	O
liquid	O
fashion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Velazco	O
of	O
Engadget	B-Application
similarly	O
praised	O
the	O
design	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
from	O
their	O
rounded	O
edges	O
to	O
their	O
precisely	O
formed	O
metal-and-glass	O
bodies	O
,	O
they	O
feel	O
like	O
smaller	O
,	O
sleeker	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
display	O
as	O
being	O
simply	O
"	O
awesome	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Velazco	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
software	O
,	O
calling	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
added	O
interface	O
"	O
subtle	O
and	O
thoughtful	O
in	O
its	O
design	O
choices	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
Bixby	B-Application
assistant	B-Protocol
was	O
n't	O
ready	O
yet	O
,	O
he	O
did	O
compliment	O
the	O
promised	O
voice	O
features	O
as	O
being	O
more	O
granular	O
than	O
those	O
offered	O
through	O
Siri	B-Application
or	O
Google	B-Application
Assistant	I-Application
,	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
With	O
that	O
kind	O
of	O
complexity	O
involved	O
,	O
maybe	O
it	O
's	O
no	O
surprise	O
this	O
stuff	O
is	O
n't	O
done	O
yet	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
's	O
not	O
a	B-General_Concept
bad	O
thing	O
since	O
they	O
were	O
great	O
cameras	O
to	O
start	O
with	O
"	O
,	O
Velazco	O
summarized	O
his	O
review	O
by	O
writing	O
that	O
the	O
devices	O
"	O
are	O
n't	O
perfect	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
're	O
as	O
close	O
as	O
Samsung	B-Application
has	O
ever	O
gotten	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brandon	O
Russell	O
of	O
TechnoBuffalo	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
camera	O
could	O
not	O
beat	O
Google	O
's	O
Pixel	O
smartphone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ron	O
Amadeo	O
of	O
Ars	O
Technica	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
unusual	O
aspect	B-General_Concept
ratio	I-General_Concept
resulted	O
in	O
pillarboxing	O
when	O
watching	O
16:9	O
video	O
without	O
zooming	O
or	O
stretching	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
top-tier	O
premium	O
price	O
tag	O
,	O
we	O
'd	O
prefer	O
Samsung	B-Application
to	O
put	O
in	O
the	O
extra	O
work	O
and	O
use	O
a	B-General_Concept
metal	O
back	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
criticized	O
the	O
biometric	O
options	O
for	O
unlocking	O
the	O
phones	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
"	O
There	O
's	O
an	O
iris	O
scanner	O
,	O
a	B-General_Concept
fingerprint	O
reader	O
,	O
and	O
face	O
unlock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
he	O
criticized	O
Bixby	B-Application
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
an	O
odd	O
addition	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
phone	O
's	O
Google	B-Application
Assistant	I-Application
functionality	O
already	O
present	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
phone	O
's	O
official	O
announcement	O
,	O
reports	O
suggested	O
that	O
Bixby	B-Application
would	O
support	O
"	O
7-8	O
languages	O
"	O
at	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
reports	O
after	O
the	O
phone	O
's	O
announcement	O
clarified	O
that	O
Bixby	B-Application
would	O
only	O
support	O
Korean	O
and	O
American	O
English	O
languages	O
at	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
though	O
noting	O
that	O
more	O
languages	O
would	O
be	O
coming	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
months	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
mid-April	O
,	O
The	O
Wall	O
Street	O
Journal	O
reported	O
that	O
Bixby	B-Application
would	O
be	O
launched	O
without	O
support	O
for	O
American	O
English	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
19	O
July	O
2017	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
Bixby	B-Application
had	O
begun	O
rolling	O
out	O
to	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S8	I-Application
users	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S8	I-Application
and	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S8+	I-Application
broke	O
pre-order	O
records	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
than	O
720,000	O
units	O
booked	O
in	O
one	O
week	O
,	O
a	B-General_Concept
notable	O
increase	O
from	O
the	O
100,000	O
units	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S7	I-Application
and	O
200,000	O
units	O
of	O
the	O
Note	B-Application
7	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
24	O
April	O
2017	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S8	I-Application
was	O
its	O
"	O
best	O
ever	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
release	O
specific	O
sales	O
numbers	O
,	O
it	O
announced	O
that	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
S8	O
were	O
30%	O
higher	O
year-over-year	O
than	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S7	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequent	O
reports	O
in	O
May	O
announced	O
that	O
Samsung	B-Application
had	O
sold	O
over	O
five	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jon	O
Fingas	O
of	O
Engadget	B-Application
wrote	O
that	O
,	O
although	O
Samsung	B-Application
advertised	O
its	O
pre-order	O
records	O
,	O
sales	O
comparisons	O
to	O
other	O
models	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
were	O
difficult	O
due	O
to	O
unannounced	O
sales	O
figures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
official	O
release	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
some	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S8	I-Application
displays	O
had	O
a	B-General_Concept
bad	O
white	B-Algorithm
balance	I-Algorithm
,	O
causing	O
them	O
to	O
exhibit	O
a	B-General_Concept
reddish	O
tint	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
stated	O
that	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S8	I-Application
was	O
"	O
built	O
with	O
an	O
adaptive	O
display	O
that	O
optimizes	O
the	O
color	O
range	O
,	O
saturation	O
,	O
and	O
sharpness	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
environment	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
operating	O
system	O
provides	O
settings	O
for	O
manually	O
adjusting	O
the	O
display	O
's	O
appearance	O
and	O
white	B-Algorithm
balance	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
21	O
April	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
stated	O
that	O
the	O
red	O
tinting	O
was	O
purely	O
a	B-General_Concept
software	O
issue	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
be	O
patched	O
in	O
a	B-General_Concept
future	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Investor	O
reported	O
that	O
Samsung	B-Application
would	O
replace	O
the	O
affected	O
devices	O
if	O
a	B-General_Concept
software	O
update	O
did	O
not	O
fix	O
the	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reports	O
surfaced	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
April	O
2017	O
that	O
some	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S8	I-Application
devices	O
were	O
"	O
restarting	O
by	O
themselves	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
has	O
not	O
yet	O
commented	O
on	O
the	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
phone	O
's	O
unveiling	O
,	O
bloggers	O
produced	O
a	B-General_Concept
video	O
showing	O
that	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S8	I-Application
's	O
facial	O
recognition	O
scanner	O
could	O
be	O
tricked	O
to	O
unlock	O
the	O
phone	O
by	O
showing	O
it	O
a	B-General_Concept
photo	O
of	O
the	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	B-General_Concept
statement	O
to	O
Business	O
Insider	O
,	O
a	B-General_Concept
Samsung	B-Application
spokesperson	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Facial	O
recognition	O
is	O
a	B-General_Concept
convenient	O
action	O
to	O
open	O
your	O
phone	O
–	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
'	O
swipe	O
to	O
unlock	O
 '	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
offer	O
the	O
highest	O
level	O
of	O
biometric	O
authentication	O
–	O
fingerprint	O
and	O
iris	O
–	O
to	O
lock	O
your	O
phone	O
and	O
authenticate	O
access	O
to	O
Samsung	B-Application
Pay	O
or	O
Secure	O
Folder	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	B-General_Concept
high	O
possibility	O
that	O
this	O
issue	O
does	O
not	O
exist	O
at	O
all	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
video	O
in	O
question	O
is	O
actually	O
faked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2017	O
,	O
researchers	O
from	O
the	O
Chaos	O
Computer	O
Club	O
posted	O
a	B-General_Concept
video	O
showing	O
that	O
the	O
S8	O
's	O
iris	O
recognition	O
system	O
can	O
be	O
fooled	O
with	O
a	B-General_Concept
contact	O
lens	O
and	O
a	B-General_Concept
suitable	O
photograph	O
of	O
an	O
eye	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
told	O
BBC	O
News	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
aware	O
of	O
the	O
issue	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
If	O
there	O
is	O
a	B-General_Concept
potential	O
vulnerability	O
or	O
the	O
advent	O
of	O
a	B-General_Concept
new	O
method	O
that	O
challenges	O
our	O
efforts	O
to	O
ensure	O
security	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
,	O
we	O
will	O
respond	O
as	O
quickly	O
as	O
possible	O
to	O
resolve	O
the	O
issue	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2017	O
,	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S8	I-Application
users	O
reported	O
on	O
Reddit	B-Application
that	O
they	O
were	O
unable	O
to	O
receive	O
SMS	B-Device
messages	O
,	O
with	O
no	O
fix	O
available	O
and	O
without	O
any	O
comment	O
from	O
Samsung	B-Application
.	O
</s>
