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The devices have also been released internationally. On 21 April 2017, they were made available in South Korea, [28] Canada, [29] and Taiwan. [30] On 28 April, they were made available in the United Kingdom, [31] Australia, [32] Ireland, [33] and Russia. [34] followed by Singapore one day later. [35] On 5 May, they were made available in Malaysia. [36] New Zealand, [37] Pakistan, India, [38] the Philippines, [39] and Thailand. [40] followed by Brazil on 12 May. [41] On 25 May, they were made available in China, [42] and Hong Kong. [43] On 8 June, they were made available in Japan. [44] The ultra wide screen of the Galaxy Tab S8 Series shows a woman on a video call. Then the screen zooms out and splits into three windows. The first window on the top left shows an architectural sketch and the bottom shows three decor inspirations. The right side of the screen shows a man on a small screen taking a video call with the woman mentioned before. The S8 Ultra is, however, the heaviest of the three tablets, weighing 726-728g (depending on whether you opt for the Wi-Fi or 5G model), followed by the 567-572g Tab S8 Plus and the 503-507g Tab S8.Welch, Chris (26 January 2017). "This is the first image of the Samsung Galaxy S8". The Verge. Vox Media . Retrieved 5 April 2017.

a b c d Segan, Sascha (29 March 2017). "Samsung Galaxy S8". PC Magazine. Ziff Davis . Retrieved 30 March 2017.Fast Charging from Galaxy Tab S8 Series is limited to Galaxy S22 Series, Galaxy A53, Galaxy A33 and Galaxy Tab S8 Series, using a Type-C cable. The power source is determined on a random basis when sharing battery power between Galaxy Tab S8 Series. Wilhelm, Parker (7 April 2017). "There's a Samsung Galaxy S8 with 6GB of RAM – but no you can't have it". TechRadar. Future plc . Retrieved 9 April 2017. Ingraham, Nathan (21 April 2017). "Galaxy S8 owners can upload 100,000 songs to Google Play Music". Engadget. AOL . Retrieved 21 April 2017. Enjoy a continuous experience across all your Galaxy devices. One UI 4.1 allows you to access all the same apps between your Galaxy S22 Series and Galaxy Tab S8 Series. Even jamming out to music is easy with Auto Switch with Galaxy Buds.

Smith, Chris (24 May 2017). "The Galaxy S8 may be a huge hit, but Samsung is already working on the next big thing". BGR. Penske Media Corporation . Retrieved 18 July 2017. D., Luis (8 May 2017). "Lots of Snapdragon 835 Galaxy S8 units apparently have UFS 2.0 instead of newer UFS 2.1 memory. Should you care?". PhoneArena . Retrieved 13 May 2017. Lee, Alex (16 May 2017). "Samsung Galaxy S8 global sales top 5m". The Investor . Retrieved 18 May 2017. Reigh, Brian (April 2017). "We need to talk about Samsung's Bixby". Android Authority . Retrieved 27 April 2017.While we didn’t have much time to test either tablet, it was clear that this is a high-quality and responsive screen. We did spend a little time drawing on the Tab S8 Plus. The response time from the moment we touched the S Pen to the screen and started drawing was impressive as the digital ink appears to flow out of the S Pen tip onto the Super AMOLED screen.

The Samsung Galaxy S8 and Samsung Galaxy S8+ are Android smartphones produced by Samsung Electronics as the eighth generation of the Samsung Galaxy S series. The S8 and S8+ were unveiled on 29 March 2017 and directly succeeded the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge, with a North American release on 21 April 2017 and international rollout throughout April and May. The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active was announced on 8 August 2017 and is exclusive to certain U.S. cellular carriers.Along with the S Pen, Samsung includes a USB-C cable for data and charging. There's no charger in the box, though, and if you want to use its fastest fast-charging capabilities, you'll need a 45-watt charger. That gets you from zero to full in about an hour and a half. Its large battery lasted 10 hours, 24 minutes on our video streaming test with display brightness and audio at 50%. The Tab S8's battery can also be used to charge up other devices. (Almost) a laptop replacement Also striking is how the display is pushed to almost each corner of the device. There’s no chunky bezel and this results in a big change to the aspect ratio. Most phones use the typical 16:9 aspect ratio, but the S8+ pushes that to 18.5:9. This gives the screen a taller look, and a narrower feel. Vincent, James (28 April 2017). "The Galaxy S8's home button moves, and there's a good reason for it". The Verge. Vox Media . Retrieved 28 April 2017. Gibbs, Samuel (9 October 2017). "Galaxy S8: Samsung users complain of SMS messages that fail to arrive". The Guardian . Retrieved 5 December 2017.