Samsung Galaxy S8 | S8 Plus Price in Nepal, Features, Specifications

The wait is over folks, Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S8/S8 Plus is finally here in Nepal! Samsung Galaxy S8 price in Nepal is Rs. 88,900 and Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus price in Nepal is Rs. 98,900. In previous years, Samsung’s flagship(s) would always be the best smartphone of the year, but this year LG, Sony, and Huawei all have brought their very best to the market. After their huge failure with the Galaxy Note 7, Samsung looks to redeem themselves with the Galaxy S8/S8 Plus.

Specification Outline

Infinity Display! Yes, those bezel-less display of Samsung S8/S8 Plus looks ridiculously good. Instead of calling it an edge display Samsung now calls it as infinity display which bleeds down to the sides. However, the focus this year is how Samsung has managed to squeeze so much screen real state into the Galaxy S8/S8 Plus. The Super AMOLED screen looks more punchy that the Galaxy S7 edge & no wonder it supports the HDR display. Both, the S8 and S8 plus offer displays at 2960 x 1440 pixels (18.5:9 aspect ratio). Along with the pixel density of 570 and 529 pixels per inch S8/S8 Plus are plenty bright at 515 nits.

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Samsung’s flagship never disappoints when it comes to hardware and as always S8/S8 plus boast the latest processor. In Nepal, we are getting the Exynos version of the phone. Thus it has 4 cores running at 2.3GHz and other 4 cores at 1.7 GHz along with Mali-G71 MP20 GPU and 4 GB RAM. Also, the phone has a 64 GB of internal memory which can be expanded up to 256 GB via microSD and a 3000mAh/3500mAh (S8 Plus) battery.

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The camera of the Samsung S7 edge was one of the best of 2016. And, Samsung decided to stick with same 12 MP sensor with phase detection autofocus, optical image stabilization, and a LED flash. Since the camera of S8/S8 Plus is identical to that of the S7 edge, images are saturated and vivid. Though Samsung has mentioned that the camera uses multi-frame processing, which means it takes multiple shots of the same image and puts them together to get the best color. However, we see an updated 8 MP front camera with a smart autofocus system.

Samsung Galaxy S8 Specification

Display – 5.8 inches Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Resolution – 1440 x 2960 pixels (~570 PPI pixel density)
Chipset – Exynos 8895 Octa
CPU – Octa-core (4×2.3 GHz & 4×1.7 GHz)
GPU – Mali-G71 MP20
Memory – 64 GB internal storage with microSD expandable storage(up to 256GB), 4 GB RAM
OS – Android OS, v7.0
Primary Camera – 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm, phase detection autofocus, OIS, LED flash
Secondary Camera – 8 MP, f/1.7, autofocus, 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto HDR
Battery – Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh battery
Sensors – Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2

Samsung Galaxy S8 Price in Nepal: Rs. 88,900

Samsung S8 Plus Specification

Display – 6.2 inches Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Resolution – 1440 x 2960 pixels (~529PPI pixel density)
Chipset – Exynos 8895 Octa
CPU – Octa-core (4×2.3 GHz & 4×1.7 GHz)
GPU – Mali-G71 MP20
Memory – 64 GB internal storage with microSD expandable storage(up to 256GB), 4 GB RAM
OS – Android OS, v7.0
Primary Camera – 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm, phase detection autofocus, OIS, LED flash
Secondary Camera – 8 MP, f/1.7, autofocus, 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto HDR
Battery – Non-removable Li-Po 3500 mAh battery
Sensors – Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2

Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus Price in Nepal: Rs. 98,900

Impressions

It is no surprise that the Galaxy S8/S8 Plus are one of the best phones of 2017. The infinity-display with super AMOLED panel looks stunning. Imagine watching a 4k video on that luscious body of S8 Plus. Excited much? In terms of performance, the octa-core processor and 4 GB of RAM is sufficient to hold whatever you throw at the S8/S8 Plus. The fingerprint sensor seems to be in an odd position but we will get over it eventually. Galaxy S8/S8 Plus has and upgraded front camera and it is on par with other flagships. However, the rear camera remains similar to S7 but still, it is one of the best in a smartphone.

Who wouldn’t want to get their hands on this device?

Let us know if you’re going to buy the all new Galaxy S8 or S8 Plus and share us your impressions on this device!