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Samsung has launched the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus, surprise! In all seriousness, after months of ( truly unparalleled ) leaks Samsung’s 2017 flagship smartphones are here and a lot has changed. Mostly for the better, but there is also some stagnation and a few areas of possible regression. So what has Samsung got right with the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus and which model should you buy, if any? Let’s take a look... Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus shown proportionally Design & Display - Bigger Without Being Bigger? Without doubt the headline change to Samsung’s new flagships are their displays. Both the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus get huge new 5.8-inch and 6.2-inch displays respectively, but the best thing about this is impact these massive panels have had on their size: Galaxy S8 - 148.9 x 68.1 x 8.0 mm ( 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31-inch), 155g (5.36oz)Galaxy S8 Plus - 159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm (6.00 x 3.09 x 0.31-inch), 173g (oz) Versus Galaxy S7: 142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9 m...

By Sascha Segan February 26, 2017 02:25pm EST The Samsung Galaxy S8 will be announced at an event in New York, but there will also be a live stream. BARCELONA—The Samsung Galaxy S8 will be announced in an event at 11 a.m. on March 29th in New York City, with an online live stream as well, the company said during its event at Mobile World Congress today. A corresponding invite doesn't give much else away, except that it shows a long, narrow phone that may be at least the 2:1 aspect ratio that was just introduced in the LG G6 . Samsung hints that there's been a change to the aspect ratio in the text of the invitation: "The forthcoming addition to the Galaxy lineup represents the start of a new era, by reshaping the device that has over the years become an indispensable tool in our everyday lives." We've been tracking the Galaxy S8 rumors for a while now, and...