Galaxy S8 Plus

Sean P. Aune

29 Mar 2017

	Samsung - Galaxy S8 Plus
Display Size	6.2-inch, 2960 x 1440 pixel display (531 ppi)
Resolution X	2960
Resolution Y	1440
Display Type	Quad HD+
Operating System	Android 7.0 (at launch)
Processor	Octa core (2.3GHz Quad + 1.7GHz Quad), 64 bit, 10 nm process
RAM	4GB
Storage	64GB
External Storage	Yes
External Storage Specs	microSD up to 256GB
Main Camera (Back)	12MP
Secondary Camera (Front)	8MP
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0
Battery	3500mAh
NFC	Yes
Connectivity	USB Type-C
Sensors	Accelerometer Ambient light Barometer Fingerprint Geomagnetic Gyroscope Hall Heart rate Iris Pressure Proximity
GPS	BeiDou Galileo Glonass GPS
Height	159.5 mm (6.28 inches)
Width	73.4 mm (2.89 inches)
Depth	8.1 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight	173 g (6.10 oz)
Colors	Midnight Black, Orchard Grey, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold
Supported Audio Formats	MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, DSF, DFF
Supported Video Formats	MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM

Release Date: Apr 21, 2017

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