Now we just need to use the darn phone.
We've seen a whole host of in-person pictures and marketing renders of the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus, but this latest leak gives us a great look at both sizes of the phone from multiple angles and in all three colors. Oh yes, the colors: "black sky," "orchid grey" and "arctic silver" are the purported official names. We can just call them black, orchid and silver.
The orchid color is definitely a more subtle shade of purple than had been first rumored earlier on in the year, and I'm a fan of the look. The silver also looks to be more of an understated brushed look rather than the hyper-glossy silver of the Galaxy S7. All of the colors have corresponding color-matched metal frames, tying it all together.
Alright, now it's time to actually use the phone.
Samsung has historically done a good job of bringing at least a couple of the available colors of each phone to all regions and carriers therein, but we'll have to wait a while longer to learn which colors go where and with what limitation, if any.
We've seen just about every angle and detail in the hardware for the Galaxy S8, now we just need to see it in person to understand how it actually feels and performs — that's far more important than seeing a handful of renders on a page. We won't have to wait long: Samsung's event is on March 29.
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We can now compare the Galaxy S8 in black, silver and 'orchid' colors
Being an at&t customer, I can be pretty sure that the only options we will get are the black and silver. We normally don't get a colored option until well into the phones life cycle. I would probably go for the black but that orchid does look pretty nice.
well, silver is cool!!! but for me, #black
Say what you will about the S6, but that Emerald Green needs to come back.
Yes that emerald green was so beautiful. I wish the S8 Plus and the new 8 x/valley device will be available in this colour!
Need blue coral. Honestly the best color I've ever seen on a phone. If the S8 gets it, I'll probably get one, otherwise will wait for note 8.
Somebody please leak those wallpapers
These grainy photos dont do justice to these phones . I have know doubt they'll look stunning in person. As for the sensors look like all the fronts will be black . Guess we'll know in a week can't wait
Well, the black bezel does hide that slew of sensors well.
Wouldn't buy it with any other colored bezel because to be frank, the slew of cutouts for the sensors make it look hideous.
Hope they make a blue version.
Blue coral yep it's in the books rumor has it
S8 will make America great again hehe 😉. Still going with the black pearl 8 plus
Note 8 and can't wait.
When is Note 8 arriving?
Gonna try to hold out for the Pixel 2.0
Silver for me
Anyone that poopoo's removable batteries is a straight sucker, and phone manufacturers love you for it.
Got a old note 4 I'll sell your cheap . And through in all the spare battery's you can stuff your pockets with hehe . Who does that anymore ...You know ... Carrier spare batteries
Am I the only one that likes the look of that Orchid Grey?
Yup
I like it too. Hopefully I can see it in person before I buy
dBrand anyone? :D
Dbrand is good as a skin, but doesn't really add drop protection for a semi-hard fall on a glass backed device.
I been saying, the color options they be making these phones in are getting really stale..... Somebody needs to step up and come creative
They need to hire Nokia designer
Noooo they don't ,Didn't do a damn thing for Nokia and it's windows phones .....Seen one of those lately
I guess you weren't a fan of the neon-colored Nokias back in the day.....
Owned a few have a old 1520 in my collection now yellow hehe . Haven't fired it up since Microsoft killed it off sort of speak
I miss my old cyan and yellow Lumias! Esthetically they were built beautifully, forget the incomplete OS it came with. Those were real color options. Green, red, yellow, cyan, orange.. Not black and 50 shades of grey.
The OEM have all the data on what color sells so who are we to question there wisdom hehe . That purple should be interesting
Ok RED iPhone for you hehe now that's innovation for you and cheap $1200 ..Oh oh that's more then the s8 plus . That can't be right ,more then the s8 plus ??? Truly nice ^^^
Slightly disappointed with the color choices this round. This one's gonna be a hard choice.
White?
Skipping this phone and going for the Pixel successor. The only way I'll see Android O in 2017.
Sadly, you are probably 100% correct.
*Definitely correct.
I wouldn't be surprised if the Note 8 ships with O. So I'll just upgrade my phone to get the new update lol.
That is kinda sad you have to upgrade to the note just to get O within 2017.
Even sadder that this is what people worry about in 2017.
Wait what Android O is out ...Ok what the hell is O ...Hehe fill me in
Oooooh s**t
It is sad, but oh well
Doubt it, last year's Sammy flagships just got nougat because Sammy lets the pixel newbs rush to get a beta OS and find all of the bugs. I don't want a new O, I want a stable O.
Except the version of Nougat the S7 got is 7.0
Maybe Samsung squashed some of the bugs, especially in the monthly patches, but it's one of the first builds of Nougat version-wise.
Also worth noting that the Pixel got the newer version, 7.1 at launch.
Look, I'm no fan of the Google Pixel, but I thought we've outgrown the temptation to mock others for their choice of phone.
Android O is meh.
O yeah? ;-)
Well maybe the next bezel phone ( pixel) will finally have at least water resistant , expandable memory, wireless charging, headphones jack and by all means look more appealing gezz ...nah they'll just try to copy the iPhone again ...But hey at least they sold 500k phones that should mean something....Right cakefish ^^^^
The current Pixel has a headphone jack.......
They'll get rid of it for sure then with there next interation of the pixel 2. With There obvious rush to emulate everything Apple dig them cool bezels . With Samsungs and others skins getting lighter and lighter . I see no need for goggle to be in the hardware business. they make almost know money selling phones
Google would be seriously dumb to do that.
The USB-C audio standard is still young and likely still needs testing before it's fully ready.
Google can't put a standard that isn't fully ready for primetime in a consumer device. Why else do you think the only Android OEM (besides LeEco) to not include a jack in recent phones is HTC? Look how well that went for them.
Trust me I'm not praising them for emulating Apple. My opinion the pixel was half baked and lack most of the features that warrants the price they were asking. You could have given them a pass had it not been butt ugly my opinion of course.
My ZteMaxPro already has Android O
Why no arctic orange? That would've been the best color. It could've come with a free shake.
Pistachio green?
How bout a blood red iPhone , hehe ^^ they'd be glad to sell you one