Rumor: Samsung removes physical Home button in Galaxy S8

Samsung is reportedly removing the physical Home button in the Galaxy S8. The phone would have a design where the screen takes up the entire front. The digital Home button would be in the screen. The rumor does not mention where the fingerprint scanner is.

The Galaxy S8 will have an OLED screen that is curved all the way around the sides, financial news agency Bloomberg claims based on anonymous sources. Although the news agency does not mention where the fingerprint scanner will go, an earlier rumor spoke of an optical fingerprint scanner that could be in the screen due to the technology used. One of the advantages of a screen without borders is that it is possible to pack a large screen into a relatively compact housing.

According to Bloomberg, the S8 will be released in March or April. The release was planned for March, but Samsung has decided to conduct a more thorough test cycle after the debacle surrounding the release of the Note 7. Relatively many Note 7’s have batteries caught fire, causing Samsung to cancel the release of the device and have already sold smartphones. retrieve.

There have been rumors about the S8 for some time now. For example, he would get a new digital assistant called Viv, a result of the acquisition of a company from the former founders of Siri. Apple acquired Siri in 2010 and incorporated it into its software. In addition, the S8, just like the iPhone 7, would not get a 3.5 mm connection, reports SamMobile. Samsung would like to present the smartphone at the Mobile World Congress telecom fair, which takes place in Barcelona at the end of February.

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