Rumors continue to grow around Samsung's next flagship, the Samsung Galaxy S8, and we fear that this time the news is not good. Apparently, the Korean company could delay the presentation and launch of the Samsung Galaxy S8 to ensure that the terminal passes all technical tests. As you can imagine, the disaster that occurred with the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is one of the reasons why the company does not want to rush. So, if this information is finally confirmed, this year we will not see the presentation of Samsung's flagship at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelonaas was customary every year. The presentation would be delayed until the middle or end of March and the launch would take place at the end of April.
The rumor that Samsung could delay the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S8 is not new, already published by the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg a few weeks ago. Now it is Teknautas who assures that the long-awaited Samsung smartphone will not be presented at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, as has become customary, but will be presented at an event in style that will be held in mid-to-late March 2017. According to published information, the source is someone familiar with the terminal launch process, although Samsungit has not yet been officially pronounced. In addition to ensuring that the terminal is perfectly finished and tested, the source of the information has commented that another reason for the possible delay would be to capture all the media attention with the presentation of the Samsung Galaxy S8.
The latest sales data in our country indicate that the Korean company currently has around 30-35% market share, compared to the 48% it had in 2013. One of the companies most benefited from this loss has been Huawei, which has gone from 2% in 2013 to a market share of between 15% and 20%. Another setback like the one suffered with the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 could lead the Korean company to be overtaken by one of its great rivals in the Android market. Hence, the concern in the company is maximum.
We should not forget either that, if the rumors finally come true, after two years maintaining the same line, the next Samsung Galaxy S8 could offer a new design. There is talk of a design very much in the style of the Xiaomi Mi Mix, that is, with a screen without frames that will occupy the entire front part, thus achieving a body-screen ratio of 90%. There is also talk of the elimination of the flat model, giving rise to a strategy based on the launch of models with different screen diagonal.
This change in design could lead to the elimination of the Home button as we know it now, going to use a fingerprint reading system hidden behind the screen glass. This design change would be, perhaps, the most spectacular, but not the only one. Obviously, the company will take advantage to evolve the processor and, surely, increase the RAM. We also need to know if Samsung finally opts for a dual camera system, or prefers to improve the system that currently incorporates the Samsung Galaxy S7.
As we mentioned, it seems that we will have to wait a little longer than normal to know what rumors that appear on the network are finally fulfilled.
