- My new Galaxy S8 Plus
finally arrived.
And along with it, the new gear VR
that comes with a wireless remote.
I got that
because I pre-ordered it from Samsung directly on their site
and you get that for free when you do that.
So that's kind of cool.
But, as is protocol here on the internet,
whenever you get a new piece of technology,
figured I might as well do a quick run down of the specs
and an unboxing.
First up,
we have the box itself.
Let's get started with the Gear VR first.
So, first we have the headset itself
which we'll get to in a minute.
Behind that, we have all of our components
neatly in a small box.
Opening that up, we have the paper work that people like us
just don't read.
Underneath that, we have straps for holding the thing
onto your face.
One connects to either side of the headset like so.
And then there is a top one that Velcros to the back of that
and has a hook
that after your fighting with it for quite some time
will eventually look like this.
There's a micro USB adapter
for the headset to use other phones
as well as a micro USB to USB-C adapter.
We also have the remote
which is the bigger deal here really
for this headset.
Because it allows you
to have a much more natural interaction
with the things that you're doing in VR.
The remote has a D-pad on top,
a trigger underneath,
and a back and home button
and a plus and minus rocker as well.
The remote comes with its own tassel
to hold it to your wrist
so you don't actually chuck it at a friend.
It also kindly comes with two batteries
so you don't have to go out and buy them.
Which brings us to the headset itself.
Which looks similar albeit sleeker to the original Gear VR
and has this soft foam around the edges.
It also has a USB-C mount already in it.
And you can slide the S8 or S8 Plus onto that
and then snap it in to get started.
Speaking of,
now for the S8 Plus.
First, we can peel off the sleeve
and open the box to reveal more paperwork
that people like us
just don't read.
Underneath that, we have the phone
which we'll get to in a second.
Behind that, there is a SIM card
just in case you don't have one
I guess.
And under that is a packet with our SIM card removal tool
and inside that is yet more paperwork
that people like us
just don't read.
We also have the charger
which is Quick Charge 3.0 compatible
and is paired with a USB to USB-C cable for charging
and plugging the phone into your computer when needed.
We also have the adapter
Samsung likes to include with their phones nowadays
that allows you to plug the cable into another phone
to transfer your data from it using their app.
There's also a micro USB to USB-C adapter for
I don't know, using older chargers?
No clue.
It also comes with the highly praised AKG headphones
instead of generic ones that apparently sound better
and also have this braided cord
to make them less likely to get knotted up in your pocket
like mine always do.
And they also have different ear piece coverings
for those of us with not so average ear holes,
which is nice.
Which brings us finally
to the phone.
Now the S8 Plus is essentially identical
to the S8 in specs besides the 6.2 inch larger screen
compared to the 5.8 inch screen on the S8
and the fact it has a 3500 milliamp battery
versus the 3000 milliamp battery in the S8.
The screen itself is a super AMOLED
that has a resolution of 1440 by 2960.
The odd ratio there is due to the 18.5 by 9 ratio
that Samsung used
which of course is 0.5 more
than the LG G6's 18 by nine ratio.
But regardless,
it makes for a slimmer phone without losing the screen
real estate just like the G6.
I have to admit,
the S8 Plus even being the bigger of the two
between that and the S8,
still feels a lot smaller than I thought it would.
It also is almost basically the same size
roughly the same size
as the S7 Edge was.
The original.
But just has more screen, which is kind of cool.
I have the black model as my OCD likes the fact
that the black matches the front
and it has a nice gloss to it
that kind of makes it feel little bit like
holding a thick piece of glass.
On the left side, we have the volume rocker
and Bixby button
that calls up Samsung's new virtual assistant.
And on the other side, we have just the power button.
The top has our SIM card tray
that also has our microSD card slot inside,
while the bottom has our speaker, USB-C port
and headphone jack.
Which brings us to the back
with its 12 megapixel
f/1.7 aperture camera
with optical stabilization and face detection auto focus.
Next to that, we have our controversially odd placement
of the fingerprint scanner,
which Samsung probably expects you to rarely use
thanks to what's on the front at the top.
Which is their iris scanner
as well as their eight megapixel camera
with facial recognition,
which both can be used to unlock the phone.
Powering the device is a Snapdragon 835 processor
and four gigs of RAM.
Qi wireless charging is built into some models.
This AT&T model for example has it
but other markets around the world may not.
And it also has Bluetooth 5.0.
On the software side,
it's running Android 7.0
and Samsung's TouchWiz UI on top.
There you go.
Quick unboxing and spec rundown of the S8 Plus
and also the gear,
the VR headset that comes with it.
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