- [Recorded Voice In Distance] So since I'm already--
- Getting a sneak peak at that hot Austin Evans video
before it goes live.
Yo guys, Jonathan here.
This is an abnormally long microphone.
More importantly though, this is the brand new Galaxy S8.
But before you pick one up, here are 10 things to know.
(techno music)
So first up, and maybe most importantly,
the Galaxy S8 should not explode.
- [Bart Simpson] April F-- (explosion)
- Now, yeah, I get it.
Sounds funny, it's easy to joke about, but this is a huge
deal and Samsung cannot afford to have a repeat situation
after the whole Note 7 fiasco.
During the announcement, Samsung did not shy away
from the whole battery deal.
They, in fact, embraced it and announced moving forward
they now have an eight-point battery inspection in place,
which again, people are gonna joke and laugh at it,
but I've gotta tip my hat to Samsung
for handling it so well.
Now the second thing to know is there is not only
just the Galaxy S8, there is also a
Galaxy S8 Plus.
Now, surprisingly, the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus are more
similar than you might expect, and there really are only
two differences between them,
the first of which is the screen size.
The Galaxy S8 is rockin' a 5.8-inch display,
while the Galaxy S8 Plus is rockin' a 6.2-inch display.
They're both rockin' four gigs of RAM,
64 gigabytes of internal storage.
Both have micro SD card expandability,
and really, the only other difference between the two
is the battery capacity.
The Galaxy S8 features 3,000 milliamp hours
while the Galaxy S8 Plus is gonna get you slightly more,
at 3500.
Now where it gets interesting though, is that despite
having the difference in screen size, both of these share
the exact same resolution,
coming in at 2960 by 1440.
So that actually leads me to point number three,
which is the fact that these screens are freaking
beautiful.
If you're out there wondering what the heck kind of
resolution is 2960 by 1440,
it's actually very similar to what we saw on the LG G6.
Samsung just decided to change it up
ever so slightly.
So with the G6, they introduced an extra-long
18 by nine display, and for you mathematicians out there,
yes I know it is two by one.
With the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus, however, this is slightly
longer at eight and a half by nine, so Samsung is screwing
up math for everybody.
So the idea behind the extra tall display is that it's gonna
give you more screen real estate
and more room for activities
when you're playing around with apps and multitasking.
As far as consuming media and watching video, it is still
a little bit weird, considering the fact that most of it
out there is geared for 16 by nine, but honestly I really
like what Samsung and LG are doing with the taller displays.
What you also may have noticed is the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus
look very similar to what we've seen in the past,
on something like the Galaxy S7 Edge.
Samsung is dubbing this the infinity display.
Essentially what that fancy-pants Buzz Lightyear naming
means is that the display is now edge to edge,
effectively getting rid of the pixels and my goodness,
it looks good.
Now next up at number four is something
that may freak people out
Because of that infinity, endless display,
there is no physical home button.
So we've seen Apple implement this
with the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, and if you've used those
you kinda have an idea of how it works and how it feels,
but if this is new to you, it is kinda weird at first.
For me, personally, I don't mind it at all since it's
something I'm used to, but I know a lot of people out there
really love their physical home button, so let me know
what you guys think with a comment down below.
Now one thing I've noticed is that the infinite display
has almost kinda had this butterfly effect on everything.
Because of the display, there is no physical home button,
and because there is no physical home button,
there is now no longer a finger print reader
on the front of the phone.
Now if you're freaking out wondering did they remove
the fingerprint reader?
Nope.
They just moved it to a stupid, awkward place on the back.
There are a ton of things that I really like about the
Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus, but the location of the fingerprint
reader simply doesn't make sense.
For reasons I have no idea why, it is placed off to the side
next to the camera, which makes it kinda awkward to access.
This may definitely change after using it
for an extended period of time, but right now I kept wanting
to press the camera and nobody wants fingerprints
on their camera.
Now next up at number five, like most Samsung phones,
the camera on this thing looks like it's going to be
awesome.
As far as the rear shooter goes, this is rockin' a
12-megapixel sensor, F1.7 with OIS.
Now I will say, I was only able to view the photos
back on the phone itself and not look at 'em on a computer,
but initial impressions so far is that the camera
is really sharp.
(intense musical tones)
As far as the front camera goes, the Galaxy S8 features
a pretty impressive eight megapixel sensor up front.
It's got a nice, wide lens and, again, like the rear-facing
camera, initial impressions are solid.
And just in case you've ever thought to yourself,
man, I wish my phone had some slightly weird, Snapchat-like
filters built in, now with the Galaxy S8, you got it.
So next up at number six is the iris scanner,
which is gonna scan your eyes to unlock your phone.
So this was actually introduced with the Galaxy Note 7.
We, of course, know what happened there, but it is
brand new to the Galaxy S line.
Now as far as the iris scanner goes, that always wasn't
the quickest option to unlock your phone, but in addition
to that, Samsung has now rolled out Face Unlock,
which is much, much faster.
I got a chance to check that out for myself
and it was pretty much instantaneous.
You gotta really pay attention when you're watching
the video but if you're looking for a really speedy,
quick way to access your phone, Face Unlock works well.
So next up at number seven, joining me right now is
Austin "Always Wears a Small"
- Very true. - Evans.
Secret to gains.
- Yep. - Wear a size down.
Actually, number seven, the Galaxy S8, surprisingly,
features a headphone jack.
- That makes it a bad phone then.
- That's not true.
- I thought all good phones had to have no headphone jack.
Isn't that - Oh my god.
- Didn't they read the 2017
- Tim Cook has brainwashed
Austin Evans - 2017 you can't have
a headphone jack in 2017.
- Tim Cook has brainwashed - That's not how it works!
- Tim Cook has brainwashed Austin Evans, I've got a cramp!
Ah!
Got a cramp!
Ken, what'd you do?
Damn witchcraft.
Back to business.
In addition to the headphone jack there is also now
a USB-C on the Galaxy S8, just like we saw on the Note 7.
Personally, I am a huge fan of USB-C and I wish everything
had it so it could be one, simple, beautiful.
Form factor.
Technology.
Advancement.
- [Man, Off Camera] Yeah, all of those.
- Next up at number eight, after that disaster,
no surprise here, but the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus
feature wireless charging.
Now I know someone out there right now
is rapidly typing through their keyboard
wireless charging's stupid, no one uses it.
While that may be true, the one plus that I can see to this
is that the wireless charging docks that go alongside
the Galaxy S8 look really, really nice and I would love
to see that on a desk.
Next up at number nine, just like wireless charging,
no surprise here, the Galaxy S8 is
IP68 water and dust resistant.
It is not groundbreaking, it is not new, but if you want
to use your shiny new Galaxy S8 in the bathtub,
in the shower, you can do it.
Last up at number 10, Samsung is taking shots
at Google Assist and trying to take over
with their new personal assistant, Bixby,
which makes me think of Bubsy Bobcat.
Honestly, it was kinda hard to get a true feel
of how that works.
I'm gonna hold back until I actually get the device
in house and use it myself for a bit,
but just after seeing initial reactions, the general
consensus seems to be that most people would not prefer
this over Google Assistant.
Aside from that, if you enjoyed the video, make sure
to drop a like down below.
Hit that share button maybe, if you feel like being
extra awesome, and if you haven't subscribed,
make sure you do so because I'll probably be giving away
a brand-new Galaxy S8 soon.
There actually is a chance to win a brand-new red iPhone
right now, which you can check out here.
This is Jonathan, and I'll catch you guys later.