Samsung has revealed that it won't be unveiling the new Galaxy S8 smartphone at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this year. In previous years, the company used the event to launch its next generation flagship.
The news follows Samsung's explanation of the battery problems that caused the Galaxy Note 7 to explode. The company has put procedures in place to prevent the same issues from happening with the S8.
According to Reuters, Samsung mobile chief Koh Dong-jin told reporters that the Galaxy S8 would not launch at MWC this year in a press briefing.
Koh said the Galaxy S8 would not be unveiled at the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona beginning Feb. 27, the traditional forum for Galaxy S series launches. He did not comment on when the company planned to launch the handset, though analysts expect it to start selling by April.
Recently, an alleged photo of the Galaxy S8 was leaked which has smaller bezels and no physical Home button. Check out the photo here.
The S8 will be the primary competitor to the iPhone 7 and the next generation iPhone expected to launch in September. Please follow iClarified on Twitter, Facebook, or RSS for updates.
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Irfy - January 23, 2017 at 9:59pm
I myself am an iPhone user... but I have to admit the Samsung does pack a punch. iPhone has really fallen behind, the phone and overall customer experience with Apple is underwhelming... Tim Cook is really killing off apple enthusiasts. I used to be an avid apple fan... but slowly I'm wandering over to the android side. Just so you know it's my personal opinion.
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SayingWhatEveryonesThinking - January 23, 2017 at 5:20pm
Ah, increased performance, better in every way. Hopefully they're planning to figure out what's wrong with it before they release it.
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Ddan29 - January 25, 2017 at 1:37am
of course every device need to go through testing process before. Samsung may be down but not out. watch out for s8.
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