One of the few Samsung Galaxy S8 details we weren’t totally confident about was its screen resolution, but that too has seemingly now been revealed, with the phone likely sporting a high resolution, but one that you might not benefit from by default.
In an image shared by leaker @UniverseIce, we can see a screen on what appears to be the Samsung Galaxy S8, giving you the option to choose between three different resolutions.
The top end one is 1440 x 2960, known as WQHD+. That’s slightly sharper than the 1440 x 2560 QHD screen on the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, and those extra pixels, along with the ‘W’ in the name, match up with rumors that this is going to be a super widescreen phone with an 18.5:9 aspect ratio, similar to the LG G6.
Lower by default?
But while 1440 x 2960 is seemingly what the resolution will top out at, in the image it’s set to 1080 x 2220, or ‘FHD+’. That suggests this middle setting might be the default one, meaning you won’t benefit from all those extra pixels without delving into the settings screen.
It’s an odd decision if true, but not an unprecedented one, as with the update to Android Nougat, Samsung made a similar change to the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge.
The truly odd thing about it though is that users weren’t even alerted to the change in resolution, so if the same is true here many buyers may not realize that they’re not getting the full resolution of the phone.
Of course, there are benefits to a lower resolution, and you can make the juice last even longer by dropping the resolution to 720 x 1480 if this image is to be believed, but you’d think this would be a decision that would be best left to buyers.
Method in the madness
The lower resolution could hurt first impressions of Samsung’s flagship, but conserving battery life may just be that vital, as we’re not expecting a very large unit in the phone.
Rumors point to just a 3,000mAh one in the Samsung Galaxy S8, which would be the same size as the smaller Galaxy S7, while the Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus is thought to have a 3,500mAh battery – down from 3,600mAh in the smaller Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge.
That might seem unlikely, but evidence for it is growing, as we’ve now seemingly seen both batteries in the images above, shared by SlashLeaks.
Neither of these leaks can be taken as fact, but they both look fairly convincing, so if you buy a Samsung Galaxy S8 be aware that you’ll probably be able to increase the resolution – but may not want to.
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