We’re Joined By Consumer Reports With A First Look At The S8 and S8 Plus

The most striking feature of the Galaxy S8 and S8+ is the displays that stretch beyond the typical aspect ratio of 16:9 to 18.5:9 (roughly two to one). Why so tall? This shape allows Samsung to give the phones more screen area without making them too wide to operate comfortably with one hand. Samsung isn’t the first to go in this direction. We saw a similar shape in the LG G6, which was announced in February.

The displays of these new Samsungs measure 5.8 inches (S8) and 6.2 inches (S8+). Technically, they’re a whopping 18 percent larger than those on their immediate ancestors, the S7 and S7 Edge, whose displays were respectively 5.1 and 5.5 inches. We found that images don’t look all that much bigger, though you do get more text on the screen in portrait mode.

The dazzling displays of both phones are quadHD, with a resolution of 2960×1440, slightly higher than the already-sharp resolution of the S7 phones. That means a pixel density of an astounding 570 pixels per inch (ppi) for the S8, and 529ppi for the S8+.

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