Samsung has unveiled its latest smartphone, the Galaxy S8, its first new premium phone since the exploding batteries in the Note 7, which had to be scrapped just two months after its launch.
That scandal saw Apple over take the South Korean giant as the world's top smartphone maker in the fourth quarter of last year.
The new S8, which goes on sale on 21st April, boasts some of the largest wrap-around screens ever, as well as new facial recognition software and an artificial intelligence service, Bixby.
Justin Denison, the Senior Vice President for Product Strategy at Samsung, said the company's paid extra attention to the batteries in its new product:
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Speaking after the launch event, Patrick Moorhead, the principal tech analyst at Moor Insights and Strategy, was convinced that Samsung has done enough to rectify the problem:
IN: I feel very...
OUT: … believe they will
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Patrick Moorhead, from Moor Insights and Strategy, said the wraparound 'infinity' display is the S8's best feature:
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Rich DeMuro, a tech reporter from Los Angeles, wasn't convinced by the new voice-command software, Bixby, meant to be similar to Apple's Siri:
IN: I'm just not...
OUT: ...do they choose
DUR: 21 seconds
http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0329bixby.mp3
That scandal saw Apple over take the South Korean giant as the world's top smartphone maker in the fourth quarter of last year.
The new S8, which goes on sale on 21st April, boasts some of the largest wrap-around screens ever, as well as new facial recognition software and an artificial intelligence service, Bixby.
Justin Denison, the Senior Vice President for Product Strategy at Samsung, said the company's paid extra attention to the batteries in its new product:
IN: We put the…
OUT: ...our top priority
DUR: 14 seconds
http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0329safety.mp3
Speaking after the launch event, Patrick Moorhead, the principal tech analyst at Moor Insights and Strategy, was convinced that Samsung has done enough to rectify the problem:
IN: I feel very...
OUT: … believe they will
DUR: 21 seconds
http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0329batteries.mp3
Patrick Moorhead, from Moor Insights and Strategy, said the wraparound 'infinity' display is the S8's best feature:
IN: I think edge-to-edge…
OUT: ...is very high
DUR: 19 seconds
http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0329edge.mp3
Rich DeMuro, a tech reporter from Los Angeles, wasn't convinced by the new voice-command software, Bixby, meant to be similar to Apple's Siri:
IN: I'm just not...
OUT: ...do they choose
DUR: 21 seconds
http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0329bixby.mp3