The Buzz About Samsung Galaxy S8

Samsung's Galaxy S8 flagship is coming -- and with it, a shot at redemption.

Launching a safe, buyable Galaxy S8 is the South Korean company's chance to get its phone business back on track after the disastrous drama of recalling 3 million Galaxy Note 7 phones when numerous Notes caught fire. 

As the Mobile World Congress is about to begin next week (Feb 27 - Mar 2), Samsung's Galaxy S8 will face pressure from LG, Huawei, Sony and BlackBerry, the latter itself in a comeback bid. 

A version of Samsung Galaxy S8 will have even bigger screen than the Note 7. According to the leaked specs, the S8+ will have a 6.2-inch curved screen. That’s about the size of a phone book.

The phone is apparently called the S8+ and is said to be a variant of the S8 — sort of like what Apple offers with the iPhone and iPhone Plus. Samsung, always the creative type, is apparently using the plus symbol rather than spelling out the word.

The leaked spec sheet also confirms, the S8+ will sport an iris scanner like the short-lived Note 7. The sheet also seems to suggest that the phone will have a headphone jack as it notes the phone will ship with “Earphones tuned by AKG.”

Chances are Samsung will reveal the phone in the coming weeks and maybe as soon as the up coming Mobile World Congress.