News & Reviews:   Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus Malaysia launch

The Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ will be coming into Malaysia soon, but did you know that initially the flagships were suppose to have a pair of cameras on the back? This leaked image Samsung device seems to suggest so.

Pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ are going pretty well especially in South Korea. It was only a mere two days ago that Samsung has broke their own record, beating out the unfortunate Note 7 pre-order record with more than 550,000 units. So what about right now? Well, they have passed 700,000 units. 

With the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ as the newest boys in town, surely these two flagship devices are the powerhouse of Android handsets now. But as what people would like to know and compare - is it faster than the Apple iPhone 7 and 7 Plus?

Today, Maxis is excited to announce that customers can now pre-order the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ on their website and all Maxis stores throughout the nation. While the original cost for the flagships are RM3299 and RM3699, you can actually pay lower if you pre-order through Maxis. But how much?

The Samsung Galaxy S8 (RRP RM3299) and Galaxy S8 Plus (RRP RM 3699) pre-order went live on Tuesday and all 7000 pre-orders have been snapped up despite it being the largest amount of Samsung Galaxy preorders yet (the Galaxy S7 was 1000 followed up by another 2000). The pre-orders came with freebies worth RM900 including a Limited Edition Starter kit (clear cover, screen protector, wireless charger stand, USB Type-C cable) + 5100 mAh battery pack + Samsung Protection Plus (1-year screen crack protection, 1-time replacement over 12 months, 1-year extended warranty) plan. Proving that price isn't a barrier to the demand for the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus, if demand continues we expect Samsung Malaysia to either announce a new batch of pre-orders in a bit or set up another pre-order with different freebies included.

By now, you should already know that the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ price tag are officially announced by Samsung Malaysia. Many telcos and online portals are getting ready to announce their pre-order for the Samsung flagships, but mobile 4G brand YES wants to be first to tell you that they are also participating and you can pre-order the devices through them.

Samsung Malaysia officially announced that their pre-order for the Samsung Galaxy S8 (RRP set at RM3299) and Galaxy S8 Plus (RRP set at RM3699) will start on 7 April 2017 from 10:00am. If it doesn't all get snapped up in an hour then the pre-order period will end on 9 April 2017. As is customary for the official pre-order there will be a bunch of freebies worth RM900 including a Limited Edition Starter kit (clear cover, screen protector, wireless charger stand, USB Type-C cable) + 5100 mAh battery pack + Samsung Protection Plus (1-year screen crack protection, 1-time replacement over 12 months, 1-year extended warranty) plan.

For sharp eyed tech-geeks, some may noticed the drop of battery capacity comparing the Samsung Galaxy S8+ and Galaxy S7 edge. It does seem weird for the downgrade, even though the difference is only 100mAh. But Samsung does have a new 10nm chip to assist the power efficiency. So how good is the battery life? 

When the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge came out last year, the flagships back then were one of the best smartphones to have thanks to the Dual Pixel camera technology. This resulted a 50,000 unit sales as of recent date, which is Samsung’s highest grossing sales of all-time. But now that the Galaxy S8 and S8+ have been introduced, Samsung is upping their to ship up to 60,000 units.

Facial recognition is a new security feature that was revealed on the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ last week, while it might sound like an awesome feature to have along with the irs scanner, things are not what it seems and there’s a loop hole in it.