<\/a>Kendria Haley
\n<\/strong>MC Practicum\/Staff\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Samsung will release its highly anticipated Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus on April 21 and promises while the features are hot, the phone will not burn up this time.<\/p>\n

The Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus have the tech community buzzing. Jackson State University students and android fans flocked to YouTube for the unboxing event last week to see the next big thing for Samsung.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis phone with its sleek and futuristic design will usher in a new age of smart phones and the way we look at them,\u201d said Zachariah Givens, a senior psychology major from Chicago, Ill.<\/p>\n

According to Samsung.com, the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus has the world\u2019s first infinity screen. They packed a lot of screen in a very small amount of space. The S8 has a 5.8\u201d screen and the S8 Plus has a whopping 6.2\u201d screen, beating out major competitors like Apple.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is going to be the best phone of the year,\u201d said Givens.<\/p>\n

The infinity screen is not the only cosmetic changes being made to this year\u2019s model. The physical home button has been removed to make way for the larger screen.<\/p>\n

Some students think this is an awesome way to make the screen larger but also keeping the option for one handed use. For others, removing the home button was a deal breaker.<\/p>\n

Benjamin Nowacki, a sophomore engineering major from Flowood, Miss. said, \u201cI need a physical home button, it\u2019s a weird future where Apple has the most physical buttons on a phone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other features include longer battery life, an enhanced camera to take amazing photos in low lighting, as well as a Siri like interface called Bixby, which helps make this phone able to stand with the best.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think Samsung finally woke up from the Note 7 nightmare with the Galaxy S8. The company continues to push the boundaries of mobile phone technology and revolutionize the industry,\u201d said Charity Hicks, a junior English education major from Gautier, Miss.<\/p>\n

With last year\u2019s issues with the battery on the Note 7, Samsung has reassured its customers that the new devices will be safe to use. According to CNET.com, an 8-point battery safety check was initiated. The checks involve putting the batteries through extreme testing.<\/p>\n

Some students think that this new phone is a step in the right direction for the comeback of the company.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe idea isn\u2019t a surprise. People have a short memory and if you\u2019re just anti-Apple, you\u2019ll still get it anyway. It was a smart play by Samsung though, to put out a new product so everyone would forget the flaws and fallbacks of the previous design\u2019s error. I don\u2019t condemn nor approve of the S8. Let\u2019s just say it was a smooth business move,\u201d said Johnathan Adam, a graduate student from Clinton, Miss.<\/p>\n

Both phones are now available to preorder in an assortment of colors. Many companies are offering free gifts with the phone to give an incentive to preorder. Some of those items include the new Gear VR headset as well as wireless ear buds.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like how easy and fast they made preordering the phone. There are some awesome free items being given away at the launch too,\u201d said Hicks.<\/p>\n

For more information on the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus, visit www.samsung.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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