Finally, Samsung announced in China the new Samsung Galaxy S Light Luxury, a reduced version of the Samsung Galaxy S8. These are the characteristics of the new member of the Galaxy S family.
Samsung Galaxy S Light Luxury: this is the Samsung Galaxy S8 Lite
The Galaxy S family is the most important for Samsung. It is its high-end line and represents the best of the Korean firm. They are also the devices that release the technologies that, little by little, are transferred to the rest of the ranges. Now one more member is added to this family, but it is the even smaller brother of a device that we already know. The reduced version of the Samsung Galaxy S8 is called Samsung Galaxy S LightLuxury.
The terminal has already been officially presented in China. It has the same design as S8, including its controversial fingerprint sensor (although it does not have a heart sensor). its screen It reaches 5 inches in Full HD + resolution, with the 8'18: 5 format and the Infinity screen. What processor The main one has a Snapdragon 660, less powerful than the Snapdragon 835 that the S8 had. The RAM it stays at 4 GB and the internal storage at 64 GB.
La rear camera it is 16 MP, while the front camera is 8 MP. The battery has a capacity of 3.000 mAh and comes with Android 8.0 Oreo as standard (remember that the original S8 was launched with Android Nougat, so this section is also improved). Bixby it is fully integrated, including the physical button to launch the assistant. It also has Samsung Pay, facial scanner and wireless charging, as well as IP68 resistance to dust and splashes.
Regarding price, It will go on sale for 3.999 Chinese yuan, which is about € 534 in exchange. It will go on sale in red and black colors And it will include headsets inside the box just like the original Samsung Galaxy S8 had. At the moment it seems to be exclusive to the Chinese territory and its international expansion seems unlikely, but we will have to be attentive to the next few months to see if Samsung decides to try this same strategy in the West.
Samsung Galaxy S Light Luxury Features:
- Display: 5'8 inches, Full HD + resolution.
- Main processor: Snapdragon 660.
- RAM: 4 GB.
- Internal storage: 64 GB
- Rear camera: 16 MP.
- Front camera: 8 MP.
- Battery: 3.000 mAh.
- Operating system: Android 8.0 Oreo.
- Colors: Red and Black.
- Price: 3.999 Chinese yuan (€ 534 at the exchange rate).
