Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ launch event as it happened

Hopefully pricing will be announced soon

And that’s it for the event

Galaxy S8 will be a gateway to new possibilities

Dex will have a desktop like Android UI along with Samsung Knox for added security

Right from editing documents and presentations, Dex is super fast way to do things that are possible using a mouse and keyboard right on your phone

All apps are sent onto a display and can be controlled using a keyboard and mouse

Samsung Dex transforms the Galaxy S8 into a desktop

Samsung Dex is official

You make 360, we provide the tools

The crowd gets to try out the new Gear 360

Live streaming can be done with the new Gear 360 camera

The Gear 360 has been updated making it portable and now has a grip

UFC, Summer X Games and more content will be live streamed in 360-degree by Samsung

Ghost in a Shell official partnership announced for VR content

Ghost in a Shell official partnership announced for VR content

Gear VR upgrades as Samsung announces Motion-sensing controller

Every Galaxy S8 will come with AKG earphones worth $99

The Galaxy S8 will be available on April 21

Time for availability and price

Bixby will be integrated into Samsung Connect in the near future

Samsung Connect Home is cool looking device to boost your connectivity at home

Samsung Connect will be a single platform for all the connected smart devices

The Galaxy S8 will connect to all IoT device through a single app

Bixby is like Google Assistant on steroids !

Bixby will suggest apps according to the time of the day

Bixby will suggest apps according to the time of the day

Point the camera to a product and Bixby will search that product online to buy

With Bixby, Samsung has put intelligence into the camera

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Bixby is Samsung’s new AI that will be super smart

Bixby understand context

Its time for Bixby !

‘Ask an expert gets’ a doctor to you right from the S8, S8+

Samsung Pass is a secure finance platform that uses iris and facial recognition

More than 240 million users on Samsung Pay

Samsung Pay will also be a part of the new smartphones

The fingerprint scanner is still there, but moved to the back

Iris scanner and face recognition will add extra security to the S8 and S8+

Instead of typing password, you are the password

The S8 and S8+ go through an 8-point battery safety check

Wireless fast charging will also be present

3,000mAH battery on the S8 and 3,500mAh on the S8+

It will consumer less energy and will be smaller

The S8 series will have a 10nm processor

The smartphones will be IP68 certified, dust and waterproof

Dual-pixel camera carries over from the Galaxy S7

There will be five colours !!

New visual language inspired by the infinity display will be used in UI and typography

The home button is below the display. Great !

The display features HDR and it is certified

Netflix and YouTube will play immersive videos on the curved display

Largest display on a phone this size

Samsung reorganised the phone’s interior to make the large display, everything was reduced

Curving the display increases the real estate

5.8-inches and 6.2-inches sizes

Pure pristine glass that goes into an aluminum shell

Infinity Display will change the way you look at smartphones

Smartphones have the same screen since the past ten years, a boxed display

The mobile was a big chunky device, and today we can tap on them

You get more screen in a complete new form factor

The handsets are exactly like the leaks

The Galaxy S8 and S8+

And it is official !

And the first official video for the S8 is rolling

Welcome to the era of new smartphones..

Google has been with us the entire time

Expect some announcement around VR as well

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Expect some announcement around VR as well

Facial and iris recognition will also be present

“Infinite edge display”

A new era of smartphones, an era without edges and boundaries…

Quality, safety and craftsmanship is what drives us

Today you can capture every moment, share every memory and travel any where in the world

The smartphone industry has been pushing the boundaries of what is possible…

DJ Koh, President, Mobile Communication at Samsung takes stage…

And here it begins…The Next Galaxy

Just a few minutes to go for the event to begin. Hope you guys are excited !

Your phone has been stuck in a box for too long. We’re about to set it free. #UnboxYourPhone #TheNextGalaxy https://t.co/ffXnzek2cb pic.twitter.com/v3uMhyOmJ6

— Samsung Mobile India (@SamsungMobileIN) March 29, 2017

…listening to @SamsungMobile ad like https://t.co/tPXvLmJMYj #samsunggalaxys8 #Unpacked2017 #UnboxYourPhone pic.twitter.com/mp8OBlJRjy

— Angie Singh (@TriniAngie) March 29, 2017

Fans are waiting for the event to start with tweets on Twitter

Famous leaker Evan Blass had put out what appears to be a press render of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S8:

Check out some of the pre-launch leaks and speculations:
 

Samsung Galaxy S8: The display, the chipset and the camera, here’s everything we have on the flagship
 

Samsung Galaxy S8, S8+ specs revealed ahead of launch: 6GB RAM, Desktop Mode & more
 

The event will start at 8.30 PM IST

Hello everyone, welcome to the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ launch live blog.