Samsung Galaxy S8 to have front camera with autofocus system: Reports

Samsung is expected to announce its new flagship, the Galaxy S8 somewhere early next year in February. Following the events of the failure of the Galaxy Note 7, the company is definitely planning something huge to cover up its losses. While we heard that the company is working on bringing high-end features that have never been seen before, a new rumour points out that it will be putting in an auto-focus system for the front facing camera as well. The rumour comes from a report in South Korean media which suggest that instead of using a fixed focus system, Samsung will use encoder technology instead of the existing voice coil motor mechanism for autofocus. This will be an interesting addition as many smartphones today suffer from inconsistent focusing mechanisms on the front camera. Earlier this year HTC had included OIS on the front camera of the HTC 10, which was a welcomed move. Apart from the above Samsung rumours have suggested that the upcoming Galaxy S8 could come with 6GB of RAM and Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 835 or the Exynos 8895 processor depending on the region. The company could incorporate a 5.5-inch 4K Super AMOLED display which will technically make it the second smartphone to have such a high resolution (Sony Xperia Z5 Premium being the first). It is also said to feature a dual-camera setup at the back and a special 256GB variant. While there is not much info about the design, a certain rumour suggested that a larger version of the device with a 6.2-inch form factor could also be introduced. Rumoured launch date points to 26th of February which will be somewhere around MWC 2017.