IPhone 8: Curved display - but not like Galaxy S7 Edge

The iPhone 8 is to get a bent OLED display, but only to a small extent. Anyone hoping for a similarly large curvature, as Samsung uses it for its Galaxy S7 Edge, should be disappointed. Anyway, the Curved screen of the iPhone 8 is more likely to serve aesthetics, new controls are not expected.

Is the iPhone 8 now a curved screen or not? At least the Japanese side Nikkei Asian Review expects a curved display for the anniversary iPhone, reports MacRumors. The curvature will be significantly lower than the Galaxy S7 Edge. In any case, it is a challenge to produce such a curved glass. The visible area of ​​the iPhone is supposed to be 5.2 inches, but "no new significant functions" offer, the unspecified source is cited.

IPhone 8: Flat display uses "OLED not optimal"

The messages about the installed panel in the iPhone 8, however, differ slightly from each other. The market analysis company IHS Markit expects a conventional flat design. The well-known Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is in the same direction, he also reckons with a so-called 2.5D glass, which Apple since the iPhone 6. But: A slightly curved display might correspond to this assumption. Apple would "use OLED not optimally", if only a conventional and thus flat screen would be installed, the insider continues to report. The design is not yet final and could change until the release.

Together with the iPhone 7s and the iPhone 7s Plus, the iPhone 8, also as an iPhone edition in conversation, should be presented on the traditional September keynote. However, industry observers expect a later appearance for the iPhone 8 with a later appearance than for the S-models - possibly only towards the end of the year at a price of more than 1000 US dollars.

Samsung Galaxy S8 is supposed to dominate face recognition

The Samsung Galaxy S8 is not only to be equipped with an iris scanner, but also to recognize facial recognition. This is to ensure reliable and fast biometric authentication - in less than 0.01 seconds.

In less than 0.01 seconds, the Galaxy S8 will recognize faces. (© YouTube / Samsung Display 2017 2017)

Samsung wants to spend his Galaxy S8 a face recognition, reported SamMobile with reference to The Investor. While the fingerprint sensor will in the future be placed far less prominently on the back of the smartphone, the iris scanner is likely to play a key role in identifying the owner. But the South Koreans do not want to leave alone. Because: The Galaxy S8 should also have a face recognition integrated. The biometric authentication is to become safer and, above all, faster. The system should take just less than 0.01 seconds to identify the face - as opposed to the slightly slower iris scanner.

Galaxy S8: Faster identification by facial recognition

Due to some limitations of the iris scanner in terms of speed and accuracy, one has decided to "add a face detection to the Galaxy S8," quotes The Investor, a Samsung official. Whether the upcoming product launch of the iPhone 8 could have favored the manufacturer's decision remains unclear. At the very least, however, it had probably fallen within the timeframe, in which more speculation about the integration of a face recognition technology for the iPhone 8 was speculated.

Sure, on March 29th, Samsung wants to present its new smartphone flagship in New York. The release is said to be latest rumors, however, only at the end of April, after having been anticipated with an appearance in the middle of April.

IPhone 8: Release clearly after iPhone 7s & iPhone 7s Plus?

The iPhone 8 is supposed to come under the name "iPhone Edition" in the trade. The release is insider information, however, according to the standard models iPhone 7s and iPhone 7s Plus.

The iPhone 8 could come with the name "iPhone Edition" on the market. (© AlHasan Husni 2017)

That the iPhone 8 this year will also come with this name in the trade is, of course, still by no means mattered. After the title "iPhone X" has finally been published, a report from the well-known Japanese Apple blog Mac Otakara according to MacRumors now brings the name "iPhone Edition" into play. Similar to the Apple Watch Edition, the name should also signal the iPhone's absolute luxury. The smartphone should therefore also crack the 1000-dollar mark.

IPhone 8: OLED screen still not secure?

The smartphone is supposed to be presented together with the iPhone 7s and the iPhone 7s Plus on a keynote in September, but the release of the iPhone Edition could be "clearly later". With the features for the iPhone 8 / iPhone Edition, Apple according to the report so far however still sway. Only so far a 5-inch screen, wireless charging and a dual camera are so far. For the 5 inch, Mac Otakara refers to the really usable display part, the complete screen is rumored to be 5.8 inches in size. The iPhone 8 or iPhone Edition will not be bigger than the iPhone 7 with 4.7 inches due to a nearly borderless design.

Otherwise, Apple is currently still many prototypes of the device circulating - some with physical home button, some with a pure software solution. Even with AMOLED and LCD screens are still experimenting. Quite so surely the feature does not seem to be so many rumors.

Sonos Playbase: New TV speakers officially presented

With the Sonos Playbase, a new soundbase has now been introduced for the TV and as a supplement to the surround system. The Playbase improves the TV sound and can be wirelessly supplemented with other Sonos speakers to a 5.1 system.

With the Playbase, Sonos has now officially introduced a new Soundbase. Unlike a Soundbar like the Sonos Playbar, a Soundbase is not in front of the TV, but the TV is on the Soundbase. In addition, the bass reproduction of soundbases is usually better than that of soundbars. The Playbase can be wirelessly connected to the Sonos Sub subwoofer and two Sonos Play: 1 speakers to a 5.1 system. It also has six mid-range, three high and one low-frequency drivers.

Supported by Amazon Alexa

The Playbase can be configured with the Sonos Trueplay app, so that it can be inserted acoustically into the rest of the sound system. Over 80 music services are supported by the speaker, including Apple Music and Spotify. This way you can play music with the Playbase, even if the TV is switched off. Later in the year, Sonos will complement the support of the language assistant Amazon Alexa, which means that the speaker will be controlled by an Alexa device like Amazon Echo.

Available from April 4th for 800 euros

The Playbase can be set up via an optical input and the power supply, more cables are not needed according to Sonos. Sonos has also already voiced for price and release. The WLAN loudspeaker is to come from April 4 in the colors black and white for a price of 800 euros on the market.

Finally: Genuine Samsung Galaxy S8 shows itself in short video

Finally, it has happened: The real Samsung Galaxy S8 - and not just a computer calculated image - is in a very short video. A few weeks before the release of the device, more and more leaks of the device appear.

So just before the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S8, which will be celebrated with a release event on 29 March, the frequency of the leaks is growing strongly. And that, although the manufacturer, of course, with all the mids to prevent that his employees shots pictures and other information to the public, writes Slash Gear.

Samsung Galaxy S8: The short video shows nothing new

So it is no surprise that there is now a short video of the upcoming top model from Samsung. The clip does not show anything new, but it is a little strange, which is almost by the way. Because on the device immensely large warnings, not to publish it - and exactly that has happened now.

It is also strange that the IMEI number and also the barcode of the device are clearly visible. This allows the smartphone to be tracked well. Therefore, it is also somewhat surprising that the video is still online some time after the Leak. It remains unclear whether Samsung is just preparing the lawsuit against the Videofilmer or whether the Korean company the film simply does not care.

It may well be that the video Samsung really does not care, because in the last days the leaks to the Galaxy S8 have increased enormously. However, the pictures show only what is already known in fact, among other things that the display of the device almost borderless and the fingerprint sensor on the back has migrated.

IPhone 8: Patent refers to fingerprint sensor in the display

The fact that the iPhone 8 will appear for release without a physical home button seems long ago. A now published patent shows how Apple could integrate the fingerprint scanner below the screen. Touch ID could provide a seamless experience without explicit authentication, such as purchases on the App Store.

The iPhone 8 might support some kind of automatic fingerprint authentication, reports 9to5Mac. A corresponding patent filed already at the beginning of 2015, now this was awarded to the Californians by US patent office USTPO. Obviously, Apple is interested in a different solution for the fingerprint sensor for Samsung's iPhone 8, as it is likely to do with the Samsung Galaxy S8 - in the course of the frameless design, the fingerprint scanner probably migrates to the back of the new Samsung flagship. Apple could plug in the Touch ID directly under the display and thus an identification, which would work on the entire screen area.

IPhone 8: App Store purchases without explicit authentication?

It is described in the patent that a fast authentication is desirable, for example when performing another task. In some cases, additional fingerprint authentication is undesirable. This would allow Apple to target purchases on the App Store or transactions via Apple Pay, which do not have to be confirmed separately by a fingerprint. The iPhone 8 would in this case simply read the finger, which is already already on the display.

Whether the iPhone 8 to the real-time with such an elaborate feature, remains to be seen. The iPhone manufacturer has yet another patent that sketches a display fingerprint scanner to work with infrared light. Only the fewest patents can make the leap into reality. At the latest in September, it is clear which technology will be used in the iPhone 8.