The Samsung Galaxy S8 pre-orders beginning on Friday was almost 6 times higher compared to the pre-orders for the Galaxy S7 and last year's recalled smartphone, the Galaxy Note 7.
Just three days ago, Samsung Corporation receives a total of 550,000 pre-orders for its new release product, the Galaxy S8 smartphone. According to CIO Today, Samsung is set to hit the U.S. market on April 21 so there's a huge possibility that the smartphone will still add up to the huge number of pre-orders. A publication source in Korea claimed that the pre-orders of Samsung Galaxy S8 outpaced last year's recalled Galaxy Note 7, which had a record of 400,000 pre-orders.
As announced at the end of last month, the Samsung Galaxy S8, as well as the S8 Plus, are the latest emphasis of the tech firm's flagship smartphone. The price of the smartphone devices starts at $720 for the 5.8-inch device and $840 for the bigger version 6.2-inch. With its quality construction, the new Samsung gadgets are being titled as the two premium smartphones designed to compete with Apple's iPhone 8.
There are many leaks and rumors surrounding Apple's iPhone 8, which is expected to launch in September this year. Such news indicates that the upcoming iPhone could share some of the same features seen in the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus. The new design documents of Apple shows an iPhone device with a curved-edge screen and narrow bezels both at the top and bottom, same to the "Infinity Display" in Galaxy S8. Apple's iPhone 8 is also believed to feature a pressure-sensitive and a fingerprint scanner that's been relocated to the back of the device. It may also have no home button on the front part.
After coming in from Apple Inc. during the last quarter of 2016, the Korean giant finally grabbed the top spot in the global smartphone market with the share in the first quarter of 2017. However, a report claimed that Samsung attributed most of its strong performance to the low-end as well as mid-range smartphone devices, rather than its premium products. "The economically priced, high-performing Galaxy J series sustained Samsung's shipments and contributed significantly to the expansion of the brand's overall smartphone production volume," TrendForce reported.