This Galaxy S8 concept image strives to be bold, beautiful and convincing

by Daniel Petrov / Jan 26, 2017, 5:57 AM

This Galaxy S8 concept image strives to be bold, beautiful and convincing

Buoyed by the alleged glass protectors for the eventual front of the Galaxy S8 that leaked not long ago, and armed with knowledge from multiple leak sources, graphics designer Lee Kingway got to work recently, and came up with what may be the most convincing artist render of how the S8 might turn out so far. We have the expected extra slim top and bottom bezels, the rumored iris scanning duo, and the lack of physical home key all dolled up in blue, white and black, nestled around a curved AMOLED display that covers the vast majority of the phone's front.

Looking around the sides, we find the alleged dedicated button for launching Samsung's new virtual assistant Bixby on the left, USB-C port at the bottom, and an honest to goodness 3.5mm audio jack, too. Given that the camera is expected to stay largely unchanged from the already pretty good S7 shooter, contrary to the previous rumors of a dual-cam setup, it's not hard to believe the shape and placement of the lens, LED flash, and heart rate monitor as well.

The only eyebrow-raiser here is the elliptical area next to the camera lens on the back, supposedly of a finger scanner, which the artist probably did as an insurance provided that the speculation about incorporating it in the bottom display part proves too much of a wishful thinking. In any case, there are two months between now and the rumored Galaxy S8 unveiling, so we hope that the real thing leaks out in official renders at some point, in order to compare it with this artist depiction below.

Galaxy S8 graphics artist concept image

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source: Lee Kingway (Weibo)

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40 Comments

1. aegislash

Posts: 1500; Member since: Jan 27, 2015

This is actually gorgeous, holy sh*t. Congrats to the person that made these.

posted on Jan 26, 2017, 6:00 AM 9

12. Bankz

Posts: 2548; Member since: Apr 08, 2016

we might just have seen the Galaxy S8 folks! let's forget that this is a render, this will be what the Galaxy S8 looks like and if this is what it looks like, then, it's good bye the rest of android.

posted on Jan 26, 2017, 7:19 AM 10

2. Tyrion_Lannister unregistered

S8 will have flash above the camera, not on the side.

posted on Jan 26, 2017, 6:04 AM 5

14. Bankz

And you know this by? cause AFAIK everything is still speculation and rumors at this point. The Galaxy S8 could very well come with a dish washer for all we care.

posted on Jan 26, 2017, 7:25 AM 7

19. keithtae

Posts: 564; Member since: Mar 25, 2015

How i wish! Lol

posted on Jan 26, 2017, 7:45 AM 0

34. Tyrion_Lannister unregistered

Case design leaks can be considered reliable since they get the CAD renders of the dimentions and all the holes they need to make. We don't know the design of the phone, but we can rely on where the camera, flash, buttons and the port will be based on them.

posted on Jan 26, 2017, 10:28 AM 0

23. sissy246

Posts: 7120; Member since: Mar 04, 2015

You know this how. Oh by the same rumors we have all seen. I do believe this one the most so far. We Shell see in about 3 months or so.

posted on Jan 26, 2017, 8:40 AM 0

37. jmonteiro829

Posts: 261; Member since: Feb 13, 2012

Case manufacturers are showing this

posted on Jan 26, 2017, 12:24 PM 0

3. abdoualgeria

Posts: 928; Member since: Jul 27, 2015

I'll buy two .....

posted on Jan 26, 2017, 6:06 AM 1

18. levjaskulski

Posts: 4; Member since: Jan 26, 2017

I hope that I'll have enough money for one :)

posted on Jan 26, 2017, 7:31 AM 0

32. Cicero

Posts: 1134; Member since: Jan 22, 2014

So start saving.

posted on Jan 26, 2017, 10:10 AM 0

4. TheHeartBreakKid

Posts: 102; Member since: Jul 07, 2015

I dont really expect to see this small bezels. If they make it this small it will be a big thing. But ill be surprised if they do.

posted on Jan 26, 2017, 6:08 AM 3

5. galaxy-gear

Posts: 119; Member since: Sep 30, 2016

Lovely!

posted on Jan 26, 2017, 6:21 AM 1

6. nebula

Posts: 1009; Member since: Feb 20, 2015

Very nice renders. That shows how important is your wallpaper and colour of your phone. Now Samsung has to perfect palm rejection and they got winner.

posted on Jan 26, 2017, 6:21 AM 0

7. Landon

Posts: 1245; Member since: May 07, 2015

These concepts look awesome. I'm still torn on the fingerprint scanner allegedly moving to the back. I'm at a desk all day so unlocking my phone from the front is definitely preferred.

posted on Jan 26, 2017, 6:22 AM 0

13. Bankz

Iris scanner says hi!

posted on Jan 26, 2017, 7:22 AM 2

20. Landon

The iris scanner...how did I forget about the iris scanner?!

posted on Jan 26, 2017, 8:08 AM 0

21. IonoU

Posts: 11; Member since: Jan 16, 2017

Because most people doesn't care much about iris scanner and said it's a gimmicky, that's why.

posted on Jan 26, 2017, 8:14 AM 0

15. Mreveryphone

Posts: 1822; Member since: Apr 22, 2014

You could get a cell phone holder the sits your phone upright on your desk and utilize the iris scanner. I did that with the note 7 and it worked just fine. It amazed me everytime how fast it was at recognizing my eyes...

posted on Jan 26, 2017, 7:25 AM 0

26. TechieXP1969

Posts: 14967; Member since: Sep 25, 2013

Who says the fingerprint reader is on the back? The rumors said it will be underneath the glass? Did you not read that in earlier articles, that Samsung is working on a under glass finger sensor?

posted on Jan 26, 2017, 8:55 AM 0

30. Landon

This was the latest rumor saying it would be on the back, but then the case renderings that have come out conflict with it. http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S8-to-feature-bezel-less-design-infinity-display-iris-scanner-more_id90337 At this point, it seems like the fingerprint scanner location is the most unknown thing about this phone.