Unofficial Galaxy S8 render hints at what the design might look like

We recently saw the first leaked live photo of the Galaxy S8 and it more or less confirmed some of the things we’ve been hearing about this handset. For example, it confirmed that the physical home button is being ditched and the fingerprint scanner is being moved to the back. It also confirmed that the handset will have an amazing display-to-body ratio.

Since that leaked picture was a bit blurry, this unofficial render of the Galaxy S8 is going to give you a better idea of what the Galaxy S8 might look like. This render is based on the current rumors and reports about the Galaxy S8 so it’s not the real deal but works well as a reference point.

The render shows us that the Galaxy S8 might have a dedicated hardware button for the Bixby artificial intelligence assistant, the edge-to-edge curved “Infinity” display and a fingerprint scanner on the back. What do you think about how the Galaxy S8 is shaping up to be so far?

Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy S8 on March 29 and release it by mid-April.

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Samsung heir Lee might face arrest once again

Samsung Electronics vice chairman and heir apparent Lee Jae-yong dodged arrested two weeks ago when the Seoul Central District Court rejected an arrest warrant request put forward by the special prosecutor’s office that’s looking into allegations of embezzlement and bribery against Samsung in connection with South Korea’s influence-peddling scandal. Samsung allegedly paid more than $35 million in bribes to organizations and foundations run by Choi Soon-sil, a close personal friend of President Park Geun-hye, to gain influence.

According to a new report out of Korea on Sunday, the independent investigation team that’s looking into this corruption scandal is likely to seek an arrest warrant once again for Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong. The team is reportedly considering to try and get an arrest warrant for the Samsung heir once it’s done with the face-to-face investigation of the president by early next month.

The court denied the first warrant request because it didn’t consider Lee to be a flight risk and saw no need to detain him even though the investigation still continues. Whether the prosecutors will be able to make a stronger case for arrest the second time around remains to be seen.

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Check out exactly what’s new with Nougat on the Galaxy S7 in this short video

If you’ve been following SamMobile closely over the course of the past few weeks, there’s a good chance you picked up on our comprehensive What’s New With Nougat series. If this is the first time you’ve heard of it, don’t worry. You don’t have to go back and read all 15 parts to catch up. Instead, you can take a look at the short video below, which highlights all of the new features we discovered baked into Android 7.0 on the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge.

Check it out below:

Also, be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel as we’ll be sharing a lot more Nougat coverage in the coming weeks.

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