Samsung Galaxy S8

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2017

Enterprise Release

In October 2017, Samsung Electronics announced corporate versions of the flagship smartphones Galaxy Note 8   and Galaxy S8.  In terms of technical characteristics, new devices do not differ from the original models, and the main innovations are associated with the use of business software.

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Enterprise Edition   and Galaxy S8 Enterprise Edition  received free three-year access to the Knox Configure cloud tool, which allows IT administrators to remotely manage mobile devices and applications through a secure interface according to the needs of companies. For example, you can automatically send SMS messages or track employee locations.

Galaxy S8

New smartphones use a special corporate firmware, which for three years will be updated free of charge through the wireless Internet (Wi-Fi or cellular communications). Security patches will be installed every month.

Business modifications of devices are subject to an extended warranty from the manufacturer - for three years instead of two in the case of consumer versions.^[1]

The rest of the Samsung Enterprise Edition line of phones is no different. It also has security technologies used in the usual Galaxy S8 and Galaxy Note 8. In particular, we are talking about a biometric access system based on an image of the iris or fingerprint, as well as an updated Knox 2.8 platform that protects gadgets from unauthorized access and malicious attacks.  The tubes retain tiered protection, real-time protection, and hardware encryption.

By the time the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Enterprise Edition   and Galaxy S8 Enterprise Edition are announced, only Germany is available, but in the future they will appear in other countries. Release dates in Russia are not reported.

Deception of biometric protection

The biometric identification system in the latest Samsung Galaxy S8 smartphones can be deceived using a photo, members of the German hacker community Chaos Computer Club (CCC) found out. They told about their discovery on the community website on May 22.

The flagship devices Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 +, introduced on March 29, 2017, are able to recognize the owner by the iris pattern. As the manufacturer assures, such a system provides reliable authentication, but hackers easily bypassed it. This required only a good digital camera, printer and contact lens.

Galaxy S8 supports user recognition by iris pattern

Having photographed the owner of the device in night shooting mode from a distance of several meters, German hackers printed out the picture. Then a contact lens was pasted over the photo to give the flat image on the paper the desired depth. When such a picture was brought to the Samsung Galaxy S8, the smartphone could not recognize the fake and unlocked the screen as if it scanned the iris of the real owner.

The discovery made by hackers raises serious concerns, since iris identification is used to confirm purchases in the Samsung Pay payment system. Thus, the owner risks not only personal data stored in the smartphone, but also the contents of the wallet.

In addition, the simplicity of the method is alarming. Given the ubiquitous passion to post their high-quality photos and selfies on the Web, it will not be difficult to get pictures to unlock the device, Bleeping Computer observers say.^[2]

If you value the data stored on your smartphone and want to use the device for payments, it is safer to use the traditional method of unlocking using a PIN code than authentication based on biometric information, "commented Dirk Ingling, representative of Chaos Computer Club[3]

See also Biometric identification technologies

Announcement

On March 29, 2017, Samsung announced the flagship Galaxy  S8 smartphone, as well as its enlarged version of the Galaxy S8 +. The devices received an iris scanner, a high-definition screen and a new voice assistant. Sales of new products in Russia will begin at the end of April.

In the Galaxy S8 line, the South Korean giant abandoned the traditional physical button under the display, replacing it with a virtual one with a feedback system. Another innovation was the Bixby voice assistant. To start the service, a special button appeared on the left side of the case. Samsung claims that the application is the smartest among itself and fundamentally different from the decisions of other companies.

Galaxy S8 receives new Bixby voice assistant

The Galaxy S8 and S8 + will come with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 or Samsung Exynos 8895 processor, depending on the region. The memory capacity of the devices is 4 GB, the capacity of the built-in UFS 2.1 flash drive is 64 GB. The devices also received a slot for microSD cards and a 3.5 mm headphone connector.

Galaxy S8 will cost 55 thousand rubles

The presented models are equipped with two cameras: the main one received a 12-MP matrix, the front one - 8-MP. Both support Dual Pixel technology and feature an f/1.7 diaphragm.

Galaxy S8 will be released in several colors of the case

Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 + are equipped respectively with 5.8 and 6.2-inch curved Super AMOLED screens with a resolution of Quad HD + (2960 x 1440 pixels) with a resulting pixel density of 570 and 529 dpi. The battery capacity is 3000 and 3500 mAh in favor of a larger smartphone.

Program the main of devices became the operating room sistemaandroid 7.0 Nougat. It is also worth noting the presence of biometric identification tools (fingerprints and iris), protection against water and dust according to the IP68 standard, wireless charging functions according to WPC and PMA technologies.

Comparison of Samsung Galaxy S8 with competitors, TAdviser data

Russian sales of the Samsung Galaxy  S8 and Galaxy S8 + will start on April 28, 2017. Prices - 55 and 60 thousand rubles, respectively. On March 29, 2017, the manufacturer began accepting pre-orders for the purchase of new smartphones^[4]

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