The Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus is an Android 7 handset with a 6.2-inch QHD+ 2960 by 1440 pixel display and NFC.
Also announced at the same time was the Samsung Galaxy S8, which has a slightly smaller display and a smaller battery.
Galaxy S8 coverage in NFC World
- BMW launches NFC digital keys for X5 and 8 Series cars
- TSB to roll out iris scanning tech
- Samsung Pay adds Bixby voice-controlled banking in South Korea
- Samsung says iris scanner hack could “only have been made under a rare combination of circumstances”
- Samsung Pay rolls out across Hong Kong following early access launch
- Hackers defeat Samsung Galaxy S8 iris scanner
- Samsung Pay goes live in Taiwan with seven banks
- Samsung Pay goes live in the UK with iris scan authentication and faster transit payments
- Galaxy S8 gets Gemalto secure element to support Samsung Pay
- Samsung Pay launches in Sweden and the UAE, enters early access in Hong Kong and Switzerland
- Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus to support Bluetooth 5
- Samsung reveals S8 with multi-biometrics, Samsung Pay reaches quarter of a billion transactions and adds online payments
- Samsung Galaxy S8 to feature Bixby virtual assistant
- Samsung Galaxy S8 to use face recognition for payments?
- Galaxy S8 to get iris scanner for payments authentication?
- Samsung to add AI button to new smartphone