The next Samsung flagship will be released in 2017. Samsung Galaxy S8 to help the South Korean company to restore its reputation after a scandal with the Galaxy Note 7 . On the eve of the publication The Wall Street Journal reported that the launch of the new flagship moved to April. But PhoneArena sources shared some information that indicates that it will be released exactly on time, as scheduled.
An anonymous source in the supply chain, announced that the first delivery of components for the Samsung Galaxy S8 will start in January. A mass production will start in February. This time Samsung will be enough to start selling Galaxy S8 in March, a year after the launch of Galaxy S7 and S7 edge.
"Given the timing of deliveries of components, the launch of the new smartphone may occur in March, as usual, not in April, as stated in the report of The Wall Street Journal", - said another anonymous source.
Earlier, it was reported that Samsung Galaxy S8 will be presented at the exhibition MWC 2017, which will be held in Barcelona from February 27 to March 2, 2017. One of its main features will be the voice assistant called AI Bixby with elements of artificial intelligence. To quickly launch a virtual assistant, developed by startup Viv Labs.