Samsung Galaxy S8 release date revealed as juicy handset features leak online

The new Galaxy S8 won’t be announced officially until April 15, according to sources. The Sun reports that swirling rumours, first reported by ETNews, follow four consecutive years in which the smartphone makers picked spring to reveal their new phone. The tech giant has followed in the footsteps of rival Apple, confirming to SamMobile that it will replace the jack with a USB Type-C port instead.

Apple lovers were fuming when Apple unveiled the iPhone 7 in 2016 without a headphone jack, instead replacing its classic earphones with wireless AirPods.

Despite widespread backlash the phone still sold out, with customers desperate to get their hands on one when it was released. The phone — initially believed to be launched in February at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona — will also ditch the signature home button.

It’s claimed that the new phone will have its fingerprint scanner under the screen instead, which will work using pressure-sensitive display technology.