Galaxy S Light Luxury a.k.a Galaxy S8 Lite officially launched in China

Final updated: May 21st, 2018 at 10:52 UTC+01:00

Contempo reports had revealed that Samsung was working on a watered-downwards version of the Galaxy S8 and it was then referred to equally the Galaxy S8 Lite by the rumor factory. We reported yesterday that Samsung is going to denote this device every bit the Galaxy Due south Light Luxury today and that'due south precisely what it has done. The handset bearing model number SM-G8750 has now been officially announced in China as the Galaxy S Light Luxury.

Galaxy S Light Luxury specs and price

The device looks much the same as the Milky way S8 even though it doesn't take comparable specs. It even has the xviii.5:nine aspect ratio v.8-inch Infinity Brandish albeit with FHD+ resolution. The handset features an eight-megapixel front and 16-megapixel rear camera with the fingerprint sensor placed aslope it at the back. The device doesn't accept a heart rate sensor, though.

It retains the IP68 water and dust resistance rating likewise as the physical Bixby cardinal since the vox assistant is onboard too. Additional features include 4G LTE back up, Samsung Pay, wireless charging, iris scanning and facial recognition.

Yous won't discover the Snapdragon 835 under the hood, though. Information technology'due south powered by a less powerful bit – the Snapdragon 660 – with 4GB Of RAM and 64GB of storage. Information technology too comes with a iii,000mAh battery and Android 8.0 Oreo.

The Milky way Southward Light Luxury is going to cost ¥3999 which is equal to $625 at the prevailing exchange rate. Customers who purchase 1 during the pre-order period which runs from today through June one volition be able to get it for ¥3699 or $578 instead. It'south now bachelor for buy through JD.com, ane of the leading online retailers in China.

Samsung has but launched this handset for customers in Communist china and it appears highly unlikely that this device will be offered in other markets. The visitor is selling the Milky way Southward Calorie-free Luxury in Burgundy Red and Midnight Black colors. The handset ships with AKG earphones in the box much similar the Galaxy S8 does.