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Google I/O 2017: Samsung Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+ to Get Daydream VR Support This Summer

Google I/O 2017: Samsung Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+ to Get Daydream VR Support This Summer

By Shekhar Thakran | Updated: 18 May 2017 13:17 IST

Highlights

Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ support Gear VR platform
The support will be added with an over-the-air update
LG's upcoming flagship smartphone will also support Google Daydreams

When Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ were announced in March, it came as bit of a surprise that the top-end Android smartphones didn't feature support for Google's Daydream platform. However, this surprising omission will not stay for long as the search giant announced on Wednesday at its I/O 2017 conference that the support for Google Daydream virtual-reality platform will be coming to the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ this Summer.

Google announced that Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ will be getting the Daydream VR platform support with an over-the-air update later this year. Clay Bavor, Vice-President of Augmented and Virtual Reality at Google, announced at the event that the platform has seen "great momentum" in the first six months.

Additionally, the company announced that LG's next flagship smartphone, expected to be LG V30, will come with support for Daydream VR platform as well.

Notably, the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ smartphones come with support for Samsung's own Gear VR headset powered by Oculus and earlier there was a speculation that in order to promote the use of Gear VR, the South Korean company might be opting out of support for Daydream altogether. Addition of Daydream support means that Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ users will have options for VR just like the phones offer options in digital assistants, i.e. Google Assistant and Bixby.

The search giant additionally announced that it is working with partners including HTC Vive and Lenovo to develop standalone VR headsets that will be released in the "coming months" and feature search giant's 'WorldSense' tracking tech, based the company's Tango platform.

We discussed everything that was announced at Google I/O 2017 on Orbital, our weekly technology podcast. You can subscribe to via Apple Podcasts or RSS, or just hit the play button below to listen to this episode.

Samsung Galaxy S8

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Gorgeous looks and excellent construction quality
Brilliant displays
Phenomenal camera quality
Class-leading performance

Bad
No flat screen option
Nearly unusable fingerprint reader
Software stuffed with unnecessary features

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Display 5.80-inch

Processor Samsung Exynos 8895

Front Camera 8-megapixel

Rear Camera 12-megapixel

RAM 4GB

Storage 64GB

Battery Capacity 3000mAh

OS Android 7.0

Resolution 1440x2960 pixels

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Samsung Galaxy S8+

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS
Variants

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Gorgeous looks and excellent construction quality
Brilliant displays
Phenomenal camera quality
Class-leading performance

Bad
No flat screen option
Nearly unusable fingerprint reader
Software stuffed with unnecessary features

Read detailed Samsung Galaxy S8+ review

Display 6.20-inch

Processor Samsung Exynos 8895

Front Camera 8-megapixel

Rear Camera 12-megapixel

RAM 4GB

Storage 64GB

Battery Capacity 3500mAh

OS Android 7.0

Resolution 1440x2960 pixels

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