(iTers News) - Samsung Electronics’ newly-released Galaxy S8 and S8 plus smartphone will likely become a smashing hit, if its current pre-order receipts turn into real number.

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At a “Media Day” held on April 13 in Seoul, Koh Dong Jin, CEO with Samsung Electronics said that Samsung logged more than 720,000 pre-orders for Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus in Korea alone, as consumers are increasingly getting enthralled with its new innovative features like ultra-wide curved display and voice-activated intelligent assistant.

The pre-order takes-up are bigger than those of Galaxy S7, which the company received in the same period since its debut, according to Samsung. Yet, he didn’t give any number on how many pre-orders the company had taken in the U.S.

Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus will go for sale simultaneously in Korea and the U.S. on April 21.

Called as “Infinite Display”, the bezel-less AM OLED screen boasts of 18.5:9 aspect ratio. The wide display is ideal for watching videos and playing games.

What is the most alluring is Bixby, a voice-activated intelligent assistant.

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Coming with a deep machine learning technology, the voice-recognition intelligent assistant will allow users to interact with their smart phones with a command of voice to make a phone call, or   activate certain menu screens or apps. It can also enable users to search the Internet to find what they want to shop, buy, and pay it with Samsung Pay using Bixby.

To activate Bixby, users need to talk to the phone while pressing the Bixby button located below the volume button.

Yet, what is disappointing is that Bixby features won’t be activated until May 1, as its syntax reference data still isn’t rich enough to support the services.

Galaxy S8 is embedded with 10nm circuitry CPU, which is 10% higher in CPU performance and 21% higher in graphic processing, compared to its previous model. It is also highly power efficient.

Meanwhile, Harman AKG earphones will come in the box with the Galaxy S8.

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The new high-performance earphones come with dual drivers– 11 and 8 millimeters– to offer high performing sound quality.

Samsung is also introducing new accessories with the new smartphone.

The company has introduced Samsung DeX, which converts the new Samsung Galaxy S8 into a desktop environment including an optimized UI for multi-tasking a desktop environment with keyboard and mouse support, resizable window capabilities, a task bar, pop-up notifications and more.

Galaxy S8 will be available in three colors- midnight black, orchid gray, arctic silver- and Galaxy S8+ will be available in two colors- coral blue and orchid gray. Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ will be available on pricings of 935,000 won and 990,000, respectively.

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