Samsung Galaxy S8: Samsung's next smartphone could feature this AMAZING design

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Samsung is reportedly planning a major redesign for the Galaxy S8 smartphone

Samsung could be planning a major redesign for its next big smartphone.

The Galaxy S8, which is set for release early next year, will offer a number of upgrades and improvements - but could also come with a great new feature.

It's something previously seen in the troubled Galaxy Note 7 device, which was pulled from sale earlier this year following a number of incidents and fires.

Now a website from Samsung's home nation of South Korea have suggested that the Samsung Galaxy S8 will come sporting a curved-edge display.

Much like previous Samsung smartphones, this feature will allow for notifications to be displayed on the side of the device, giving more room on the main screen.

However it seems that unlike past release, both versions of the Samsung Galaxy S8 will come with a curved display, rather than just the premium edition.

Previously, Samsung has only put a curved display in the more premium edition of its flagship smartphone - as seen recently in the Galaxy S6 and S7 edge devices.

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Samsung's Galaxy S8 should be released early next year

Reports out this week have also suggested that Samsung, in keeping with its previous launches, is planning two separate Galaxy S8 phones for next year.

So alongside a normal Samsung Galaxy S8, there will also be a bigger device, called the Samsung Galaxy S8 plus.

The rumours say that the standard Samsung Galaxy S8 will come with a 5.7 inch screen, making it slightly larger than the 5.5 inch Galaxy S7 edge released earlier this year.

This would also be a significant upgrade on the current flagship device, the 5.1 inch Galaxy S7.

However the Galaxy S8 plus may be the company's biggest device to date, reportedly sporting a 6.2 inch nearly edge-to-edge display.

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The Samsung Galaxy S8 is also reportedly set to come with a super-smart AI voice assistant called Viv as Samsung takes on the likes of Apple and Google.

Launching such a service would also allow Samsung to reduce its dependence on Google's own Now assistant.

Samsung is also expected to follow Apple and ditch the industry-standard 3.5mm headphone port.

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