Samsung Galaxy S8's selfie camera to have autofocus, finally

29 November 2016
Front-facing cameras in Samsung flagships have struggled to keep up with the times.

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Someone Else, 01 Dec 2016Thanks for letting me know. Really appreciate it.You're welcome!

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    • AnonD-600084
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    • 04 Dec 2016

    Anonymous, 29 Nov 2016A lot of sony models already has this feature.Yup true story,look like sammy follow sony trail to put autofocus on front cam,eventough sony have it almost 2 year already c5,m5,x series

    the best front cam in smartphone is xa ultra, 16mp with autofocus,and ois ,thumb up

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      • Frenna
      • mSu
      • 02 Dec 2016

      Of course this is wonderful and all, BUT... I've read in rumors that S8 will only have edge variant. Which would mean I won't buy it. Please Samsung I really don't want Edge. I have the S6 and I want to keep using touchwiz I like it the most.

        Anonymous, 30 Nov 2016dont let them start ... they will release note 7 reboot ac... morelol

          AnonD-39937, 01 Dec 2016selfie camera with autofocus from Sony: Xperia M5,C5 Ultra,... moreThanks for letting me know. Really appreciate it.

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            • mAN
            • 01 Dec 2016

            Someone Else, 30 Nov 2016Many Android phones have auto focus on their front cam? Fro... moreselfie camera with autofocus from Sony: Xperia M5,C5 Ultra, X, X Performance, XA, XA Ultra, XZ, X Compact; from Asus: Zenfone Selfie and tons of chinese phones.

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              • Anonymous
              • 4Js
              • 01 Dec 2016

              Sawsan, 30 Nov 2016Couldn't care less about front camera focus; selfies are al... moreGood so then for the people that don't play anything graphically or think performance is not important they shouldn't improve the socs anymore gaining performance and efficiency.

              Just cause others say canard are good enough we shouldn't improve lenses or sensors anymore.

              Or any other aspect because some grump says it's enough. The tech should never advance anymore

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                • Anonymous
                • 4Js
                • 01 Dec 2016

                AnonD-491313, 30 Nov 2016Or having an exceedingly large sensor like HTC does without... moreThey do have a very large sensor in the galaxy and the difference is how fat the HTC phones have been.

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                  • 01 Dec 2016

                  Savor, 30 Nov 20166GB of RAM and still bad software optimization from Samsung... moreThat of the bad software optimization of the Samsung skin is actually a big lie. If you notice since the last 2 years, 2 years and half, the things had gone well in terms of skin optimization and you didn't notice any lag or almost any lag. And the skin of the Samsung smartphones is rich in interesting and good features. Samsung it isn't only smartphones and tv's, they make everything. Beyond smartphones and tv's, they make appliances, computers, computer components, Arm based processors, planes, war planes, helicopters, cars, buildings, biotechnology, boats, combat cars, trains, etc.

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                    • Mfx
                    • 01 Dec 2016

                    SURVIVOR, 30 Nov 2016You're a obvious overpriced low quality garbage Samsung lov... morewhoever the heck you are , just take a chill pill and calm your tits
                    If you hate samsung thunn Just dont waste your time go read a book climb a tree or something !

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                      • 01 Dec 2016

                      Apple please do not copying this Samsung great idea

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                        • 30 Nov 2016

                        6GB of RAM and still bad software optimization from Samsung. They have the worst Android skin in the business and you will only notice it the more you use it. LG's skin is only mildly better but at least they still offer removable battery and aren't plagued by bloat which isn't always easy to remove. I only care for Samsung TVs. The rest of their stuff, I don't pay attention to just like I prefer Macs but ignore iPhones. 4K to power this S8? I can't even tell the difference between 1080p v 4K on "50 TVs. Why would I care about 4K when VR isn't ready until another 4-5 years from now? And the battery life for 4K. Such a waste just like going from 1080p to 1440p and benefitting incrementally.

                          SURVIVOR, 30 Nov 2016You're a obvious overpriced low quality garbage Samsung lov... moreI was replying to a guy that said 'many Android phones have auto focus on their front cam' while its definitely not. Although they are some, front cam with auto focus is still rare in smartphones. I don't know where you get the "I'm a Samsung lover' crap

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                            • rich watarious
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                            • 30 Nov 2016

                            The leaks of note 8 has started so fast faster than I thought. So there Will be no note 6? Note 6 should have come to replace note 7 before note 8 comes. I know both note 8 and S8 are all going to be powerful

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                              • 30 Nov 2016

                              Someone Else, 30 Nov 2016Many Android phones have auto focus on their front cam? Fro... moreYou're a obvious overpriced low quality garbage Samsung lover.
                              If you were not, you wouldn't live in your own little world with only a friend named Sammy and explore the other miles ahead devices from other Android OEMs.

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                                • 30 Nov 2016

                                Someone Else, 30 Nov 2016If Samsung do that, get ready for a front camera bump XDOr having an exceedingly large sensor like HTC does without protruding :l

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                                  • fjS
                                  • 30 Nov 2016

                                  This headline is being compromised and I'll tell you why, if it was iPhone they'll be saying auto flash in selfie was long introduced but it's Samsung they'll say it didn't relate with the times. This site is always lenient on Samsung but rigid on other brands.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • RIG
                                    • 30 Nov 2016

                                    PJALSTARz, 29 Nov 2016Samsung might probably launch the note 7 rebootdont let them start ... they will release note 7 reboot active , note 7 reboot plus , note 7 reboot prime , note 7 reboot pro , note 7 reboot Max , note 7 reboot 2017 , note 7 reboot Asian / American / Europe version , and so on

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                                      • 30 Nov 2016

                                      Mi5, best selfie.

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                                        • Sawsan
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                                        • 30 Nov 2016

                                        Couldn't care less about front camera focus; selfies are almost always taken at arms length and the current focus-free lenses that are designed to focus at that distance do a good enough job.