Samsung is planning to continue the longstanding tradition of releasing an Active variant of its flagship Galaxy S smartphone range, according to reports on Friday.
After the release of the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ smartphone later this month, the company has the Galaxy S8 Active on deck, judging by a model number revealed by SamMobile.
The Samsung-focused site says the device will rock the model number SM-G892A and is internally codenamed Cruiser.
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Last year’s S7 Active added a polycarbonate layer on top of the display, and built the device to conform to the MIL STD-810G military standard for pressure, temperature, shock and radiation(!) resistance.
It also had a larger battery, upgrading the S7’s 3,000mAh battery pack in favour of a 4,000mAh cell.
Last year, in a kerfuffle undermined by the Note 7 disaster that was to folllow, Samsung stepped in to defend the S7 Active amid accusations it failed to live up to its 1.5m waterproof rating.
In a statement in June 2016 the firm said: “The Galaxy S7 Active passed rigorous tests to ensure IP68 certification for water-resistance.
“Samsung stands behind this water-resistance certification, and will replace any Galaxy S7 active under its standard limited warranty, should water damage occur.”
The Galaxy S7 Active was an exclusive to the AT&T network in the United States and never made it to the UK. Whether that’ll be different this time around remains to be seen.
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