Samsung Galaxy S8 Coral Blue U.S. Availability Expected As Best Buy Exclusive

The Coral Blue Galaxy S8 may go on sale Thursday, according to Droid Life. The color option may be available exclusively at Best Buy in models compatible with the Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint carriers. The retailer is also expected to sell an unlocked model. News of the device’s availability comes after hints of the release surfaced in June.

The Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ are available in color options including Orchid Grey, Midnight Black, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue and Maple Gold; however, U.S. consumers could purchase only the gray, black and silver options when the device first launched in April.

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Availability of the blue and gold options was limited to markets such as Korea. However, the Coral Blue Galaxy S8 has since launched in the U.K. The Galaxy S8+ is also now available in pink in Taiwan, while there are rumors of an Amethyst or Violet option, which may release in Brazil.

Coral Blue has been a consumer favorite color option, which released originally on the Galaxy Note 7 in 2016. Samsung began offering a Coral Blue Galaxy S7 Edge model after the Galaxy Note 7 was discontinued due to the similarity in design between the two devices.

Samsung has since implemented the same dual-edge curved display on the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus and is also expected to release the Galaxy Note 8 with that design. The upcoming phablet may also be released in blue, in addition to black, silver, and gold at launch.

The Galaxy Note 7 is also once again back on the market, being sold as the Galaxy Note 7 Fan Edition. The Korea exclusive device features a smaller battery than the original Galaxy Note 7 but also comes in Coral Blue (or Blue Coral, depending on the model).

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The Samsung Galaxy S8 features a 5.8-inch dual-edge curved infinity display while the Galaxy S8 Plus features a 6.2-inch display. Both devices include a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 or Exynos 8895 chip, 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage with microSD expansion. Camera features include a 12-megapixel rear lens and 8-megapixel front lens with f/1.7 aperture and auto HDR. The Galaxy S8 features a 3,000mAh battery and the Galaxy S8 Plus features a 3,500mAh battery.

Other aspects of the devices include their on-screen virtual home button and capacitive fingerprint scanner located on the back of the handsets. Other biometrics features include an iris scanner and facial recognition.