Thanks to the countless leaked images and hands-on videos of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8 Plus, most fans now know what the phones will actually look like. However, the internal hardware and features of the device still remain a mystery. Despite the apparent lack of information regarding its internals, there is still some idea of what will likely be coming.

One of the quickest things that fans may have noticed in the numerous Samsung Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8 Plus leaks will probably be the placement of the devices' fingerprint sensor. According to a report from Forbes, the placement of the scanner is likely not what was originally planned.

The company initially wanted to place the scanner under the glass of the display for a more seamless overall look. However, a report from The Investor reveals that the company's fingerprint scanner supplier, Synaptics, might have not fully developed the technology in time for Samsung's deadline.

The technology to embed the scanner is already there, but mass producing the components and making sure it works all the time does take a lot of development.

Apple is expected to overtake Samsung in this particular department as their upcoming new Apple iPhone 8, or whatever it will be called, is rumored to also incorporate an embedded fingerprint scanner.

To compensate for the lack of the embedded scanner, Samsung is expected to push their other biometric security system on the Samsung Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8 Plus, namely its tried and tested iris scanner.

As for the rumored specs of the Samsung Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8 Plus, the larger device is expected to sport a 6.2-inch display, while the standard Galaxy S8 will have a 5.8-inch display.

Despite the larger screens, both devices will likely be the same size as their predecessors' thanks to their near bezel-less infinity displays. Both devices are expected to come with either the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 or the company's own Exynos 8895.

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