Samsung Galaxy S8 leaks and rumors are piling up and newly surfaced images show a sleek Jet Black color option that might look very familiar to iPhone fans.
Apple stirred great hype with its Jet Black iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus back in September, and the color option quickly proved to be in great demand. If in the past Apple would spice things up in terms of design by introducing a new look with each iPhone iteration, in recent years it settled for the same overall design and pulled other tricks to keep things interesting.
With the iPhone 7 series, for instance, Apple increased the amount of internal storage, packed a dual rear camera setup onto the larger model, and introduced new color options. The Jet Black avatar was the most popular, sporting a mirror-like glossy finish that added a more elegant touch.
Glossy Black Samsung Galaxy
Samsung didn't take long to go down the same path and in December 2016, it introduced the Galaxy S7 edge in a glossy black avatar called Black Pearl.
While Samsung previously released a slew of black phones, it never offered a glossy black option until after Apple introduced its Jet Black iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus.
Samsung Galaxy S8 Jet Black Leaks
It now seems like the glossy black Galaxy S7 edge was successful enough to warrant a new iteration and Samsung is apparently ready to add the same glossy avatar to the upcoming Galaxy S8 series.
The highly anticipated Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus will finally debut later this month and newly leaked images now show a sleek Jet Black (or Black Pearl) color option.
The images surfaced on Weibo (via SlashLeaks) and allegedly show a Galaxy S8 mockup in the stylish glossy black avatar. Third parties often use leaked schematics to come up with to-scale dummy units (mockups) of upcoming Samsung and Apple smartphones. Such units are made using real materials and although they're not the real product, they're often quite close to the real deal.
If this proves to be true in this case, the upcoming glossy black Samsung Galaxy S8 will look pretty stunning, albeit it will also be a fingerprint magnet because of the mirror-like finish.
Nevertheless, the color option could be another selling point for the Galaxy S8 flagship and further heat up the already fierce competition between Samsung and Apple.
Other Samsung Galaxy S8 Color Options
Other rumors Samsung Galaxy S8 color options include White, Gold, Black, Orchid Gray and Violet, with availability potentially varying by market.
With an official unveiling set for later this month on March 29, the new Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus are expected to go on sale sometime in April. It remains to be seen which of the rumored color options will actually be in the mix, but the leaks are painting an exciting picture.
As always with leaks and rumors, however, it's best to take everything with a grain of salt until the formal unveiling.
