Next year's competition between Apple's iPhone 8 and Samsung's Galaxy S8 is looking to be the likes of a Godzilla vs. King Kong battle in the smartphone industry. Samsung is looking forwards towards reestablishing its image and regain some lost market shares from its Galaxy Note 7 issue. Apple, on the other end, is looking to get its mojo back on track with yet another major smartphone refresh.

Release dates

Samsung's Galaxy S8 has been speculated to roll out in either March or April 2017. It has also been rumored to feature a bezel-less, edge-to-edge display, as well as being home button-less. Apple's upcoming flagship iPhone 8, which is due out in the fall of next year, is rumored to have both of those features as well.

Other similar features

The iPhone 8 is said to be featuring a curved glass front and back along with a metal band along the rim. If proven true, that would definitely be a revolutionary design change after three iterations of the same smartphone. Both the Galaxy S8 and the iPhone 8 are speculated to use OLED displays instead of the traditional liquid crystal display (LCD) screens. OLED screens are thinner yet more power efficient, and boast richer, vivid colors than LCD displays.

Galaxy S8 to feature AI similar to Apple's

A very own personal voice assistant will also be featured for the Samsung Galaxy S8 in its upcoming release next year. The said feature also marks the very first for Samsung to be working on. Samsung will feature an advanced Artificial Intelligence for the Samsung Galaxy S8 that will come with two personalities, including a male AI assistant named Bixby and a female version named Kestra.

The Similarities

With all things said, it's pretty clear to see that both upcoming flagship phones will likely be similar towards a lot of fields. The only thing that would break them apart is the buyer's own personal preference and whether they are more used to iOS or Android phones.