It is already expected that the next Samsung flagship will come out early next year. Speculations suggest that the upcoming Galaxy S8 is one of the top-tier flagships for 2017, should its rumored specs and features turn out to be true.

According to Forbes, supposed leaked documents for the specs and features of the next Samsung flagship includes a powerful ARM Mali-G71 graphics. Interestingly, the GPU is one of the most powerful graphics units in the market. The industry follower believes that with Samsung using the ARM GPU on its Galaxy S8 flagship, the iteration will be powerful enough to get next-generation performance levels. In addition, it is said that the Galaxy S8 will be fitted with a 4K display. Having a top pixel screen and a powerful GPU also holds a number of cutting-edge features for the flagship, including the Galaxy S8 natively supporting virtual reality content.

TechTimes agrees that VR content will be pushed to upcoming Samsung devices, starting with the Galaxy S8 flagship. The South Korea-based tech giant has already started on this road, with the release of the improved Gear VR headset. In addition, VR technology is slowly becoming mainstream, with systems such as the different VR headsets and platforms being released. With Samsung being thought of as one of the forerunners in the industry, it is expected that the tech giant will dip into VR for its smartphones sooner.

Meanwhile, although Samsung has yet to come out with confirmed details on its next flagship, having VR support for the Galaxy S8 points out powerful specs under its hood. Aside from a top-notch ARM Mali GPU, it is also said that the Samsung Galaxy S8 will come out with a new chipset, quite possible the supposed new 10nm setup dubbed as the Exynos 8895. However, it is also likely that Samsung will use a next-step Qualcomm chipset like the rumored Snapdragon 830 processor for its new flagship.