Samsung's redemption: Here's the best image of the S8 so far

Barcelona - After rough 2016, South Korean electronics manufacturer Samsung may redeem itself with an amazingly designed Galaxy S8 device this year.

The most detailed image of the yet-to-be-released device has been unveiled by one of the world’s most accurate smartphone leakers - alluding to rumours that the this could be a controlled leak.

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Evan Blass, tech reporter, has built a reputation for accurately leaking images of some of the world’s biggest smartphones on Twitter previously. 

Blass tweeted an image of the device along with the caption: “I think this is what you've been waiting for.”

The allegedly image shows the company’s latest flagship device with an almost bezel-less display. 

Rumoured specs of the company’s next flagship device includes a 5.1 inch display, 12 megapixel camera and the Snapdragon 830 chipset with 6GB of RAM and a 4K display.

Samsung avoided launching the S8 at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week as it is still recovering from the exploding Note 7 saga. 

I think this is what you've been waiting for. pic.twitter.com/FvYfsLOy0R

— Evan Blass (@evleaks) March 1, 2017

Last year, the electronics manufacturer unveiled its S7 and S7 Plus devices during the 2016 MWC.

READ: Don't expect the 'Samsung S8' to be launched next month.

Samsung also recently also announced an 8-point battery safety check for its future devices.

The company opted to announced three new tablets this week at the congress - the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 and a 10 and 12-inch version of the Samsung Galaxy Book.