Samsung earlier today took the stage in Barcelona, Spain to announce new products and a handful of partnerships. The South Korean company concluded its MWC 2017 keynote address with a little fun, the first teaser video depicting the Galaxy S8’s upcoming Unpacked event.

Thanks to Samsung, who spoke to the world a few hours ago, we now know the official date that the company will unveil its no longer just rumored, Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ smartphones. As expected, Samsung showed off its first teaser video of the Galaxy S8 today, although falling considerably below the one minute mark that was rumored coming into the event.

Samsung will host its Unpacked 17 Episode 1 event on March the 29th at an unconfirmed venue. It will be a privately held event, meaning no other manufacturers nor carriers will be there to make announcements, unless of course they have partnered with Samsung to create the Galaxy S8.

In the company’s teaser video, not much is disclosed other than the fact we’ll be getting the phone(s) on Wednesday, March 29th, exactly four weeks from today. Samsung took us through a brief tour of smartphone history and that they’re now, more than anything, everywhere.

Shamefully, the only part of the Galaxy S8 that was shown in the teaser is the front outline of the body (see above). As we have come to expect from leaks and reports, the lines show razor-thin bezels on both the top and bottom of the device. We also expect to see dual edge panels on the sides. At least we have confirmation that the majority of what we’ve been seeing through leaks is the actual device and that we’ll have a launch on March 29th.

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Watch Samsung’s first Galaxy S8 teaser video in its full length followed by the company’s invitation to Unpacked 2017 directly below.

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SOURCE [Samsung]