Samsung Galaxy A8

Samsung Galaxy A8 Preview

The previous Galaxy A7 came out with quite a lot of impressive features; hence, the expectation from Samsung Galaxy A8 has also been quite high. Samsung tried to fulfill the expectation with more added features, space and style in this device, focusing less on the performance upgrade. Let's take a short overview about Galaxy A8.

Galaxy A8 is coming with sleek, slim and full metal body which will provide a 100% premium look. Samsung used their usual premium Super AMOLED display in it with a full HD resolution and 5.7-inch phablet size. So, if you like phones with big screens (ideal for better internet browsing, gaming and watching videos), this can be one good consideration. The back camera is quite impressive on this one as well as the front. On the back, there is 16 MP shooting tool with autofocus, flash, HDR etc. With HDR mode, one can take brighter and clearer photos in low light without the artificial flashlight which actually sometimes make the photo quality worst. On the front, 120° view will enable you to take "groupfies" and well as selfies with a larger background. Battery performance is decent in this phone with 3050 mAh. The fingerprint sensor is another big plus in this phone. However, on the disadvantage side, we think that Samsung could add dust and waterproof feature as well as 3 GB RAM instead of 2 GB in this phone. But considering the whole picture, we give it Galaxy A8 a "Very good" mark.

Network Scope	2G, 3G, 4G
Battery Type & Performance	Li-Ion 3050 mAh (non removable) Talk time: up to 17 hours Internet-usage time (3G): up to 10 hours
Body & Weight	158 x 76.8 x 5.9 millimeter, 151 grams
Camera Factors (Back)	5312 x 2988 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, auto face recognition, panorama mode, HDR, f/1.9 aperture
Camera Resolution (Back)	16 Megapixel
Camera Resolution (Front)	5 Megapixel, CMOS sensor, f/1.9 aperture
Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 615
Colors Available	Gold, Black, White
Display Size & Resolution	5.7 inches, Full HD 1080 x 1920 pixels
Display Type	Super AMOLED Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection
Graphic Processing Unit (GPU)	Adreno 405
Memory Card Slot	MicroSD, up to 128 GB
Operating System	Android Lollipop v5.1
Processor	Octa-Core 1,8 GHz, 1,3 GHz
RAM	2 GB
ROM	32 GB
Release Date	August 2015
Sensors	Accelerometer, fingerprint sensor, geomagnetic sensor, light, proximity
SIM Card Type	Single SIM (Nano SIM)
USB	MicroUSB v2.0
Video Recording	Full HD (1080p)
Wireless LAN	Dual-band, WiFi Direct, WiFi hotspot
Special Features	- S-Voice, Fingerprint, Full Metal Body
Other Features	- Bluetooth, GPS, A-GPS, MP3, MP4, Radio, GPRS, Edge, Loudspeaker