Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) specification and prices
First info about the Galaxy A8 (2018) by Samsung appeared on December 2017. This device belongs to the highest price range: the lowest Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) cost in USA for today is $589.99
The mobile phone runs on the most popular platform on the market for today - Android OS. Galaxy A8 (2018) has the late Android version: 7.1.1 (Nougat). It means that the mobile phone will support all the newest games and apps easily. The phone is equipped with Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) processor which shows a very high performance. The cell phone runs 4 GB RAM which is a big amount of memory.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) has great 16 megapixel rear camera. It will make high quality photos and videos. The camera's aperture size is 1.7. It is a great aperture for a cell phone. This allows the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) to get amazing photos even when there is little light, for example at night. Also so large aperture will help in making the foreground objects sharp and the background blurry. Rear camera of Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) can capture full HD high definition video, which image is not so perfect as 4K but is also very bright and clear.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a rather big 5.6 inch display size. It means that most users will experience difficulties using the mobile phone with one hand. Such screen size has significant benefits in compare to the smaller one: it's more comfortable to use the display as a viewfinder, better for playing games and perfect for reading books.
This cell phone has non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery.
The model's weight is 172 grams (6.07 oz), it is 149.2 mm (5.87 in) high, 70.6 mm (2.78 in) wide and has a 8.4 mm (0.33 in) depth which means that this model is rather thin.
You can purchase Galaxy A8 (2018) in Black, orchid grey, gold or blue colors.
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- 2017, December
- Coming soon. Exp. release 2018, January 6th
- Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
- Exynos 7885 Octa
- Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
- Mali-G71
- 16 MP, f/1.7, phase detection autofocus, LED flash
- Dual: 16 MP + 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p
- 1080p@30fps
- Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
- 5.6 inches, 79.6 cm2
- 1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)
- Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
- Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version) - Always-on display
- Yes
- Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery
- 149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm (5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
- 172 g (6.07 oz, 0.38 lb)
- Front/back glass, aluminum frame
- Single SIM
- Black, orchid grey, gold, blue
- 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
- microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
- 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
- Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
- Yes
- FM radio
- 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
- Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
- SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
- HTML5
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- Yes
- GSM / HSPA / LTE
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
- HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
- LTE
- HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps
- Yes
- Yes
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