Samsung Galaxy A8 specification and prices
The Galaxy A8 by Samsung was announced on July 2015 and the first deals appeared on August 2015. This device belongs to the highest price range: the lowest Samsung Galaxy A8 price in USA for now is $459.98
The mobile runs on the most popular OS on the market for now - Android OS. Galaxy A8 has released with the already outdated at the moment Android version: 5.1.1 (Lollipop). It means that the mobile owner will be able to run only some old games and apps with this default OS version. The mobile phone is equipped with Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A53) CPU that provides an outstanding performance. The phone runs 2 GB RAM that is a typical amount of memory for normal usage.
This device has great 16 megapixel primary camera. It will produce high quality photos and videos. 5 megapixel front camera makes Samsung Galaxy A8 a typical choice for making selfies. Rear camera of Samsung Galaxy A8 can film full HD high definition video, which is only second to 4K.
The phone has a big 5.7 inch display. This means that many users will have some difficulties using the cell phone with one hand. Such screen size has significant benefits in compare to the smaller screen: it's more convenient to use the display as a viewfinder, better for watching movies and great for quick typing.
Galaxy A8 has non-removable Li-Ion 3050 mAh battery, that can guarantee about 17 hours of talk time and up to 51 hours of playing music. It is satisfactory battery life results.
The cell phone's weight is 151 grams (5.33 oz), it is 158 mm (6.22 in) high, 76.8 mm (3.02 in) wide and has a 5.9 mm (0.23 in) depth what means that this model is thin.
You can buy Galaxy A8 in Pearl White, Midnight Black or Champagne Gold colors.
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- 2015, July
- Available. Released 2015, August
- Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to v6.0 (Marshmallow)
- Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
- Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A53)
- Adreno 405
- 16 MP, f/1.9, 31mm, autofocus, LED flash
- 5 MP, f/1.9, 23mm, 1080p
- 1080p@30fps
- Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
- 5.7 inches
- 1080 x 1920 pixels (~386 ppi pixel density)
- Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
- Corning Gorilla Glass 4
- Yes
- Non-removable Li-Ion 3050 mAh battery
- About 17 h
- About 51 h
- 158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm (6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)
- 151 g (5.33 oz, 0.33 lb)
- Nano-SIM
- Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold
- 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
- microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
- v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
- Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
- Yes
- FM radio, RDS, recording
- microUSB v2.0
- Fingerprint, accelerometer, proximity, compass
- SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
- HTML5
- No
- Yes
- GSM / HSPA / LTE
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
- LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
- HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
- Yes
- Yes
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