The new Samsung A8 & A8+ speculations and price

Samsung Mobile haven intimated the public about its Galaxy A8 & A8+ series late December 2017; officially releases the smartphones.

Samsung ain’t setting the bar; they are the bar. Though not much is really spectacular but it’s sure a welcome development in the smartphone world; and a better upgrade on previous series.

Below Is The Full Specs Of The Samsung Galaxy A8…

What Does The Samsung Galaxy A8 Offers?
It comes with 5.6″ display and a 1080 x 2220 pixels screen resolution. A 4GB ram and internal memory of 32GB with an expandable memory up to 256GB.

It runs of Android 7.1.1(Nougat) OS with an Exynos 7885 octa chipset and Octacore processor (2 x 2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6 x 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53).

In terms of camera, Samsung Mobile is definitely the best in offering quality and amazing display; and the Samsung Galaxy A8 is no exception with its 16MP front camera and a Dual rear-camera of 16MP + 8MP.

WHAT DOES IT OFFER IN TERMS OF BATTERY?

A non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery with fast charge. This series has a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor.

WHAT IS THE COST?

It is sold for about €500 (#221,000)

WHERE TO BUY

You could easily place your orders on AMAZON.COM

Nigeria Users can buy from JUMIA and KONGA

COP THE DETAILED SPECS OF THE SAMSUNG GALAXY A8 SERIES BELOW

Versions: A530F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); A530F/DS (Global Dual-SIM)
Also known as Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Duos with dual-SIM card slots

NETWORK

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
LAUNCH
Announced
2017, December
Status
Available. Released 2018, January

BODY

Dimensions
149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm (5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
Weight
172 g (6.07 oz)
Build
Front/back glass, aluminum frame
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
– Samsung Pay
– IP68 certified – dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes

DISPLAY

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
5.6 inches, 79.6 cm2 (~75.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)
Multitouch
Yes
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
– Always-on display

PLATFORM

OS
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
Chipset
Exynos 7885 Octa
CPU
Octa-core (2×2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6×1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU
Mali-G71
MEMORY
Card slot
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal
32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
CAMERA
Primary
16 MP, f/1.7, phase detection autofocus, LED flash, check quality
Features
Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
Video
1080p@30fps, check quality
Secondary
Dual: 16 MP + 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p

SOUND

Alert types
Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker
Yes
3.5mm jack
Yes
– Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

COMMS

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
Yes
Radio
FM radio
USB
2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

FEATURES

Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Browser
HTML5
– Fast battery charging
– ANT+ support
– MP4/WMV/H.265 player
– MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player
– Photo/video editor
– Document viewer
BATTERY
Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery

MISC

Colors
Black, orchid grey, gold, blue
Price
About 500 EUR

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