Samsung is famous in the manufacturing of Smartphones and now the company concentrates the handsets with metal frame. In early 2015 the Galaxy A series was added in the company profile. The A series are the mid-range devices comes with a slim body and an elegant metal frame. The Galaxy A series contained 3 mobile phones, Galaxy A3, Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A8. The Galaxy A8 is the largest in series. Here we are going to see what this metal warrior is offering to the users.
Design and Display
The design is the main attraction in A series. The mobile phone is well built and impressively thin. It measures only 5.9mm in thickness and has a strong metal unibody. This is the thinnest device in Samsung profile and carries only 151 grams of weight. Its thin bezel made the one hand use easily. The manageable bezels made the device slim even with the iPhone 6 Plus.
The Galaxy A8 comes with 5.7 inches Super AMOLED display with 1080 x 1920 full HD pixels resolution. The big screen is not only bright it also has the good outdoor visibility. The sharp colors enhance the reality of images and allow the users to enjoy the video in natural colors.
OS, Processor, and Memory
The device runs Android Lollipop version with Samsung’s own Touch Wiz user interface. The OS is smooth, but the user interface is packed with unnecessary features which give the messy look to the users. The device is featured with 1.5 GHz Octa Core processor paired with 64 bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 chipset and Adreno 405 GPU. The handset serves with 2 GB RAM and 32 GB internal memory which can be increased further up to 128 GB via microSD card. With this configuration user not to worry about the performance and low storage capacity and they can easily save their complete data inside the device.
Fingerprint Scanner
The placement of fingerprint scanner is just ideal. The scanner is attached with the home button and function like Galaxy S6 which allow the users to unlock the handset in simple and quickest way. Users are able to store more than 3 fingerprints impression at once.
Camera
The device has sufficient pairs of a camera. It has 16 MP rear snapper with the f/1.9 aperture which is similar with Galaxy S6. The camera sensor used ISOCELL technology but, unfortunately, the optical image stabilization is the lack in this handset. The front facing shooter is based upon 5 MP with wide angle lens that allow the users to capture decent selfies.
Battery
The Galaxy A8 is energized with Non-removable Li-Ion 3050 mAh battery which is enough for whole day usage. It gives 51 hours back up on music play, 17 hours talk time on 3G. The handset requires 144 hours to be charged fully.
Pros and Cons
Elegant metal design, sufficient camera, thin body and fingerprint scanner are the good points in Galaxy A8. On the other hand, weak speakers and the bit over pricing are the weak aspects in the metal clad Smartphone.
Basic Info |
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Release date |
Released 2015, August |
Status |
Available. |
SIM |
Nano-SIM |
Technology |
GSM / HSPA / LTE |
Operating System |
Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) |
Body |
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Dimensions |
158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm (6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in) |
Weight |
151 g (5.33 oz) |
Color |
Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold |
Water Proof |
No |
Display |
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Size & Type |
5.7 inches, Super AMOLED |
Resolutions |
1080 x 1920 pixels, 386 PPI |
Multi touch |
Yes |
Protection |
Corning Gorilla Glass 4 |
Networks |
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2G |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
3G |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
4G |
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) |
Speed |
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps |
Memory |
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RAM |
2GB |
Storage |
32GB |
Card Slot |
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
Camera |
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Rear Sensor |
16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm, OIS, autofocus |
Flash |
LED Flash |
Features |
Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR |
Videos |
1080p@30fps |
Front |
5MP |
CPU |
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Chipset |
Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 |
CPU |
Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A53) |
GPU |
Adreno 405 |
Battery |
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Details |
Li-Ion, 3050 mAh, None Removable |
Talk Time |
Up to 17 h (3G) |
Music Play |
Up to 51 h |
Charger |
No Fast or Wireless Charging Option |
Commons |
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Sound |
3.5mm Jack, Load Speaker |
Sensors |
Fingerprint, accelerometer, proximity, compass |
GPS |
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) |
USB |
microUSB v2.0 |
Wi-Fi |
Yes, Dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot |
Best Price of Samsung Galaxy A8 in Belgium is Belgian Franc 11,390 (US$340),
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