Status
Discontinued
Quick Summary
The Samsung Galaxy A8 hits the sweet spot of the market, offering showcasing Samsung's hallmark display and hardware prowess, a feature-rich experience at a highly competitive price. It runs on Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow), which pairs beautifully with its 5.7 inches AMOLED display to ensure fluid, vibrant interactions. It effortlessly handles daily applications and moderate tasks, drawing power from a 3050 mAh battery.
Hardware Score Analysis
A detailed breakdown of how this device scores based on automated hardware specification analysis.
Performance
60%
Display
79%
Camera
36%
Battery
58%
Memory
88%
Launch
Display
Type
Super AMOLED
Size
5.7 inches, 89.6 cm² (~73.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Main Camera
Single
16 MP, f/1.9, 31mm (standard), AF
Video
1080p@30fps
Features
LED flash, panorama, HDR
Selfie Camera
Single
5 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide)
Video
1080p@30fps
Body
Dimensions
158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm (6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)
Weight
151 g (5.33 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
Colors
Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold
Connectivity
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
SIM
Nano-SIM
Platform
OS
Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU
Adreno 405
Memory
Card Slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal Storage
32GB 2GB RAM
Storage Type
eMMC 4.5
Sound
Loudspeaker
Yes
3.5mm Jack
Yes
Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning
GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
NFC
Yes
Radio
FM radio, RDS, recording
USB
microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other
ANT+
Battery
Type
Li-Ion 3050 mAh, non-removable
Miscellaneous
Models
SM-A8000, SM-A800F
SAR EU
0.32 W/kg (head) 0.55 W/kg (body)
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