Description
Let's get a few of the most important things about the Galaxy A8 (2018) out of the way first. It packs an 18.5:9 display - staying on top of the trends.
There's also a brand new chipset inside, with a CPU in a novel 2+6 core config. Around here we should mention the A-series now come with support for Gear VR.
Specifications:Network
Technology: GSM / HSPA / LTE
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/waterproof over 1.5 metre 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
- Operating System: Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
- Chipset: Exynos 7885 Octa
- CPU: Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 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, 1/2.8”, 1.12 µm), phase detection autofocus, LED flash, check the quality
- Features: Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
- Video: 1080p@30fps, check quality
- Secondary: Dual: 16 MP (f/1.9, 1/3.1”, 1.0 µm) + 8 MP (f/1.9, 1/4.0”, 1.12 µm), 1080p
Sound
- Alert types: Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
- Loudspeaker: Yes
- 3.5mm jack: Yes
- 24-bit/192kHz audio
- 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
- Talk time: Up to 24 h (3G)
- Music play: Up to 66 h
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