Samsung Galaxy A8

Released 2015, August
151g, 5.9mm thickness
Android 5.1.1, up to 6.0
32GB storage, microSD card slot
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5.7"
1080x1920 pixels
16MP
1080p
2GB RAM
Snapdragon 615
3050mAh
Li-Ion

Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
	4G bands	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
	GPRS	Yes
	EDGE	Yes

Launch	Announced	2015, July
Launch	Status	Available. Released 2015, August

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	Front glass, aluminum frame, plastic back
	SIM	Nano-SIM

Display	Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.7 inches, 89.6 cm² (~73.8% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Platform	OS	Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
	CPU	Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A53)
	GPU	Adreno 405

Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
	Internal	32 GB, 2 GB RAM

Camera	Primary	16 MP (f/1.9, 31mm), autofocus, LED flash, check quality
	Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps, check quality
	Secondary	5 MP (f/1.9, 23mm), 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	4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
	NFC	Yes
	Radio	FM radio, RDS, recording
	USB	microUSB 2.0

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML5
		- ANT+ support - MP4/WMV/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer

Battery		Non-removable Li-Ion 3050 mAh battery
	Talk time	Up to 17 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 51 h

Misc	Colors	Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold
	SAR EU	0.32 W/kg (head) 0.55 W/kg (body)
	Price	About 250 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 1089 / Basemark X: 8838
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.859 (sunlight)
	Camera	Photo / Video
	Loudspeaker	Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
	Audio quality	Noise -89.3dB / Crosstalk -53.8dB
	Battery life	Endurance rating 98h

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Samsung Galaxy A8 - user opinions and reviews

Anonymous
PAX
15 Jun 2018

Performance is always lacking in this device ! And also no nougat update yet So goodbye samsung...

Ali Iran
HIq
16 Apr 2018

Hi. My Phone is A8 A8000 is the besf phone. but I need to android 7 update in iran. gsmarena please request android 7 for a8000 for iran country people neeeed.

Darkwolf
LfN
05 Apr 2018

Where's the mute button/switch on that phone?