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)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4

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

Main Camera	Single	16 MP, f/1.9, 31mm (standard), AF
	Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps

Selfie camera	Single	5 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide)
	Video	1080p@30fps

Sound	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
		ANT+

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
	Models	SM-A8000, SM-A800F
	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
kn3
10 Apr 2019

The latest update has turned the application symbols too colorful, with funny syplistic shape some times toy like symbols. The CLOSE ALL function does not allow to close one applucation at the time as used to be, not allowing to leave open just the o...

Mystic
PF5
23 Mar 2019

Just got update 164MB. I thought version upgrade but it is not. Need version nougat.

Anonymous
XUH
01 Feb 2019

its good or not can u suggest me