Galaxy A8 - Samsung Mobile Phones: Technical Specifications, Features and Reviews

Submitted By Asha Manoj on 9 January 2016

Manufacturer : Samsung
Model : Galaxy A8
OS : Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Network : GSM / HSPA / LTE
Dimensions : 158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm
Weight : 151 g
SIM Type : Nano-SIM
Available Colors : GOLD / BLACK / WHITE

The Samsung Galaxy A8 is a Android phablet manufactured by Samsung. It was first released in China in July 2015. The smartphone features with a 5.7 inch 1080p display, a 16 MP back and a 5MP front camera, an Octa core Exynos 5430 chipset or exynos 5433 chipset or a Snapdragon 615 Chipset, 2GB of RAM and a 3050 mAh battery.

Hardware Specification

Processor : Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
RAM Size : 2 GB
Internal Storage : 32 GB
Expandable Storage : microSD, up to 128 GB

Display Specification

Display Type : Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Display Size : 5.7 inches
Touchscreen : Yes
Display Resolution : 1080 x 1920 pixels
Display Multitouch : Yes
Display Protection : Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Main Camera : CMOS 16.0 MP
Main Camera Flash : Yes
Main Camera Auto Focus : Yes
Main Camera Video Recording Resolution : FHD (1920 x 1080)@30fps
Front Camera : CMOS 5.0 MP

Battery Specification

Battery Capacity : Non-removable Li-Ion 3050 mAh battery
Talk Time : Up to 17 h
Audio Playback Time : Up to 51 h
Video Playback Time : Up to 13 h
Internet Usage Time 3G : Up to 10 h
Internet Usage Time Lte : Up to 11 h
Internet Usage Time WiFi : Up to 13 h

Connectivity

Connectivity Internet : Yes
Connectivity 3G : Yes
Connectivity 4G : Yes
Connectivity WiFi : Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Connectivity WiFi Direct : Yes
Connectivity Bluetooth : v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Connectivity USB : microUSB v2.0
Connectivity FM : Yes
Connectivity Ant+ : Yes

Location Technology

Location GPS : Yes
Location Glonass : Yes
Location Beidou : Yes

Sound

Alert Types : Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker : Yes
Mobile Earjack : 3.5 mm

Audio and Video

Video Playing Format : MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM
Audio Playing Format : MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA

Sensors

Geomagnetic Sensor : Yes
Fingerprint Sensor : Yes
Accelerometer Sensor : Yes
Proximity Sensor : Yes
Light Sensor : Yes