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

Submitted By Asha Manoj on 1 March 2018

Samsung Mobile Phone Galaxy A8 Plus Dual Sim

Manufacturer : Samsung
Model : Galaxy A8 Plus Dual Sim
OS : Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
Network : GSM / HSPA / LTE
Dimensions : 159.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm
Weight : 191 g
SIM Type : Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Dual SIM : Yes
Headphones : Yes

Galaxy A8 Plus Dual Sim is a upper-midrange Android smartphones produced by Samsung Electronics. The device run Android 7.1.1 "Nougat" out-of-the-box with Samsung Experience 8.5. The phone also features IP68 water and dust resistance along with the Always-On display features that work really well with OLED screens. The mobile phone comes with a 6-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED display which has a resolution of 1080x2220 pixels. The phone is powered by Exynos 7885 octa-core chipset along with a Mali G71 graphics processing unit to handle graphic-intensive work. The processor features two Cortex A73 cores clocked at 2.2 GHz and six lower-powered Cortex A53 cores clocked at 1.6 GHz. It also features a 6 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal storage, which is further expandable through a dedicated microSD card slot. It has a 16 MP camera on the back, which has an aperture of f/1.7 and PDAF (phase detection autofocus) support and an LED flash. On the front, it gets a dual-camera setup with one being a 16 MP sensor and the other an 8 MP sensor.

Hardware Specification

Processor : Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
RAM Size : 6GB
Internal Storage : 64 GB
Expandable Storage : microSD, up to 256 GB

Display Specification

Display Type : Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Display Size : 6.0 inches
Touchscreen : Yes
Display Resolution : 1080 x 2220 pixels
Display Multitouch : Yes
Display Protection : Corning Gorilla Glass
Main Camera : 16 MP
Main Camera Flash : Yes
Main Camera Auto Focus : Yes
Main Camera Video Recording Resolution : 1080p@30fps
Front Camera : 16 MP

Battery Specification

Battery Capacity : Non-removable Li-Ion 3500 mAh battery
Talk Time : up to 23 hrs
Audio Playback Time : up to 50 hrs (AOD on), up to 73 hrs(AOD OFF)
Video Playback Time : up to 19 hrs
Internet Usage Time 3G : up to 12 hrs
Internet Usage Time Lte : up to 14 hrs
Internet Usage Time WiFi : up to 15 hrs

Connectivity

Connectivity Internet : Yes
Connectivity 3G : Yes
Connectivity 4G : Yes
Connectivity WiFi : Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4/5GHz), VHT80, 256QAM
Connectivity WiFi Direct : Yes
Connectivity Bluetooth : Bluetooth� v 5.0 (LE up to 2Mbps)
Connectivity NFC : Yes
Connectivity USB : USB 2.0, USB Type-C
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 : 3.5mm Stereo

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
Hall Sensor : Yes
Gyro Sensor : Yes
Accelerometer Sensor : Yes
Proximity Sensor : Yes
Barometer Sensor : Yes
Light Sensor : Yes

Other Features

Other features : Photo/video editor, Document viewer