Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Brand: Samsung
Category: Mobiles
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Processor: Exynos 7885(Octa-core)
RAM: 4 GB
Storage: 32 GB/64GB
Display: 5.6 inches, 79.6 cm2
Camera: 16 MP/Dual 16 MP + 8 MP
OS: Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)

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The overall rating is based on review by our experts

8.3 4.2 1

Performance 9 / 10
Display 8 / 10
Design 8 / 10
Software 8 / 10
Camera 9 / 10
Battery 8 / 10
Value For Money 8 / 10

The Samsung has launched its two new smartphones that are Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) and Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018). The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) comes in the Black, orchid grey, gold, and blue colour variants. It has a price tag of 500 EUR (roughly Rs. 39,032).

Display and Design

The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) comes with the 5.6 inches, 79.6 cm² Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display. It has a display resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels with a pixel density of 441 ppi. The dimensions of the phone measures at 149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm (5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in) with a weight of 172 g (6.07 oz). The smartphone builds with the Front/back glass with aluminium frame. It is certified with IP68 – dust/ water-proof over 1.5 meters and 30 minutes. The phone is a Dual SIM device that accepts a Nano-SIM. The display is the shield with the Corning Gorilla Glass protection.

Hardware and Software

The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) runs on the Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) operating system. It inbuilt Exynos 7885 Octa chipset and Octa-core (2×2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6×1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) processor. It is embedded to spot of Mali-G71 GPU. The phone has a 4 GB of RAM. It packs a 32 GB/64 GB of internal storage that can be expandable of up to 256 GB via micro SD card.

Camera and Battery

As coming to the camera section, the Galaxy A8 (2018) packs a 16 MP primary camera and Dual 16 MP + 8 MP secondary camera for shooter selfies and video calling. The primary camera is capable of 1080p@30fps video recording. It includes Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR, phase detection autofocus, and LED flash. The phone has a powerhouse of Li-Ion 3000 mAh capacity with the Non-removable battery. It has a feature of Fast battery charging option which is quite superb.

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Sensors and Connectivity

The sensors include in the phone are:

Fingerprint sensor (rear-mounted),
Accelerometer sensor,
Gyro sensor,
Proximity sensor,
Compass sensor, and
Barometer sensor.

The connectivity options have included:

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot,
Bluetooth- 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE,
GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS,
NFC,
FM radio,
USB- 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector.

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) - Specs

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Design

Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones.

Bar
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)
Waterproof

IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Colors

Black, orchid grey, gold, and blue color.

Display

Display Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor)

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Size

5.6 inches, 79.6 cm2
Resolution

1080 x 2220 pixels
Display Colors Display Colors is refers to the number of different shades of colors that the screen is capable of displaying => 64K colors, 256K colors and 16 million colors, Obviously 16M is highest available range of colors and better than others.

16M
Pixel Density Pixel Density (PPI) is refers to the concentration of pixels on a particular display, measured in pixels per inch (ppi). Pixel density is calculated by dividing the diagonal pixel resolution of a display by its diagonal size, higher pixel density better display quality.

441 ppi
Touch Screen

Yes
Display Protection Display Protection => Gorilla Glass is a special alkali-aluminosilicate glass shield with exceptional damage resistance that helps protect mobile displays from scratches, drops, and bumps of everyday use, It is always better to go for a smartphone with Gorilla Glass for that added protection and peace of mind.

Corning Gorilla Glass
Features

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

Software

Operating System OS => Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device.

Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)

Hardware

Chipset Chipset is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming.

Exynos 7885 Octa
CPU CPU (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone.

Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion.

Mali-G71
RAM (Memory) RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices.

4 GB
Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored.

32/64 GB
Card Slot Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras.

up to 256 GB
Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device.

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer sensor.

Camera

Primary Camera is able to capture photographs and usually videos, The most important characteristics of a camera are the resolution (measured in megapixels), lens focus type (fixed or automatic), higher megapixel cameras are known to capture higher quality photos, but not always a good measurement of the photos quality.

16 MP
Video

1080p@30fps
Camera Features

Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR, phase detection autofocus, LED flash.

Battery

Battery Type Battery Type => Cell phones run on various kinds of batteries depending on the manufacturer, phone size or shape and features. There are basically four types of cell phone batteries => Lithium Polymer, Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium.

Li-Ion (Lithium Ion)
Capacity Battery Capacity is a measure (typically in Amp-hr) of the charge stored by the battery, and is determined by the mass of active material contained in the battery. The battery capacity represents the maximum amount of energy that can be extracted from the battery under certain conditions.

3000 mAh

Connectivity

Bluetooth Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices.

5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world.

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Infrared Infrared connectivity is an old wireless technology used to connect two electronic devices. It uses a beam of infrared light to transmit information and so requires direct line of sight and operates only at close range.
USB

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky.

A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches.
Headphone Jack