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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

🚀Platform

GPU
Mali-G71
CPU
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
Chipset
Exynos 7885 (14 nm)
OS
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI

💾Memory

 
eMMC 5.1
 
Internal
32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM
Card slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)

📷Main Camera

Video
1080p@30fps
Features
LED flash, panorama, HDR
Single
16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8”, 1.12µm, PDAF

🤳Selfie camera

Video
1080p@30fps
Dual
16 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm
8 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm

📱Display

 
Always-on display
 
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Resolution
1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)
Size
5.6 inches, 79.6 cm2 (~75.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Type
Super AMOLED

📦Body

 
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
 
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Weight
172 g (6.07 oz)
Dimensions
149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm (5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)

🔋Battery

Music play
Up to 66 h
Talk time
Up to 24 h (3G)
Charging
Fast charging 18W
Type
Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable

🔊Sound

 
24-bit/192kHz audio
 
3.5mm jack
Yes
Loudspeaker
Yes

Features

 
ANT+
Samsung Pay
 
Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

📋Tests

Battery life
Audio quality
Loudspeaker
Camera
Display
Performance
GeekBench: 4418 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 5.2fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

📋Misc

Price
About 250 EUR
SAR EU
0.24 W/kg (head)     1.25 W/kg (body)    
Models
SM-A530F, SM-A530F, SM-A530K, SM-A530L, SM-A530S, SM-A530N, SM-A530W
Colors
Black, orchid grey, gold, blue

📋Comms

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

📋Launch

Status
Available. Released 2018, January
Announced
2017, December

📋Network

Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
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