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Samsung Galaxy A8 Spec & Price in South Africa

Samsung Galaxy A8 price and specifications and review in South Africa.

Samsung Galaxy A8 as a phablet features a 5.7 inches display which affords you a vivid and different visual experience. With a single camera, 16 MP, f/1.9, 31mm (standard), AF, you can enjoy images with 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio high resolution.

It comes with most of the features we’ve come to expect from a phablet, including 32GB 2GB RAM storage equipped with Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) Chipset, Octa-core (4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4×1.3 GHz Cortex-A53) CPU, and 3050mAh big capacity battery that you can play games faster.

Samsung Galaxy A8 Specifications

Network 

Technology: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

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)
  • SIM: Nano-SIM
  • Build: Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
  • Color: Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold
  • Models: SM-A8000, SM-A800F

Display

  • Type: Super AMOLED
  • Size: 5.7 inches, 89.6 cm2 (~73.8% screen-to-body ratio)
  • Resolution: 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio
  • PPI:  386 PPI density
  • Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Platform

  • Operating System: Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
  • Chipset: Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)
  • CPU: Octa-core (4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4×1.3 GHz Cortex-A53)
  • GPU: Adreno 405

Memory 

  • Card Slot: microSDXC (dedicated slot)
  • Internal: 32GB 2GB RAM
  • OS: Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)

Main Camera 

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

Selfie Camera 

  • Single: 16 MP, f/1.9, 31mm (standard), AF
  • Video: 1080p@30fps

Sound 

  • Loudspeaker: Yes
  • 3.5mm Audio Jack: Yes

Comms

  • WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
  • Bluetooth: 5.0, A2DP, LE
  • GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, NavIC
  • Infrared port: Yes
  • Radio: FM radio
  • USB: USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
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Features

  • Sensors: Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass

Battery

  • Li-Ion 3050 mAh, Removable

Samsung Galaxy A8 Price

Samsung Galaxy A8 price in South Africa starts at around R 9,400 for ALL models.

Samsung Galaxy A8 Product Review and Features

Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Launch Announced 2015, July
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 Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM
Display Type Super AMOLED
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 (4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4×1.3 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 405
Memory Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 32GB 2GB RAM
eMMC 4.5
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
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi 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 micro-USB 2.0
Features Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
ANT+
Battery Type Li-Ion 3050 mAh, non-removable
Talk time Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play Up to 51 h
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Misc Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold
Models SM-A8000, SM-A800F
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