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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
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 |
| Misc | Colors | Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold |
|---|---|---|
| Models | SM-A8000, SM-A800F |
