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