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Samsung Galaxy A8 Star Spec & Price in South Africa
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star price and specifications and review in South Africa.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star as a phablet features a 6.3 inches display which affords you a vivid and different visual experience. With dual cameras, 24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8″, 0.9µm, PDAF
16 MP, f/1.7, PDAF, you can enjoy images with 1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio high resolution.
It comes with most of the features we’ve come to expect from a phablet, including 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM storage equipped with Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)Chipset, Octa-core (4×2.2 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4×1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) CPU, and 3700mAh big capacity battery that you can play games faster.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star Specifications
Network
Technology: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2
Body
- Dimensions: 162.4 x 77 x 7.6 mm (6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 in)
- Weight: 191 g (6.74 oz)
- SIM: Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
- Build: Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
- Color: Black, White
- Models: SM-G885F, SM-G8850, SM-G885Y
Display
- Type: Super AMOLED
- Size: 6.3 inches, 100.7 cm2 (~80.6% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution: 1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio
- PPI: 392 PPI density
- Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Samsung Experience 9 UX
Platform
- Operating System: Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI
- Chipset: Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)
- CPU: Octa-core (4×2.2 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4×1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)
- GPU: Adreno 618
Memory
- Card Slot: microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
- Internal: 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM
- OS: Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI
Main Camera
- 24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8″, 0.9µm, PDAF
16 MP, f/1.7, PDAF - Features: LED flash, panorama, HDR
- Video: 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
- Front: 12 MP
Selfie Camera
- Single: 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8″, 0.9µm
- 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 (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Battery
- Li-Ion 3500 mAh, Removable
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star Price
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star price in South Africa starts at around R 6,300 for ALL models.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star Product Review and Features
| NETWORKS | |
| 2G | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA – China |
| 3G | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) – Global
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) – China |
| 5G | No |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps |
| BODY | |
| Dimensions | 162.4 x 77 x 7.6 mm (6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 in) |
| Weight | 191 g (6.74 oz) |
| Colors | Black, White |
| Material | – |
| SIMs | Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| Water/Dust | No |
| DISPLAY | |
| Size | 6.3 inches |
| Type | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Resolutions | 1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio |
| PPI | 392 ppi density |
| Multi-touch | Yes |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Samsung Experience 9 UX |
| PLATFORM | |
| CPU | Octa-core (4×2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4×1.8 GHz Kryo 260) |
| Chipset | Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) |
| GPU | Adreno 512 |
| RAM | 4GB |
| Storage | 64GB |
| Card Slot | microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) |
| OS | Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); One UI |
| CAMERA | |
| Main Dual | 24 MP, f/1.7
16 MP, f/1.7, PDAF |
| Features | LED flash, HDR, panorama |
| Videos | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps |
| Front | 24 MP, f/2.0 |
| BATTERY | |
| Type | Non-removable Li-Ion 3700 mAh battery |
| Charging | Fast battery charging 15W |
| Talk Time | N/A |
| Stand-by | N/A |
| COMMONS | |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| Sound | Yes
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic Dolby Atmos sound (headphones only) |
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go |
| 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, BDS, GALILEO |