Samsung Galaxy A8 General Specifications
Released
2015, July
| NETWORK | 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | |
| 4G bands | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) | |
| EDGE | Yes | |
| GPRS | Yes | |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps | |
| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
| LAUNCH | Announced | 2015, July |
| Status | Available. Released 2015, August | |
| BODY | - Fingerprint sensor | |
| Dimensions | 158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm (6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in) | |
| SIM | Nano-SIM | |
| Weight | 151 g (5.33 oz) | |
| DISPLAY | Multitouch | Yes |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (To be confirmed) | |
| Resolution | 1080 x 1920 pixels (~386 ppi pixel density) | |
| Size | 5.7 inches (~73.8% screen-to-body ratio) | |
| Type | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors | |
| PLATFORM | Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 |
| CPU | Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 | |
| GPU | Adreno 405 | |
| OS | Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) | |
| MEMORY | Card slot | microSD, up to 128 GB |
| Internal | 32 GB, 2 GB RAM | |
| CAMERA | Features | Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR |
| Primary | 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality | |
| Secondary | 5 MP, 1080p | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps, check quality | |
| SOUND | 3.5mm jack | Yes |
| Alert types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones | |
| Loudspeaker | Yes | |
| COMMS | Bluetooth | v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant) | |
| NFC | Yes | |
| Radio | FM radio with RDS; recording | |
| USB | microUSB v2.0 | |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | |
| FEATURES |
- ANT+ support - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - MP4/WMV/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer |
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| Browser | HTML5 | |
| Java | No | |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, proximity, compass | |
| BATTERY | Non-removable Li-Ion 3050 mAh battery | |
| Music play | Up to 51 h | |
| Stand-by | ||
| Talk time | Up to 17 h (3G) | |
| MISC | Colors | Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold |
| TESTS | Audio quality | Noise -89.3dB / Crosstalk -53.8dB |
| Battery life | Endurance rating 98h | |
| Camera | Photo / Video | |
| Display | Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.859 (sunlight) | |
| Loudspeaker | Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB | |
| Performance | Basemark OS II 2.0: 1089 / Basemark X: 8838 |