Samsung Galaxy A8 (2015)

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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2015)
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Brand Samsung Galaxy
Manufacturer Samsung Electronics
Slogan "Make A Statement"
"Unlimit Yourself" (Indonesia)
Series Galaxy A series
ModelA800F (Global)
A800I (Global) [1]
A8000 (China and Hong Kong)
A800Y/YZ (Taiwan)
A800J (Japan)
Compatible networks 2G GSM & EDGE
3G (UMTS/HSPA/CDMA/TD-SCDMA)
4G (FDD/TDD LTE)
First releasedJuly 2015
Availability by region
  • China:
  • July 2015
  • Worldwide:
  • August 2015
  • Japan:
  • December 2015
Successor Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)
Related Samsung Galaxy A3 (2015)
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2015)
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2015)
Type Phablet
Dimensions158 mm (6.2 in) H
76.8 mm (3.02 in) W
5.9 mm (0.23 in) D
Mass151 grams (5.3 oz)
Operating system Original: Android 5.1.1 "Lollipop" Current: Android 7.0 "Nougat"
System-on-chip Exynos 5430 (A800S, A800F)
Exynos 5433 (A800I and A800J)
Snapdragon 615 (A8000, A800Y/YZ)
CPU Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 + quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 (A8000, A800Y/YZ)
ARM Cortex-A15 MP4 1.8 GHz CPU + ARM Cortex-A7 MP4 1.3 GHz (A800F)
ARM Cortex-A57 MP4 1.9 GHz CPU + ARM Cortex-A53 MP4 1.3 GHz CPU(A800I, A800J)
GPU Adreno 405 (A8000, A800Y/YZ)
ARM Mali-T628 MP6 550 MHz (A800F, A800S)
ARM Mali-T760 MP6 700 MHz (A800I, A800J)
Memory2GB LPDDR3 RAM
Storage16GB (A8000 only)
32 GB
Removable storage up to 128 GB
Batterynon-removable Li-Ion 3050 mAh
Display5.7 in (140 mm) 1920x1080 pixel (386 ppi) Full HD Super AMOLED
Gorilla Glass 4
Rear camera16 MP ISOCELL sensor
Front camera 5 MP sensor
ConnectivityWLAN, Bluetooth 4.1, USB

The Samsung Galaxy A8 (stylized as Samsung GALAXY A8) is an Android phablet produced by Samsung Electronics. It was introduced on July 15, 2015. [2]

Specifications [3]

The Galaxy A8 is thinner than earlier models from the A-series lineup, measuring 5.9 millimetres (0.23 in) in thickness. [4] The display is protected by Gorilla Glass 4.

Other specifications include a 5.7 inch 1080p (1080x1920) Super AMOLED display, touch based fingerprint sensor integrated to the home button, 16 MP back camera and 5 MP front camera.

It is powered by Exynos 5430, Exynos 5433 or Snapdragon 615. All of these SoCs feature an octa core processor and they are backed by 2 GB RAM and 32 GB internal storage. There is a hybrid SIM slot that can also be used as a microSD card slot. It has a 3050 mAh non-removable battery.

It is shipped with Android 5.1.1 Lollipop.

The Japan KDDI variant includes Oneseg & full Seg TV features while the Korean SK Telecom Variant has a T-DMB feature.

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References

  1. Also known as Samsung Galaxy A8 VE (Value Edition)
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