Samsung Galaxy A8s official first photos have surfaced and it’s such a beauty. The upcoming A8s comes with a screen-hole that houses the selfie camera, leaving room for a totally bezel-less display. We all know Samsung doesn’t like the notch, however, a screen-hole might just do the trick. It sports triple rear camera just like the Samsung Galaxy A7 2018 and runs on the new Android 9 Pie as well.
Design
The device was designed with aluminium alloy with glass on top, the same triple camera positioning on the A7 is available here as well. There’s a rear fingerprint scanner, as the company brought it back from the side. It’s very slim, measuring just 7.4mm in thickness and was teased in only Black.
Display
The A8s is built around a 6.39-inch IPS LCD bezel-less display with screen hole. The screen boasts of 1080 x 2340 pixels in resolution along with a 403 pixel per inch density for clear visuals as well. Overall, the screen stretches up to 84.5% screen-to-body ratio.
Software and Hardware
It runs on Android 9.0 Pie out of the box. Running the race here, is the Snapdragon 710 chipset from Qualcomm which comes with 8-cores of processor clocking at 2.2GHz for a smooth ride.
The Qualcomm Adreno 616 graphics card handles everything graphics. The phone packs 128GB internal storage space for storing your files, you can expand up to 256GB using a memory card. It comes with 6GB RAM space for multitasking through apps and tasks.
Camera
The Samsung Galaxy A8s features triple 24MP + 10MP + 5MP rear cameras for all your photography needs. The camera is equipped with a dual-LED flash and other internal features listed in the table below. For taking selfies, there’s a 24MP selfie shooter on the screen.
Battery
Powering up the Galaxy A8s is a 3400mAh battery capacity with support for fast charging. Charging the battery from 0% to 100% shouldn’t take up to 2 hours.
Samsung Galaxy A8s Specs
・6.39-inch FHD+ IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 1080 x 2340 pixels
・Android 9.0 Pie
・Snapdragon 710
・Octa-core 2.2GHz
・6GB RAM
・128GB Internal Storage
・24MP + 10MP + 5MP rear camera
・24MP selfie camera
・3400mAh battery
Samsung Galaxy A8s Features and Video Review
Samsung Galaxy A8s Full Specifications
General
Device Type | Smartphone |
Model | Samsung Galaxy A8s |
Announced | November, 2018 |
Released | November, 2018 |
Status | Available on Shopping stores |
Network
2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz |
3G Network | WCDMA: HSDPA 850 / 900 /1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 MHz |
4G Network | LTE 850 MHz LTE 900 MHz LTE 1800 MHz LTE 2100 MHz LTE 2600 MHz LTE-TDD 1900 MHz (B39) LTE-TDD 2300 MHz (B40) LTE-TDD 2500 MHz (B41) LTE-TDD 2600 MHz (B38) |
SIM Type | Nano + Nano |
SIM Count | Dual SIM |
Design
Type | Aluminium alloy, Glass |
Dimensions | 74.8 x 159.1 x 7.4 mm |
Weight | – |
Water Resistant | No |
Protection | Yes |
Colours | Black |
Display
Display Type | FHD+ IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen |
Size | 6.39-inch |
Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
Colors | 16M colors |
Pixel Density | 403ppi |
Screen-To-Body Ratio | 84.5% |
Aspect Ratio | 21:6 |
Touch Screen Model | Capacitive |
Touch Screen | Yes |
Multitouch | Yes |
Protection | Yes |
Features | Multitouch, Scratch Resistant, Display manufacturer – Boe |
Secondary Display | – |
Camera
24MP + 10MP + 5MP | |
Yes | |
2160p@30fps | |
Yes | |
Autofocus Continuous shooting Digital zoom Exposure compensation Face detection Geotagging HDR ISO settings Panorama Scene mode Self-timer Touch focus White balance settings |
|
Phase detection | |
Yes, dual-LED | |
f/1.7 + f/2.4 + f/2.2 | |
– | |
– | |
24MP | |
– | |
Face Unlock | |
f/2.0 | |
– | |
– |
Software
Android 9.0 Pie | |
Modified | |
– | |
Skype | Yes |
Yes | |
Yes | |
Youtube | Yes |
Hardware
Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 | |
Process Technology | 10nm |
CPU | Octa-core 2.2GHz |
Cores | 8-Cores |
Bit Architecture | 64-bit |
GPU (Graphics) | Qualcomm Adreno 616 |
GPU (Cores) | 2-Cores |
GPU (Frequency) | 700MHz |
6GB | |
Memory Speed | 1866MHz |
Internal Storage | 128GB |
Yes, up to 256GB | |
Card Type | microSD, microSDHC, microSDX |
Fingerprint (Rear) |
|
Controls | Touchscreen, Lock Button, and Volume Key |
Connectivity
Yes | |
Infrared | – |
Wi-Fi | Yes |
Wi-fi Hotspot | Yes |
USB Type | Yes, Type C |
GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
NFC | Yes |
HDMI | Yes |
3.5mm jack | Yes |
Facial Identification | Yes |
No |
Battery
Battery Type | Li-Po Battery |
Capacity | 3400mAh |
Placement | Non-removable |
Fast Charging | Yes |
Standby | – |
Talk Time | – |
Video Play | – |
Normal Use | – |
Media
Yes, MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, MIDI, WAV, AC3, FLAC | |
Yes, 3GP, Mp4, MPEG4, H.263, H.264 player | |
– | |
– | |
Vibration, Ringtones | |
MP3, WAV | |
Yes | |
Yes |
Other Features
– MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FlAC player |
Samsung Galaxy A8s Unboxing
Inside The Box |
NB: Details may vary. |
Samsung Galaxy A8s Price
Starting From | $499 – $599 |
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