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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
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Launch
Announced
2017, December
Status
Available. Released 2018, January
Network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only);
3G
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 ;
4G
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100);
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
Edge
Yes
Body
Dimensions
149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm (5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
Weight
172 g (6.07 oz)
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Build
Front glass (Gorilla Glass 4), back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Others
Samsung Pay_x000D_
IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Display
Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
5.6 inches, 79.6 cm2 (~75.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Others
Always-on display
Platform
OS
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset
Exynos 7885 (14 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU
Mali-G71
Memory
Card Slot
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal
32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Camera
Primary
16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8”, 1.12µm, PDAF
Features
LED flash, panorama, HDR
Sound
Loudspeaker
Yes
3.5mm Jack
Yes
Others
24-bit/192kHz audio_x000D_
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic_x000D_
Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
Yes
Radio
FM radio
USB
2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Battery
Battery
Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery
Talk time
Up to 24 h (3G)
Music play
Up to 66 h
Misc
Colors
Black, orchid grey, gold, blue
SAR EU
0.24 W/kg (head)     1.25 W/kg (body)    
Price group
About 270 EUR