General
- Brand Samsung
- Model Galaxy A8 (2018)
- Device Smartphones
- Added October 31, 2018
- Updated June 28, 2024
Launch
- Announced 2017, December
- Status Available. Released 2018, January
Network
- Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
- 2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
- 3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
- 4G bands 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)
- Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame
- SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)- Samsung Pay- 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 (unspecified version) - Always-on display
Platform
- OS Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
- Chipset Exynos 7885 Octa (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
- RAM 4 GB
Main camera
- Single 16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8”, 1.12µm, PDAF
- Features LED flash, panorama, HDR
- Video 1080p@30fps
Selfie camera
- Dual 16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm 8 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm
Sound
- Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
- Loudspeaker Yes
- 3.5mm jack Yes - 24-bit/192kHz audio - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Connectivity
- 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
- FM radio Yes
- USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Features
- Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
- Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
- Browser HTML5
- Java No
Battery
- Talk time Up to 24 h (3G)
- Music play Up to 66 h
- Type Non-removable Li-Ion
- Capacity 3000 mAh battery
More
- Made by Koria
- Color Black, orchid grey, gold, blue
- Other Features Fast battery charging ANT+ support MP4/WMV/H.265 player MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player Photo/video editor Document viewer