Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) specifications


Dimensions 149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm
Volume 88.5 cc
Weight 172 grams
Stand-by depends on usage
Talk time depends on usage
Announced December 2017
Status No longer available
Design type
Monoblock
Controls
Fingerprint recognition
Touchscreen Multi-touch, Capacitive
Voice command
Voice dialing
Operating system
Android 7.1
User interface
Samsung Experience
Display
Auto-rotate
Color display Adjustable display brightness, 16.777.216 colors (24 bits), Full HD+ Super AMOLED
  • Size
5.6 inch
  • Resolution
2220 x 1080 pixels
  • Aspect ratio
18.5:9
  • Pixels Per Inch (PPI)
441
  • Screen-to-body ratio
75.6%
Hardware
Camera Auto focus, Image stabilization, Blink Shot, Digital zoom, Effects/camera settings, Flash, Geotagging, Face recognition, Quality settings, Macro mode, Mosaic photo, Burst (Continuous) Shooting, Night mode, Panoramic photo, Portrait mode, Smile Shot, Video recorder, self-timer
  • Type
16 MP
  • DxOMark score
79
  • F-number
f/1.7
  • Max. resolution
(camera) 4640 x 3480 pixels
Haptic feedback
Integrated antenna
Processor Samsung Exynos 7885, Octa core
  • Clock Frequency
1.6 GHz + 2.2 GHz
Secondary camera Dual camera sensor
  • Type
16 MP + 8 MP
  • F-number
f/1.9
  • Max. resolution
(camera) 4640 x 3480 pixels + (video) 1920 x 1080 pixels
Materials
Dust and waterproof IP68
Gorilla Glass
Telephony
Flight mode
Integrated handsfree speaker
nano-SIM (4FF)
Vibrating alert
Videoconferencing
Operating frequency
Quad band
Data network
4G (LTE) Cat 11 (600 Mbps)
EDGE
GPRS
HSDPA Cat20 42 Mbps
HSUPA Cat6 5.76 Mbps
UMTS
Personalisation
Multiple homescreens
Widgets
Personal Information Management (PIM)
Agenda
Alarm clock
Calculator
Contact list
Date and time notation
Document viewer Excel files, PowerPoint files, PDF files, Word files
Phonebook with groups
Photo phonebook
Reminder list
Stopwatch & countdown timer
To-do list
Voice memo
Available applications
Image editor
Java application support
Movie editor
Photo album
Video codec support H.263, H.264, MPEG-4, Sorenson Spark, VC-1, VP8
Video file support 3GP, 3G2, ASF, AVI, FLV, M4V, MKV, MP4, WebM, WMV
Messaging
E-mail POP3, SMTP, IMAP4
Instant messaging Google Talk
MMS Video MMS
Predictive Text Input T9
SMS Group messaging, Receive and send concatenated messages
Internet
Internet browser
RSS reader
YouTube support
Navigation
A-GPS
Beidou
Build-in navigation system Google Maps, Google Maps Navigation
Digital Compass
GLONASS
GPS receiver
Audio
Audio codec support AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR, FLAC, MIDI, Mobile XMF, MP3 VBR, OGG Vorbis, OTA, RTTL/RTX
Audio file support M4A, MP3, WAV, WMA
FM-radio Stereo, RDS
Polyphonic ringtones MP3 ringtones
Build-in memory
Internal memory
  • Size (RAM)
4 GB
  • Storage
32 GB
Memory card slot MicroSDHC memory card
Connections
Audio jack plug 3.5 mm
USB Type-C
Connectivity
Bluetooth v5.0, Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP)
DLNA support
NFC
Synchronisation ActiveSync, SyncML
Tethering
WAP 2.0
Wireless Lan (WLAN/Wi-Fi) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Power supply
Battery Li-ion
  • Capacity
3000 mAh
Fast charging
Sensors
Ambient light sensor
Barometer
Gesture recognition
Gyroscope
Proximity sensor