Samsung Galaxy A8 Full Specifications

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  • Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
  • 2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • 3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
  • 4G bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
  • Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps
launch
  • Announced 2015, July
  • Status Available. Released 2015, August
body
  • Dimensions 158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm (6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)
  • Weight 151 g (5.33 oz)
  • Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
  • SIM Nano-SIM
display
  • Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
  • Size 5.7 inches, 89.6 cm2 (~73.8% screen-to-body ratio)
  • Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density)
  • Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
platform
  • OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
  • Chipset Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)
  • CPU Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A53)
  • GPU Adreno 405
memory
  • Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot)
  • Internal 32GB 2GB RAM
  • eMMC 4.5
main camera
  • Modules 16 MP, f/1.9, 31mm (standard), AF
  • Features LED flash, panorama, HDR
  • Video 1080p@30fps
selfie camera
  • Modules 5 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide)
  • Video 1080p@30fps
sound
  • Loudspeaker Yes
  • 3.5mm jack Yes
comms
  • WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
  • Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
  • GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
  • NFC Yes
  • Radio FM radio, RDS, recording
  • USB microUSB 2.0
features
  • Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
  • ANT+
battery
  • Non-removable Li-Ion 3050 mAh battery
  • Talk time Up to 17 h (3G)
  • Music play Up to 51 h
misc
  • Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold
  • Models SM-A8000, SM-A800F
  • SAR EU 0.32 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)    
tests
  • Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1089
    Basemark X: 8838
  • Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.859 (sunlight)
  • Camera Photo
  • Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
  • Audio quality Noise -89.3dB / Crosstalk -53.8dB
  • Battery life Endurance rating 98h