Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) - Technical characteristics and specifications

Galaxy A8 (2016) technical characteristics

About the device:

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) is a mobile/cell phone with dimensions of 156.6 x 76.8 x 7.2 mm (6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 in), a weight of 182 grams, a screen size of 5.7 inches (~74.5% screen-to-body ratio) and a screen resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels (~386 ppi pixel density).

It has a processor Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53), a graphics card Mali-T760MP8, a 3 GB RAM RAM memory and an internal memory of 32 GB expandable by memory card microSD up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) .

The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) comes from the factory with the Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) operating system.

Technical information

Property	Value
Brand	Samsung
Model	Galaxy A8 (2016)

Connectivity
Network	GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G connectivity	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G connectivity	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G connectivity	LTE band 1(2100)\| 3(1800)\| 5(850)\| 7(2600)\| 8(900)\| 28(700)\| 38(2600) - Taiwan
5G connectivity	No
Network speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS	Yes
EDGE	Yes
Date announced	2016 September
Status	Available. Released 2016 October

Body
Dimensions	156.6 x 76.8 x 7.2 mm (6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 in)
Height	156.6
Thickness	7.2 mm
Weight gr.	182
Weight oz	6.42
SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM\| dual stand-by)
Colors	Blue\| Pink\| Silver\| Gold

Screen
Type of screen	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen 16M colors
Screen resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels (~386 ppi pixel density)
Screen size	5.7 inches (~74.5% screen-to-body ratio)

Platform
OS	Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
CPU	Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
Chipset	0
GPU	Mali-T760MP8

Storage and memory
Memory card	microSD up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory	32 GB (See other devices with 32 GB)
RAM	3 GB RAM

Cameras
Main camera	16 MP\| f/1.9\| autofocus\| LED flash
Secondary camera	8 MP\| f/1.9\| 1080p
Speaker	Yes
Audio connector	Yes

Communications
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n\| dual-band\| WiFi 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
Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted)\| accelerometer\| proximity\| compass