Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) - Technical characteristics and specifications

Galaxy A8 (2018) technical characteristics

About the device:

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is a mobile/cell phone with dimensions of 149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm (5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in), a weight of 172 grams, a screen size of 5.6 inches, 79.6 cm2 (~75.6% screen-to-body ratio) and a screen resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~441 ppi density).

It has a processor Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), a graphics card Mali-G71, a 4 GB RAM memory and an internal memory of 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM expandable by memory card microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) .

The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) comes from the factory with the Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) operating system.

Technical information

Property	Value
Brand	Samsung
Model	Galaxy A8 (2018)

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 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G connectivity	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)
5G connectivity	No
Network speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps
GPRS	Yes
EDGE	Yes
Date announced	2017, December
Status	Available. Released 2018, January

Body
Dimensions	149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm (5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
Height	149.2
Thickness	8.4 mm
Weight gr.	172
Weight oz	6.07
SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Colors	Black, orchid grey, gold, blue

Screen
Type of screen	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Screen resolution	1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)
Screen size	5.6 inches, 79.6 cm2 (~75.6% screen-to-body ratio)

Platform
OS	Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
CPU	Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
Chipset	Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm)
GPU	Mali-G71

Storage and memory
Memory card	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory	32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
RAM	4 GB (See other devices with 4 GB)

Cameras
Main camera	16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8
Secondary camera	16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.0

Communications
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
Sensors	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer