Samsung has announced the Galaxy A8 Duo (2016) with so many beautiful specs like the inclusion of 3gb RAM, Marshmallow, 4G LTE Band, Exynos 7420 Octa cor chip and dual SIM support - although, users have to choose whether to use the second SIM slot for external SD card or for SIM as they share same slot. Below are the specification sheet for the smartphone.
SAMSUNG GALAXY A8 SPECIFICATIONS (DUO)
✔ TECHNOLOGY
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - NETWORKS: SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes
✔ DESIGN
Dimensions 156.6 x 76.8 x 7.2 mm (6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 in)
Weight 182 g (6.42 oz)
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold, Mint
✔ DISPLAY
Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches (~74.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (~386 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
✔ PLATFORM
OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Chipset Exynos 7420 Octa
CPU Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-T760MP8
✔ STORAGE
Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB
Internal 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
✔ CAMERA
Primary 16 MP, f/1.9, autofocus, LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps
Secondary 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p
✔ MULTIMEDIA
Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
ANT+ support
MP4/WMV/H.264 player
MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player
Photo/video editor
✔ CONNECTIVITY
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
NFC Yes
Radio FM radio, RDS, recording
USB microUSB v2.0
✔ SENSORS
Sensors Fingerprint, accelerometer, proximity, compass
✔ MISCELLANEOUS
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Browser HTML5
Java No
Document viewer
✔ BATTERY CAPACITY
Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh battery
✔ LAUNCH
Announced 2016, September
Status: Release Date 2016, October
✔ PRICE
Galaxy A8 global price $358
Galaxy A8 price in India RS 23,900
Galaxy A8 price in Nigeria N109,190
Galaxy A8 Price in Kenya Kes 36,229
SAMSUNG GALAXY A8 SPECIFICATIONS (DUO)
✔ TECHNOLOGY
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - NETWORKS: SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes
✔ DESIGN
Dimensions 156.6 x 76.8 x 7.2 mm (6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 in)
Weight 182 g (6.42 oz)
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold, Mint
✔ DISPLAY
Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches (~74.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (~386 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
✔ PLATFORM
OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Chipset Exynos 7420 Octa
CPU Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-T760MP8
✔ STORAGE
Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB
Internal 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
✔ CAMERA
Primary 16 MP, f/1.9, autofocus, LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps
Secondary 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p
✔ MULTIMEDIA
Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
ANT+ support
MP4/WMV/H.264 player
MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player
Photo/video editor
✔ CONNECTIVITY
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
NFC Yes
Radio FM radio, RDS, recording
USB microUSB v2.0
✔ SENSORS
Sensors Fingerprint, accelerometer, proximity, compass
✔ MISCELLANEOUS
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Browser HTML5
Java No
Document viewer
✔ BATTERY CAPACITY
Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh battery
✔ LAUNCH
Announced 2016, September
Status: Release Date 2016, October
✔ PRICE
Galaxy A8 global price $358
Galaxy A8 price in India RS 23,900
Galaxy A8 price in Nigeria N109,190
Galaxy A8 Price in Kenya Kes 36,229