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Last updated: June 3rd, 2019 at 16:52 UTC+02:00
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With those price tags, the Galaxy A80 will slot in somewhere between the OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7 Pro, and the OnePlus 7 in particular will come in the way of Galaxy A80 sales in the country. That's because the OnePlus 7 offers flagship-grade specs for a considerably lower price (₹32999, roughly $475) than the A80's base model. The A80 has a neat sliding and rotating camera mechanism and comes with some attractive features like 25W fast charging, but its spec sheet can't match that of the OnePlus offering in terms of sheer numbers.
What's more, the Galaxy A80 also lacks a 3.5 mm headphone jack and a microSD slot. Those features have often helped Galaxy phones stand out among more value-for-money smartphones from Chinese manufacturers, and without them, the Galaxy A80 doesn't have much to justify its price tag over the OnePlus 7. Going by Samsung's regular price cuts for mid-range devices in India, the Galaxy A80 should become a better deal a few months down the line, although it may be too little too late by then.
Abhijeet's writing career started with guides for custom firmware for Samsung devices (including the original Galaxy S), and he moved to SamMobile in mid-2013 and worked up the ranks to Editor-in-chief. In addition to phones and mobile devices, his interests include gaming on both PC and console, PC hardware, and spending countless hours on YouTube watching videos on tech, movies, games, politics, and internet dramas.
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