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    Galaxy A8

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    Buy Overview Firmware

    General Information

    • Model Name

      Galaxy A8

    • Model type

      Bar

    • Colors

      White (Pearl White)
      Black (Midnight Black)
      Gold (Champagne Gold)

    • Announced

      2015, July

    • Released

      2015, August

    Physical specifications

    • Dimensions

      Bar: 158.0 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm

    • Weights

      151g

    Operating system

    • Operating system

      Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)

    Networks

    • SIM

      Single SIM

    • SIM card sizes

      Nano-SIM (4FF)

    • Networks

      2G
      3G
      4G

    • eSIM support

      No

    Display

    • Kind

      Main Display

    • Technology

      Super AMOLED Display

    • Size

      5.7 inch / 144.78 mm

    • Resolution

      FHD / 1920x1080 pixels

    • Pixel density

      386 PPI

    • Screen to body ratio

      ~73.8%

    Processors

    Memory

    • RAM/ROM sizes

      2 GB RAM with 32 GB ROM

    • External memory support

      Yes

    Sensors

    • Accelerometer

      Yes

    • Fingerprint sensor

      Yes

    • Geomagnetic sensor

      Yes

    • Proximity sensor

      Yes

    Video

    • Max. Video Recording Resolution

      FHD video recording at 30 fps (1920x1080)

    • External memory support

      Yes

    Front Camera

    • Flash

      No

    • Kind

      Selfie Camera

    • Megapixels

      5MP

    • Aperture

      F1.9

    Rear Camera

    • Flash

      Yes

    • Kind

      Standard Camera

    • Megapixels

      16MP

    • Aperture

      F1.9

    • Extras

      AF

    Connectivity

    • ANT+

      Yes

    • USB version

      MicroUSB

    • 3.5mm Headphonejack

      Yes

    • Location technology

      GPS
      Glonass
      BeiDou

    • Wi-Fi

      Yes

    • Wi-Fi Direct

      Yes

    • NFC

      Yes

    • Bluetooth Version

      4.1

    Battery

    • Standard battery capacity

      3050mAh

    • Removable battery

      No

    • Wired fast charging

      No