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Here you will find the latest news and most recent developments on the Samsung Galaxy A8s, with regular updates and all the information you need.
Galaxy A8s launch in Korea reportedly due this month
Samsung hasn't confirmed anything about the Galaxy A8s launch in South Korea but the possibility still exists. Local news outlets are suggesting that Samsung's first Infinity-O display smartphone is going to be launched on its home ground later this month. The Galaxy A8s has only been released in China so far. Some circumstantial evidence has […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 5 years ago
Galaxy A8s update brings the January 2019 security patch
Samsung is rolling out a new firmware update today for the Galaxy A8s. This is the company's first smartphone with an Infinity-O display. The update that's being rolled out brings the January 2019 security patch. It doesn't bring much in the way of new features. It certainly doesn't bump up the device to Android 9 […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 5 years ago
Samsung Galaxy A8s may be headed to South Korea
The Galaxy A8s is Samsung's first phone with a display cutout, with the front camera residing in this cutout so the display can have smaller bezels around it. The A8s features an Infinity-O display, which is also expected on the Galaxy S10, and Samsung announced the A8s in China last month following a short teaser […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 5 years ago
Samsung Galaxy A8s price confirmed, launches December 31 in China
Two weeks after unveiling its first smartphone with an Infinity-O display, Samsung today confirmed the Galaxy A8s price. The handset is only going to be launched in China initially. It remains to be seen if Samsung plans on releasing it in other markets across the globe. It's not a flagship device by any stretch of […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 5 years ago
Samsung China re-evaluating its collaboration with off-brand Supreme
Samsung China has taken a lot of flak for announcing a collaboration with an off-brand Supreme at the Galaxy A8s launch event this week. It's not the “real” Supreme, the extremely popular one based in New York. Samsung actually collaborated with Supreme Italia. It had used a bit of intellectual property law trickery to register […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 5 years ago
Galaxy A8s hands-on brings more information about this unique device
Samsung unveiled the Galaxy A8s yesterday. It's the most unique handset in the company's lineup right now as it has an Infinity-O display. A Galaxy A8s hands-on report from China brings us more information about this device. Samsung has not yet confirmed if the Galaxy A8s will be offered outside the People's Republic. The Infinity-O […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 5 years ago
Galaxy A8s is Samsung’s first Galaxy A smartphone with an LCD display
Well, it looks like the Galaxy A8s, Samsung's first phone with an Infinity-O display, isn't as good of an overall package as Samsung fans would like. That hole in the display for the camera is already a big point of contention, and then we learned that the phone doesn't have a 3.5mm headphone jack. And […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 5 years ago
Samsung Galaxy A8s’ camera hole is just one of its notable features
Samsung has finally unveiled the Galaxy A8s, its first smartphone that has some kind of an obstruction in the display. Samsung's alternative to a notch involves making a hole in the display to accommodate the front-facing camera. It's not something only Samsung is doing, though. Huawei has a phone with a similar design in the […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 5 years ago
The Galaxy A8s does not have a 3.5mm headphone jack
The highly anticipated Galaxy A8s has been unveiled today by Samsung. It was anticipated because it's the company's first smartphone with an Infinity-O display. While that was what most people focused on when the device was launched, Samsung seems to have snuck in a notable change. The Galaxy A8s does not have a 3.5mm headphone […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 5 years ago
Samsung launches the Galaxy A8s with Infinity-O camera hole display
Samsung had teased the Galaxy A8s a couple of months ago in China. The teaser suggested that this device would have an almost entirely bezel-less display. Samsung later revealed the Infinity-O display which punches out a camera hole in the actual display area for the front camera. While the Galaxy S10 is expected to feature […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 5 years ago
Here’s our first real look at the Galaxy A8s’ in-display-camera
Here it is, the moment we had all been waiting for. Thanks to China's regulatory body TENAA, we are getting our first look at the actual Galaxy A8s and at Samsung's implementation of a display with a hole for the front camera. The images published by TENAA are rather dark, but peek at them hard […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 5 years ago
Galaxy A8s Bluetooth certification is a go ahead of December 10 launch
Samsung's first commercial device with a hole in the display will soon be made official. Samsung has the launch date for the Galaxy A8s set for December 10, and the device has now been certified by the Bluetooth SIG. This comes just two days after the Galaxy A8s got its Wi-Fi certification. As expected, the Bluetooth […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 5 years ago
Galaxy A8s gets Wi-Fi certification running Android Oreo
The Galaxy A8s, which is confirmed for a December 10 launch, has been certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance. The listing reveals the phone to be running Android 8.0 Oreo. The device sports the Infinity-O display and recently appeared on the FCC as well. Galaxy A8s gets Wi-Fi Alliance certification The Galaxy A8s will be the first […]
- By Sumit Adhikari
- 5 years ago
Galaxy A8s with camera-in-display could launch on December 10
It seems Samsung has officially teased the Galaxy A8s and confirmed when the device will be announced. Leakster Ice universe has tweeted an image that shows the Galaxy A8s with its Infinity-O display along with the date December 10 at the bottom. The image seems to be an answer to one released by Huawei to […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 5 years ago
FCC documentation confirms Infinity-O display for the Galaxy A8s
Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy A8s in China in early 2019. The phone's rumored Infinity-O display seems to be confirmed by an FCC listing for the device. Also visible is Samsung's new 19.5:9 screen aspect ratio. Galaxy A8s visits the FCC Today, the FCC published its documentation on Samsung's upcoming SM-G8870 or the […]
- By Michel G.
- 5 years ago
