Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) Smartphone Full Specification

Brand: Samsung
Category: Smartphone
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Processor (Clock): Octa-Core (4×2.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A57 + 4×1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53)
Memory: 3GB, 1552MHz
Internal Storage: 32GB
Screen (Size & Type): 5.7 inches Super AMOLED FHD display
Camera Overview: 16 Megapixels / 8 Megapixels
OS Version: Android 6.0 Marshmallow

Technical Expert Opinions and Rating

The product overall rating and highlights is based on review by our technical experts. All ratings have been selected out of 10.

8.6 4.3 5

Body & Design (look and feel) 9 / 10
Display Design & Feature 9 / 10
Camera Quality (Both) 9 / 10
Multimedia (Audio/Video) 9 / 10
Available Features in Device 9 / 10
Network & Internet Connectivity 8 / 10
Call Quality & Internet 9 / 10
User-Friendliness (How Easy) 9 / 10
Overall Gadget Performance 8 / 10
Battery Backup & Performance 8 / 10
Value For Money (VFM) 8 / 10

Key Features

Brand – Samsung
Model – Galaxy A8 (2016)
Device Type – Android Smartphone
CPU – Octa-Core (4×2.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A57 + 4×1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53)
Chipset – Exynos 7 Octa 7420
GPU – ARM Mali-T760 MP8, 772MHz
Camera -16 Megapixels with LED and AF Rear Camera | 8 Megapixel Front camera
Memory – RAM- 3GB | ROM 32GB External Memory Support up to 256GB (Uses Sim 2 Slot)
Display – Screen size 5.7 inches Super AMOLED FHD (1080×1920 Pixels)
Battery – Non-Removable 3,300 mAh Lithium-Ion
SIM – Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano + Nano/MicroSD)
Sensors -Proximity Sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient Light, Fingerprint
Color – Gold, Black, White, Blue
Operating System – Android 6.0 Marshmallow
Price – $650 (INR 39,000) Approx
Dimensions – 156.6 x 76.8 x 7.2 mm
Weight -182 Grams
More Feature – Full Metal body Design, LTE 50 Mbps, HSPA plus, LTE CAT6 300 Mbps Download, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps Upload, HSDPA 21 Mbps Download, Ultra Power Saving Mode, VoLTE, NFC, ANT+ Support, Quick Charge technology, Multi-language Support.

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General Information

Device Type Each device built on different configuration and platform or operating so here we have divided the devices on their operating system such as Android, Windows, iOS etc.

Android Smartphone
Brand & Model Device brand including their model number,

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)
Device Proclamation Date The initial public announcement by a company or brand for its upcoming gadgets or device with few or full information till its release date.

29 September, 2016
Product Release Date The release date is the date in which a release was made available through some sort of distribution mechanism. For example, this may be via a online or offline retail store, being published as a available to sale on a website or distributed to industry insiders.

07 October, 2016
Product Availability Status the device is available in the market, upcoming device or the company or brand have close the productivity of gadgets.

Available on Shopping Stores
Selling Price

$650
Fingerprint Sensor
Waterproof

Body Design & Dimensions

Design Type (Form Factor) Design Type is a combination of smartphone's size, style, dimensions, weight, color, layout. Mainly there are three types of form factors seen in mobile phones and other computing devices such as bar phones, folding phones, and sliding phones.

Bar
Dimensions (LxWxH) height, width, and length of the computing device measures in mm, cm.

156.6 x 76.8 x 7.2 mm
Length

156.6 mm
Broadness

76.8 mm
Thickness

7.2 mm
Weight (in Grams)

182 Grams
Body Protection

Yes
Gadget Body Color Body Color of electronics Gadgets.

Gold, Black, White, Blue
Device Body Material

Metal

Display & Screen

Display Type Display Technology => There are number of display technology available for computing devices such as TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an advanced version of AMOLED) and there are two types of touchscreen displays Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens not only works with human skin but also with stylus pen) and Capacitive Touchscreen (only work with human skin).

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Display Size (in diagonal) Display size of each computing device is measured diagonally in inches, cm, or mm.

5.7 inches
Resolution (in Pixel)

1080x1920 Pixels, 24 bit color depth
Multitouch Input Multitouch display functionality
Display Colors Display Colors refer to the number of different shades of colors that the device screen is capable of displaying mostly there is three display color - 64K colors, 256K colors and 16 million colors used and 16M is the highest available range of colors and better than others.16M display color used in more advanced computing device such as Smartphone , Tablet or Gaming console while the 256K or 64K colors are used for basic handset and entry level computing devices.

16M Colors
Pixel Density (In PPI) Information about the number of pixels per inch of the device screen. The higher the pixels density of any device, the more detailed and clearer content (Image, Video,Graphics, etc) will be shown on the display.

~ 386PPI
Touch Screen

Yes Multi Touch Support
Touchscreen Technology

Capacitive
Display Protection Display Protection => is must have feature for all computing device, especially in Smartphone segment there is different-different technology for protecting the display from scratches, drops, water, dust, and bumps of everyday use.Most common display protection technology are corning gorilla glass, Tempered glass, Scratch resistant glass, Full lamination technology, OGS, and More. So whenever you buy a new device you should always consider the smartphone having display protection feature.

Yes
Features Display supports various kind of features such as Contrast ratio, NTSC, 2.5D curved glass, OLED, AMOLED and more features.

FHD display
~ 386 PPI
Always-On Display
Scratch Resistant
Secondary Display Some device comes with second display feature along with primary display, usually found in mobile phone.

No
Screen to Body Ratio Screen to Body Ratio shows the total number of area covered by the gadget display, if the % is higher it's good for users.

74%

Camera & Features

Camera Type Supported Camera Type in the device, dual or single camera.

Dual Camera Set UP (One Front + One Back)
Rear Camera Primary Camerais usually placed on the back side of Smartphone to capture photos and videos. The main attribute of camera are the resolution (measured in Megapixels), lens focus type (automatic or manual). High megapixels mobile can take higher quality pictures and videos but it does not always the quality parameter as there are other factors also responsible for high-quality picture so we can't predict the camera quality by just looking at its megapixels.

16 Megapixels
Image Dimensions captured image size

4608 x 3456 Pixels
Full HD Recording

Yes
HD Recording

Yes
Auto Focus
Touch Focus
Video Resolution

[email protected]
Aperture Aperture

F1.9
Primary Camera Features Good Camera plays important role for any Gadgets it comes with many features such as Autofocus, Continuous shooting, Digital image stabilization, Digital zoom, Face detection, Geotagging, HDR ISO settings, Panorama, Scene mode, Self-timer, Touch focus, White balance settings, PDAF etc

Autofocus
Continuous shooting
Digital zoom
Exposure compensation
Face detection
Geotagging
HDR
ISO settings
Panorama
Scene mode
Self-timer
Touch focus
White balance settings
PDAF Sensor
ISOCELL Sensor
Flash Type Flash Light => Flashlight are very important in camera for enhancing the picture quality in low-light condition.LED Flash and Xenon Flash are two most common flashlights are used in mobile phones.LED flashlight provides lower power consumption with drive circuitry which takes up little room and can be strobed faster than any other light Source while the Xenon Flash offers an extremely intense full-spectrum white light for a very short duration.

Yes with LED flashlight
Front Facing Camera secondary camera or front camera in the device like selfies camera in Smartphone, the user can click his own photo using this camera.

8 Megapixels with F1.9 Aperture
Front Camera Flash

No

Hardware Parameters & Memory

Chipset (SoC) Chipset is the main part of any computing device such as Mobile, Laptop, Smartwatch, Camera, Tablet etc each one runs on a chipset or SoC which includes CPU, GPU, and Cache memory.Chipset is integrated circuit designed to perform some specific task and popular devices come with more advanced chipset which can perform many different tasks according to their design and programming capabilities

Exynos 7 Octa 7420
CPU Frequency CPU Central Processing Unit or processors,its main function is to interpret and execute instructions in the computing device .Mostly we measure CPU capacity in GHz or MHz with the number of the core such as 2-core, 4-core, 8-core, 10-core etc.Always look for high-power processor first whenever you will purchase a new device

Octa-Core (4×2.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A57 + 4×1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53)
Number of Cores Number of Cores for processor on the device.

8-Core
CPU Bit Architecture

64-Bit
Graphics Processing (GPU) GPU Stands for Graphics Processing Unit is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly rapid mathematical calculations, primarily for the purpose of rendering images, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion and it is also responsible for high-performance gaming graphics a good GPU always have such kind of power to control the gaming graphics.The common GPU for mobile devices are Qualcomm Adreno, Intel HD graphics, PowerVR, ARM-Mlai etc.

ARM Mali-T760 MP8, 772MHz
Process Technology

14nm
RAM (Memory) RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, and used by Operating system and installed application in the computing device data in the RAM temporarily stored means it will be lost whenever the device is turn off or restarted .

3GB
Memory Type

LPDDR4
Internal Memory Internal Storage also known as secondary memory or ROM is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other content stored.There two types of internal memory expansion expandable and non-expandable.

32GB
Memory Speed (RAM) Memory Speed measured in MHz or GHz.

1552MHz
Card & Expandable Memory External Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's internal storage, A memory card is a small storage memory used to store content such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras.

Yes External Memory Support up to 256GB (Uses Sim 2 Slot)
Card Slot

Micro Sd Card
Memory Channels

Double
Sensors Sensors are electronic components which increased the functionality of any computing device in which they are embedded sensors detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment.

Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer
Compass
Ambient Light
Fingerprint
Input Type Input Type

Touch

Network & Cellular

Network Technology Each mobile device works on the wireless network and these networks are divided into different category such as 2G, 3G, 4G further they are subdivided into the category like GSM, UMTS, LTE on different bands.

GSM / UMTS / LTE
3G Support

Yes
4G Support

Yes
2G Network Bands 2G stands for the second-generation wireless telephone network.It works on Standard like GSM, D-AMPS, PDC.2G Networks supports Digital voice services and slow data transmission (2.5G (GPRS) or 2.75G (EDGE) ) but these networks are faster than analog (1G) systems.

GSM : 850 / 900/1800/1900 MHz
3G Network Bands 3G stands for the third generation wireless telephone network in compare of 2G it supports faster data speed, always-on data access, better voice transmission capacity.UMTS,WCDMA, Ev-Do are the main standard of 3G technology.

UMTS : 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 MHz
4G Network Bands 4G stands for the fourth generation of wireless telephone network it is more efficient and faster in terms of data rate, voice transmission and it is very different technology in compare of 3G.The most common standard are LTE (Long Term Evolution) and Mobile WiMAX.

LTE : 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 MHz
SIM Card Type SIM stands for Subscriber Identity Module which securely stores subscriber's information such as phone numbers and text messages. Users can easily switch SIM card from one mobile set to another. SIM card is responsible for communication among several mobile devices using different kinds of networks such as GSM, UMTS, LTE etc.

Nano+Nano/microSD
Number of SIM Card

2
Dual SIM Support Smartphone comes with Single SIM or Dual SIM slot.

Yes with Hybrid Dual SIM support

Software & Platforms

Operating System (OS) OS => Operating System responsible for all basic operations of the device ( smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers, drones, smartwatch and other handheld devices). The Operating System manages and controls the functions of the hardware components of the computing device. There are numbers of OS such as Android, Windows, iOS, BlackBerry and more.

Android 6.0 Marshmallow
User Interface (UI) UI or user interface (f human–machine interaction) of a device is the look and feel of the on-screen menu system. How it works, its color scheme, how it responds to button presses, all of these things are part of the user interface.

Yes with Modified Android
Java (Software Platform)

No
Social Network (FB) Facebook its no 1 popular free social networking site which allows users to create a free account and adds your friends or family in your social list to chat with them, upload photos, videos, video chat and send messages via the internet and keep in touch with friends,Each Smartphone supports Facebook app.
Video-Sharing Youtube Youtube is a popular free video-sharing website, Youtube is the largest video sharing site in the world, Millions of users around the world have created accounts on the site that allow them to upload videos that anyone can watch.
Microblogging (Twitter) Twitter is global microblogging social media website, you can use twitter application on your smartphone, tablet. Microblogging is a broadcast medium that exists in the form of blogging. A microblog differs from a traditional blog in that its content is typically smaller in both actual and aggregated file size
Pre-Installed Apps

Google Maps, Google Apps, Notes, Smart Manager, Samsung KNOX, Samsung Pay, Chrome, Gmail
Calculator

Yes
Calender
Clock & Alarm

Yes
Phone Book

Multimedia Features (Audio, Video and Images)

Supported Audio Format Which type of audio playback supported by the device as there are number of audio format such as WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, WMA, MIDI, FLAC, etc

Yes Support WAV, AAC+, OGG, FLAC, MIDI, WMA, M4A, MP3, AMR, AAC, eAAC+
Supported Video Format

Yes Support 3GP, ASF, M4V, H.263, H.264, MKV, AVI, xVID, WMV, FLV, MP4, H.265
Picture format Picture format Supported by device.

Yes Support JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP
Video Output

No
FM Radio FM is a VHF broadcasting technology which uses frequency modulation (FM) to transfer sound over the broadcasting radio.

Yes with RDS
Alert Types Alert types are types of sound which notify the users when someone sends notifications like a phone call, message, email etc.

Vibration, MP3 ringtones, MIDI, WAV
Ring Tones

MP3, WAV ringtones
Supports Music Player
Supports Video Player
Loudspeaker

Yes
Audio Output for external sound using headset

Yes with 3.5mm Audio Out Port
Speakers

Yes

Wired & Wireless Connectivity

Wi-Fi (Standards Supported) Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology which provides wireless data connection between various device using radio waves it uses the IEEE 802.11 stands for communication.

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, Dual Band
Wi-fi Hotspot
USB Type and Version USB required for transfer or sync the data from one computing device to another such as from Smartphone to computer.

Micro USB v2.0 With Charging and Mass Storage Function
Bluetooth Type, Model Bluetooth is wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, personal computers and other network devices over brief distances without wiring, Bluetooth technology was mostly designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices. There are different-different types of Bluetooth Profile (A2DP, HID, LE etc) available in each device for exchanging different content within a short distance.

Yes Bluetooth v4.2 with A2DP, ANT+, EDR, LE
Navigation Technology (GPS) GPSStands for Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation technology using it users can track their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, the most common GPS technology are GPS and the GLONASS.

Yes, with GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Near Field Communication (NFC) NFC stands for Near field communication is a set of short-range wireless communication standards for smartphones and similar computing devices to establish peer-to-peer (P2P) radio communications with each other by touching them together.It works on smaller range around 10cm.
HDMI Port HDMI Stands for (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) most commonly used for transferring video data and digital audio data from a HDMI- device (Smartphone, Tablet, Laptop) to a compatible computer monitor, video projector, digital television, or digital audio device.
Infrared (IR) Infrared (IR) connectivity is an old wireless technology which uses an infrared light to transfer information between two electronic devices over short-range.
Wireless Charging Technology

Data & Internet

General Packet Radio Service GPRS GPRS stands for General Packet Radio Service it is also known as GSM-IP is global system mobile communications internet protocol which works in 2G and 3G cellular networks.It provides data speed up to 40 kbps which enable mobile devices to access the internet at a Similar speed of dial-up modem and it is used for wireless data transfer like sharing pictures, text, video or browse the internet via mobile phone connection.
Enhanced Data for Global Evolution EDGE (Enhanced Data Rate for GSM Environment) also known as also known as Enhanced GPRS or EGPRS is a wireless network technology generally considered the next step in the 2G network offers data transfer rates up to four times faster than ordinary GSM networks, Generally, EDGE is used for the purpose of wireless data transfer, such as sharing pictures and videos or browsing the Internet via a mobile phone connection.
Internet Speed (Mbps) Data Speed supports by any computing device such as Smartphone, Tablet, Computer, Laptop etc mostly it measured in Mbps (Mega bit per second).A good device always supports faster data speed.

LTE 50 Mbps, HSPA plus, LTE CAT6 300 Mbps Download
Supported Browser Web Browser => used to access information on the world wide web such as text, image, video, audio here we have listed some of the common browsers supported by the device.

Google Chrome, Support WAP, HTML, HTML5 Browsers

Messaging and Email Services

Short Message Service SMS (Short Messaging Service) is a text messaging service through which users can send text messages up to 160-224 characters to mobile devices such as cell phone, smartphone, and PDAs.

Yes (threaded view)
Multimedia Messaging Service MMSstands for Multimedia Messaging Service and it is used for sending multimedia message from one device to another device such as audio clips, video clips, images, text.
Messaging & Email Email Email Stands for Electronic mail which used for sending and storing message it just like sending a physical letter.The user can send text messages, images, and other attachments to the recipient using the internet . You can create your account with Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail or any other without any cost and its necessary to receive any message over internet and email address is unique to each user.

SMS, MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, Hangouts
IM (Instant Messaging) IM stands for Instant Messaging is an exchange of text messages through a software application in real time, it enable users to create a kind of private chat room (for example Yahoo! Messenger and Apple's iChat ) with another user in order to communicate in real time over the Internet.

Yes

Battery and Power

Battery Pattern Battery Type => The battery is most important part of any electronics device and they powered by different-different kind of battery such as there are basically four types of cell phone batteries Lithium Polymer, Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium.

Li-Ion (Lithium Ion)
Capacity (in mAh) Battery Capacity which measure typically in Amp-hr which tells users that how much of the charge stored by the battery. The battery capacity represents the maximum amount of power that can be run any computing device under certain conditions. A good battery always provides consistent power but it also depends on the quality of device, processor, and design

3,300 mAh
Battery Fixing

Non-Removable
Wireless Charging Technology
Fast Battery Charging
Standby Time Standby Time is the longest time a phone can remain in the power during single battery charge while the device will not be in active use but constantly connected to the GSM network.

Up to 420 Hours
Talk Time Talk Time is the total time a battery can power a phone under perfect conditions, talk time requires more power and much shorter than standby time.

Up to 20 Hours
Music Play Music play time of the device in hours.

Up to 40 Hours
Battery Video Playback The capacity of battery to play video on device

Up to 10 Hours

Warranty Details

Warranty Type

Manufacturer
Warranty Duration

1 Year (365 days)

Box items

In the box (Package Items) Package Contents: What Accessories is included with this device when you Buy This item from Store, What is inside the package box.

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) Handset
3,300 mAh Battery
Charger
USB Data Cable
3.5 mm Earphone
Warranty Card
User Manual

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Posted on October 1, 2016 at 7:00 pm

Great Samsung for average users

Great looks, design, config and best phone for an average user wow 1080×1920 pixels… that's great….
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Which is great processor qualcomm 820 or included

Which is the best one Exynos 7420 Octa, or qualcomm 820, i think Qualcomm has the fastest =, because that;s dedicated brand for processor.
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Posted on October 1, 2016 at 7:03 pm

Active noise help me lot

It help me a lot Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic… not good microUSB v2.0, all new devices has 3.0 now….
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Posted on October 1, 2016 at 7:06 pm

Which is the best color for A8 2016

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