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Samsung Galaxy A8 Plus (2018)

Samsung Galaxy A8 Plus (2018)
₦331,200
Brand: Samsung
Category: Smartphones
  • Display 6.0 inch 1080 x 2220 pixels Full-HD+ display
  • Camera 16 MP Main/ 16 MP + 8 MP front
  • Storage 32/64 GB
  • RAM 4/6 GB
  • CPU Octa-core 2.2 GHz Exynos 7885
  • OS Android 7.1 (Nougat)

Our Rating

Ratings from experts

8.3
  • Design, Built Quality 7 / 10
  • Display Quality 8 / 10
  • Camera Quality 8 / 10
  • Audio & Multimedia 7 / 10
  • OS and Usability 8 / 10
  • Battery Performance 9 / 10

Samsung Galaxy A8 Plus (2018) Specifications Overview

The Samsung Galaxy A8 Plus (2018) features a 6.0-inch Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels and an 18.5:9 aspect ratio. The screen supports 16 million colors and is protected by Corning gorilla Glass 4. The device is powered by the Exynos 7885 Octa-core processor, which includes two Cortex-A73 cores clocked at 2.2 GHz and six Cortex-A53 cores at 1.6 GHz. It is paired with the Mali-G71 MP2 GPU for graphics processing.

Memory configurations include 4 GB or 6 GB of RAM, with internal storage options of 32 GB or 64 GB. Storage can be expanded via a microSD card slot supporting up too 256 GB. The phone runs on Android 7.1.1 Nougat out of the box, with Samsung’s Experience UI layered on top, and is upgradable to later Android versions.

Camera capabilities consist of a dual front camera setup with 16 MP and 8 MP sensors, both with f/1.9 aperture, designed for depth effects and improved selfies. The rear camera is a single 16 MP sensor with an f/1.7 aperture, phase detection autofocus, and LED flash. Video recording supports 1080p at 30 frames per second.

The device includes a 3500 mAh non-removable battery with fast charging support. Connectivity options cover 4G LTE, Wi-fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS, and NFC.Sensors integrated into the phone include an accelerometer, gyro, proximity sensor, compass, and a fingerprint scanner located on the rear panel.

Full Specifications

NETWORK

Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G Network Bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network Bands HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900
4G Network Bands LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps

LAUNCH

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BODY

Dimensions 159.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm (6.30 x 2.98 x 0.33 in)
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz)
Build Front glass (Gorilla Glass 4), back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM)

DISPLAY

Display Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 6.0 inches, 91.4 cm2 (~75.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~411 ppi density)

PLATFORM

Operating System Android 7.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset Samsung Exynos 7885 (14 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-G71

MEMORY

RAM + ROM 4/6 GB
Card Slot microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

MAIN CAMERA

Camera Type Single Lens
Camera Sensor(s) 16 MP main camera
Camera Features Autofocus
Face detection
Panorama
HDR
Touch focus
F/1.7 aperture
27mm wide angle lense 1/3.1" pixel size and 1.12µm
LED Flash
Secondary 5-megapixel
Video Resolution 1080p@30fps

SELFIE CAMERA

Camera Type Double Lenses
Camera Sensor(s) 16 MP + 8 MP front-facing cameras
Camera Features Fixed focus
Face detection
F/1.9 aperture
Wide-angle lense
Video Resolution 1080p@30fps

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes
Speaker Location Placed at the base of the device
Audio Jack Type Yes, 3.5mm audio jack

CONNECTIVITY

Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
NFC
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
FM Radio Yes, FM Radio

BATTERY

Battery Capacity Non-removable Li-Ion 3500 mAh battery
Wireless Charging No
Talk Time Talk Time is the longest time that a single battery charge will last when you are constantly talking on the phone under perfect conditions, Ambient temperature and highly dependent on the cellular network environment such as the distance to the closest cell network tower. Up to 21 hours
Stand-by Up to 500 hours

OTHER FEATURES

Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Box Contents Charging Brick / USB cable

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