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Samsung Galaxy A8s

Samsung Galaxy A8s
₦428,400
Brand: Samsung
Category: Smartphones
  • Display 6.4 inch 1080 x 2340 Full-HD+ display
  • Camera 24 MP + 10 MP + 5 MP Main/ 24 MP front
  • Storage 128 GB
  • RAM 6/8 GB
  • CPU Octa-core 2.2 GHz, Snapdragon 710
  • OS Android 9.0 (Pie)

Our Rating

Ratings from experts

8.7
  • Design, Built Quality 7 / 10
  • Display Quality 8 / 10
  • Camera Quality 9 / 10
  • Audio & Multimedia 7 / 10
  • OS and Usability 9 / 10
  • Battery Performance 9 / 10

The Samsung Galaxy A8s is Samsung’s first smartphone featuring a display with a hole-punch design that houses the front-facing camera. It is also the first Samsung⁤ device to use the Qualcomm Snapdragon 710⁣ processor and to run Android 9.0 Pie out of the box.

The phone has a 6.4-inch Full HD+ IPS LCD display with a resolution of 1080 x‍ 2340 pixels. The screen includes a circular cutout located at the top left corner for the front camera, replacing the conventional notch design found on devices like the Apple iPhone X.

Under the hood, the Galaxy A8s is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 chipset, which features an octa-core CPU with a maximum clock speed of 2.2 GHz and an Adreno 616 GPU. It is indeed available with either 6​ GB or 8 ⁤GB of RAM​ and comes with 128 ​GB of internal storage,which is not expandable via microSD.

The rear camera system consists of three sensors: a 24 MP primary ‍camera, a 10 MP⁢ telephoto lens with 2x optical zoom, and a 5 MP depth sensor.The fingerprint scanner is positioned ⁢on the back of the device.‌ Connectivity options include ⁤Bluetooth 5.0 ⁣and a USB ​Type-C port.

The ⁣galaxy A8s runs Samsung’s One UI on top of Android 9.0 Pie. It supports dual SIM cards with 4G VoLTE on both slots. The device is powered by a 3400 mAh non-removable battery.‍ Additional specifications and features are summarized in the accompanying table.

Full Specifications

NETWORK

Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G Network Bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network Bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network Bands LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps

LAUNCH

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BODY

Dimensions 159.8 x 76.8 x 7.5 mm (6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 in)
Weight 173 g (6.10 oz)
Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY

Display Type PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 6.4 inches, 100.5 cm2 (~84.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)

PLATFORM

Operating System Android 9.0 (Pie); One UI
Chipset Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 (10 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver)
GPU Qualcomm Adreno 616

MEMORY

RAM + ROM 6/8 GB
Card Slot No

MAIN CAMERA

Camera Type Triple Lenses
Camera Sensor(s) 24 MP 10 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP Main/ 24 MP front
Camera Features Autofocus
Face detection
F/1.7 aperture
LED Flash
Panorama
HDR
10 MP f/2.4, 52mm, (telephoto), 1/3.9", 1.0µm, 2x optical zoom [Second Sensor]
5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor [Third Sensor]
Video Resolution 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/240fps

SELFIE CAMERA

Camera Type Single Lens
Camera Sensor(s) 24-megapixel
Camera Features F/2.0 aperture
FaceID
Face beautification
HDR
Video Resolution 1080p@30fps

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes
Speaker Location Placed at the basement
Audio Jack Type Yes, 3.5mm audio jack

CONNECTIVITY

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

BATTERY

Battery Capacity Non-removable Li-Ion 3400 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 28 hours
Stand-by Up to 540 hours

OTHER FEATURES

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

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