Samsung Galaxy J8 with 6-inch Super AMOLED Infinity display, dual rear cameras goes on sale in India from June 28 for Rs. 18990


Samsung launched the Galaxy J6 and Galaxy J8 smartphones in the ‘J Series’ in India  last month. At that time the company said that the Galaxy J8 will be available from July. Today the company has announced that the phone will be available from tomorrow, few days earlier.

To remind you, it has a 6-inch HD+ Super AMOLED 18.5: 9 Infinity 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by Snapdragon 450 with 4GB of RAM and runs Android 8.0 (Oreo) with Samsung’s own UI on top. It has dual rear cameras (16MP with f/1.7 aperture and 5MP with f/1.9 aperture) with Background Blur Shape, Portrait Dolly, and Portrait Backdrop. There is a 16-megapixel camera on the front with f/1.9 aperture, LED flash and face unlock.

With Background Blur Shape, you can make the pictures talk by adding soft light effect in different contextual shapes. The Portrait Dolly feature delivers a moving GIF image with zoom movements in the background for a cinematic photography experience. The portrait backdrop mode gives a professional touch to photography by creating cool and funky backgrounds effects.

It comes with “Chat Over Video” feature which facilitates an uninterrupted and uncompromised video viewing experience while chatting, hence eliminating the need to compromise between video viewing or chatting. The transparent keyboard allows the user to continue watching the video while continuing to enjoy the video content.

Samsung Galaxy J8 specifications

  • 6-inch (1480 x 720 pixels) HD+ Super AMOLED 18.5: 9 Infinity 2.5D curved glass display
  • 1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 450 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU
  • 4GB RAM, 64GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
  • Android 8.0 (Oreo)
  • Dual SIM
  • 16MP rear camera with LED flash, f/1.7 aperture, secondary 5MP camera with f/1.9 aperture
  • 16MP front-facing camera with LED flash, f/1.9 aperture
  • Fingerprint sensor
  • 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
  • 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n (2.4/5GHz), Bluetooth 4.2 LE, ANT+, GPS
  • 3500mAh battery

The Samsung Galaxy J8 comes in  Blue, Black and Gold colors, is priced at Rs. 18,990 and will be available from tomorrow, 28th June 2018 onwards across retail outlets and online through Samsung’s e-shop and Paytm, Flipkart and Amazon. Those who buys the smartphone with ICICI Bank credit and debit cards or Paytm Mall will get an additional cash back of Rs. 2,000. Those who are activating the Galaxy J8 on or before 31st July 2018 get a One Time Screen Replacement offer.


Author: Srivatsan Sridhar

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