Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018) with 6-inch Infinity display, dual front cameras launched in India for Rs. 32990

Samsung today launched the Galaxy A8+ (2018)  smartphone in India, as it had promised. It was  introduced last month along with the Galaxy A8 (2018) and packs a 6-inch Full HD+Infinity Super AMOLED  18.5:9 display, is powered by Octa-Core Exynos 7885 14nm processor, runs Android 7.1.1 (Nougat),  has 16-megapixel rear camera with f/1.7 aperture, and a 16-megapixel and 8-megapixel dual front cameras, both with f/1.9 aperture. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018) with 6-inch Infinity display, dual front cameras launched in India for Rs. 32990”

Samsung Galaxy A8 Android 6.0 Marshmallow update rollout expected soon

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Samsung might just push Android 6.0 Marshmallow update to its Galaxy A8 soon, considering the device has already received Wi-Fi Certification approval for the latest firmware build of Android. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A8 Android 6.0 Marshmallow update rollout expected soon”

Weekly Roundup: New Asus ZenFone smartphones, ZenPad tablets, Waterproof Sony Xperia M5, Samsung’s Metal-Clad Galaxy A8 and more

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Asus this week launched too many devices at its grand ZenFestival in India, and the week was completely dominated by this Taiwanese multinational. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: New Asus ZenFone smartphones, ZenPad tablets, Waterproof Sony Xperia M5, Samsung’s Metal-Clad Galaxy A8 and more”

Samsung Galaxy A8 Hands On and Photo Gallery

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After launching the successor Galaxy A8 in China last month, Samsung has now brought it to India and will start selling it from today across all retail and online channels at Rs. 32,500. In the Indian variant, Samsung has left out the Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 SoC and is using its own Exynos 5430 chipset. Rest of the specifications are same as the Chinese Galaxy A8. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A8 Hands On and Photo Gallery”

Samsung Galaxy A8 launched in India for Rs. 32500

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Samsung has launched the Galaxy A8, the company’s latest top-end smartphone in its A series. It was announced earlier this month in China, packs a 5.7-inch 1080p Super AMOLED display with 2.5mm ultra-narrow bezels and runs on Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), but the Indian variant is powered by an Octa-Core Exynos 5430 processor instead of Snapdragon 615 SoC. It has a full metal uni-body design, similar to the other A series smartphones and is just 5.9mm thick. It also has a fingerprint sensor integrated into the home button.

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Weekly Roundup: New Samsung smartphones in India, Big launches at MWC China, Xiaomi Water Purifier, Intex smartwatch and more

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This week, big tech announcements came from China’s MWC, whereas South Korean tech giant Samsung bounced back with two Galaxy J series smartphones in India and a lot more. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: New Samsung smartphones in India, Big launches at MWC China, Xiaomi Water Purifier, Intex smartwatch and more”

Samsung Galaxy A8 with 5.9mm slim metal unibody design, fingerprint sensor official

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Samsung Galaxy A8 has finally gone official in China after several rumors. It packs a 5.7-inch 1080p Super AMOLED display with ultra-narrow bezels and has full metal uni-body design, similar to the other A series smartphones and is just 5.9mm thick. It is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 615 SoC and runs on Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop). It has a fingerprint sensor on the home button. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A8 with 5.9mm slim metal unibody design, fingerprint sensor official”

More live photos of the Samsung Galaxy A8 surface, confirms fingerprint scanner

More photos of the Samsung Galaxy A8 which is said to be the thinnest one from the company, have surfaced. The latest set of leaked photos confirms that the Galaxy A8 will come with a fingerprint scanner.

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Samsung Galaxy A8 brochure reveals 16MP f/1.9 camera, Exynos 5430 SoC and more

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Samsung Galaxy A8 got certified on TENAA last month and it even appeared in a live hands-on video earlier this week. It was recently revealed in a brochure that confirms the 5.7-inch Full HD Super AMOLED display, 5.9mm thickness and a 16-megapixel rear camera. According to the brochure the camera has f/1.9 aperture and the smartphone is powered by a Octa-Core Exynos 5430 SoC. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A8 brochure reveals 16MP f/1.9 camera, Exynos 5430 SoC and more”

Samsung Galaxy A8 with 5.9mm thickness gets certified in China

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Live images of Samsung Galaxy A8 (SM-A8000) surfaced last week, now the smartphone has been certified by TENAA (via) in China. It confirms most of the specifications of the smartphone and also reveals that it will have a 5.7-inch Full HD Super AMOLED display, and not a 5.5-inch display as rumored earlier. This confirms that the smartphone will be just 5.94mm thick, making it the thinnest Samsung smartphone till date. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A8 with 5.9mm thickness gets certified in China”