Samsung Galaxy A8 (2015)

SuccessorSamsung Galaxy A8 (2016)RelatedSamsung Galaxy A3 (2015)
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2015)
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2015)TypePhabletDimensions158 mm (6.2 in) H
76.8 mm (3.02 in) W
5.9 mm (0.23 in) DMass151 grams (5.3 oz)Operating systemOriginal: Android 5.1.1 "Lollipop" Current: Android 7.0 "Nougat"System-on-chipExynos 5430 (A800S, A800F)
Exynos 5433 (A800I and A800J)
Snapdragon 615 (A8000, A800Y/YZ)CPUQuad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 + quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 (A8000, A800Y/YZ)
ARM Cortex-A15 MP4 1.8 GHz CPU + ARM Cortex-A7 MP4 1.3 GHz (A800F)
ARM Cortex-A57 MP4 1.9 GHz CPU + ARM Cortex-A53 MP4 1.3 GHz CPU(A800I, A800J)GPUAdreno 405 (A8000, A800Y/YZ)
ARM Mali-T628 MP6 550 MHz (A800F, A800S)
ARM Mali-T760 MP6 700 MHz (A800I, A800J)Memory2GB LPDDR3 RAMStorage16GB (A8000 only)
32 GBRemovable storageup to 128 GBBatterynon-removable Li-Ion 3050 mAhDisplay5.7 in (140 mm) 1920x1080 pixel (386 ppi) Full HD Super AMOLED
Gorilla Glass 4Rear camera16 MP ISOCELL sensorFront camera5 MP sensorConnectivityWLAN, Bluetooth 4.1, USB

The Samsung Galaxy A8 (stylized as Samsung GALAXY A8) is an Android phablet produced by Samsung Electronics. It was introduced on July 15, 2015.^[2]

Specifications^[3]

The Galaxy A8 is thinner than earlier models from the A-series lineup, measuring 5.9 millimetres (0.23 in) in thickness.^[4] The display is protected by Gorilla Glass 4.

Other specifications include a 5.7 inch 1080p (1080x1920) Super AMOLED display, touch based fingerprint sensor integrated to the home button, 16 MP back camera and 5 MP front camera.

It is powered by Exynos 5430, Exynos 5433 or Snapdragon 615. All of these SoCs feature an octa core processor and they are backed by 2 GB RAM and 32 GB internal storage. There is a hybrid SIM slot that can also be used as a microSD card slot. It has a 3050 mAh non-removable battery.

It is shipped with Android 5.1.1 Lollipop.

The Japan KDDI variant includes Oneseg & full Seg TV features while the Korean SK Telecom Variant has a T-DMB feature.

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