Samsung Galaxy A8 and A8+ smartphones: price, release, specs, features

There is a good news for smartphone users and it is specially for Samsung brand fans. Yes, after so many smartphones released from each brands in 2017, Samsung is one of the first brand that has proposed to release Galaxy A8 and A8 plus smartphone anytime early 2018.

The Galaxy A8 and A8+ smartphones will come with dual Front Camera, large infinity display and many features in them as they are flagship design. The phone series says as 'everyday features' and more stylish, practical and more convenient than ever before.

We got couple of news of these smartphones from Samsung official newsroom site which we try to share with you.

Galaxy A8 and A8+ features:

Samsung will launch two different variant smartphones in the early January 2018, so, the technical specification, key features and price will be slightly different compare to each other. The technology innovation is all around and no limit for it.

The Galaxy A8 and A8+ will come with a Dual Front Camera for clear selfies with the 16MP F1.7 rear camera and 16MP+8MP F1.9 Dual Front Camera. The Dual Front Camera is made up of two separate cameras so the users can switch between the two to take the type of selfie as they want including close-ups with the background to portrait shots with a clear and crisp background, adjust the bokeh effect before or after you take the picture to create high-quality images even in low light atmosphere. 

The advanced camera makes sure it captures sharp images, even in low-light conditions or day or night mode. Hopefully these gadgets powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon Processor Octacore with better speed. 

These device will come with bezel and an immersive 18.5:9 display ratio1, so easy to view the whole scene across. The Galaxy A8 and A8+ smartphone offering IP68 water and dust resistance4 which can withstand the elements, including sweat, rain, sand and dust, overall in all sort of situation.

A8 and A8+ will also have Samsung Pay3 secure transaction features, so not necessary to carry your wallet and this feature will help you for Magnetic Secure Transmission (MST) and Near Field Communication (NFC), can tap (fingerprint scan) or swipe your card using secure Samsung Pay feature for every transaction. 

This might be one of the best selling smartphones and the best IoT device as well. You will find Galaxy A8 and A8+ review here once they are released and we will publish even A8 and A8 plus hands on review as well. Now you can find Galaxy A8 and A8+ technical specificaiton below.

Samsung Galaxy A8 specificaiton:

Processor: Octa Core (2.2GHz Dual + 1.6GHz Hexa)

OS: Android 7.1.1

RAM: 4GB  

ROM: 32/64GB

Display: 5.6-inchFHD+ Super AMOLED,1080×2220

Camera: Dual front Camera 16MP FF (F1.9) + 8MP (F1.9) 

Dimension: 149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm

Fast Charging: Yes

USB: Type-C

Network LTE Cat. 11

Payment: NFC, MST

Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4/5GHz), VHT80, 256QAM, Bluetooth® v 5.0                   

Sensors: Accelerometer, Barometer, Fingerprint Sensor, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Hall Sensor, Proximity Sensor, RGB Light Sensor

Audio: MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA

Video: MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM

Battery: 3,000mAh

Weight: 172g

Colors: Black, Orchid grey, Gold, Blue

Galaxy A8+ specifications:

Processor: Octa Core (2.2GHz Dual + 1.6GHz Hexa)

OS: Android 7.1.1

RAM: 4/6GB

ROM, 32/64GB

Display: 6.0-inchFHD+ SuperAMOLED,1080×2220

Camera: Dual front Camera 16MP FF (F1.9) + 8MP (F1.9) / Rear: 16MP PDAF (F1.7)

Dimension: 159.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm, 

Fast Charging: Yes

USB: Type-C

Network LTE Cat. 11

Payment: NFC, MST

Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4/5GHz), VHT80, 256QAM

Bluetooth: v 5.0                  

GPS: Glonass, BeiDou                                                                                   

Sensors: Accelerometer, Barometer, Fingerprint Sensor, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Hall Sensor, Proximity Sensor, RGB Light Sensor

Audio: MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA

Video: MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM

Battery: 3,500mAh

Weight: 191gm

Colors: Black, Orchid grey, Gold, Blue

Galaxy A8 and A8+ price: ($299 to $399 - expected - it will be confirmed once official announcement mady by Samsung)

Tips: If you are planning to buy a smartphone in the early 2018 then you have one more good option to choose from Samsung which the model and series is given above.