Samsung Galaxy A8

Network

• Technology: GSM / HSPA / LTE
• 2G bands: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
• 3G bands: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
• 4G bands: 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
• Speed: HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps

Launch

• Announced: 2015, July. Released 2015, August
• Status: Discontinued

Body

• Dimensions: 158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm (6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)
• Weight: 151 g (5.33 oz)
• Build: Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
• SIM: Nano-SIM

Display

• Type: Super AMOLED
• Size: 5.7 inches, 89.6 cm2 (~73.8% screen-to-body ratio)
• Resolution: 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density)
• Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Platform

• OS: Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
• Chipset: Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)
• CPU: Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A53)
• GPU: Adreno 405

Memory

• Card slot: microSDXC (dedicated slot)
• Internal: 32GB 2GB RAM
• Note: eMMC 4.5

Main Camera

• Single: 16 MP, f/1.9, 31mm (standard), AF
• Features: LED flash, panorama, HDR
• Video: 1080p@30fps

Selfie camera

• Single: 5 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide)
• Video: 1080p@30fps

Sound

• Loudspeaker: Yes
• 3.5mm jack: Yes

Comms

• WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
• Bluetooth: 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
• GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
• NFC: Yes
• Radio: FM radio, RDS, recording
• USB: microUSB 2.0

Features

• Sensors: Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
• Note: ANT+

Battery

• Type: Li-Ion 3050 mAh, non-removable
• Talk time: Up to 17 h (3G)
• Music play: Up to 51 h

Misc

• Colors: Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold
• Models: SM-A8000, SM-A800F
• SAR EU: 0.32 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)    
• Price: About 250 EUR