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| Samsung Galaxy A8 |
Samsung just took one more step forward towards providing stylish phones, with the launch of the Galaxy A8. It is the slimmest phone launched by the Korean giant measuring just 5.9 mm, it is indeed quite slim. However, it not the slimmest phone available in the market. The “Samsung favorite plastic design” is gone and Samsung has moved on to provide Metal phones. The A8 also has metal frame around its body and some designing on the side not only make the phone look good but also helps in providing a better grip.
The Galaxy A8 comes
with 5.7-inch full HD Super AMOLED display. The display is quite vibrant with
slight warm effect. However, when you view the device from the side you may
notice some color changes. The phone is powered by a 1.8 Ghz processor which is
paired with a 2GB ram and you get 32 Gb of internal storage. The phone came
across as quite responsive, switching between the apps, launch animations were
quite smooth. Just like the Galaxy phones we have seen recently, the A8 does
not have a lot of unnecessary bloatware apart from a few proprietary apps such
as Galaxy Apps, Smart Manager, WeChat and so on.
It houses a 16MP rear
camera with an f/1.9 aperture which is quite impressive. On the front, you have
a 5MP camera. Apart from the Auto mode, you get the Pro mode, Panorama mode, Continuous
shot, HDR mode and night mode. The 5MP front camera comes with the Beauty mode
and also lets you shoot using gestures.
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| Samsung Galaxy A8 : Camera Sample |
Lets have a look at
some major specs of the Phone:
Features
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Details
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Remarks
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Screen
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5.7 inch
Super Amoled Display.
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The
display is good and vibrant offers a ppi of 386 .
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Os
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Android
5.1
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The phone
is quite fast and performs well in high use even, you can pull highend games
without lag.
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Camera
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16Mp back
and 5Mp front
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Both the
front and the back camera performs well.
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Battery
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3050 mAh
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The
battery life is good and the ultra power saving mode is an added advantage
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Connectivity
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4G LTE,
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot, Bluetooth
and NFC
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The phone
packs in all the connectivity features.
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Just like its siblings from the
Galaxy S series, the Galaxy A8 also has an ultra-power saving mode which only
gives you access to phone, messaging, internet and apps such as calculator,
clock, memo and voice recorder. Let’s look at the pros and cons of the A8:
Pros:
•Very Good
Camera.
•Very Good
Screen with full HD resolution.
•Supports
4G LTE
•Good
Battery Life.
•Fingerprint
scanner.
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Cons:
•2 GB Ram at
this price.
•Not water
resistant.
•No
wireless charging.
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Final verdict:
The Galaxy A8 looks elegant
and it has quite a good overall feature set. The camera seems to have a lot of potential.
It is designed for people who want bang for bucks. Instead it is designed for
those people who want to have a slim and good looking phone. At Rs. 32500/- it
seems a tradeoff between good looks and performance.
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