Announced just a little over a week ago, Samsung’s newest premium smartphones, the Galaxy A8 and A8+ are now officially available in Samsung Experience Stores and authorized retailers nationwide.
Both the A8 and A8+ are IP68 certified for water and dust resistance, and feature Samsung’s Infinity Display with an 18:5:9 aspect ratio, which provides a flowing and seamless design that’s pure eye-candy. Both devices are also powered by an octa-core Exynos 7885 processor, and run on Android 7.1.1 Nougat.
Apart from screen size, the main difference between the two is in the amount of RAM and storage – the A8 with 4GB and 32GB, while the A8+ has 6GB and 64GB, as well as battery capacity – 3,000mAh for the A8, and 3,500mAh for the A8+.
The new phones are also equipped with improved optics – A 16MP rear camera with PDAF, and dual front cameras (16MP + 8MP) capable of Live Focus and Wide Selfie. Other features include Facial Recognition and Bixby, Samsung’s digital assistant.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Specs:
- 5.6-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED Display
- 16MP + 8MP dual front cameras, f/1.9, Live Focus, Wide Selfie
- 16MP rear camera, f/1.7, PDAF
- 2.2GHz Exynos 7885 octa-core processor
- 4GB of RAM, 32GB of storage expandable via microSD card (up to 256GB)
- Android 7.1.1 Nougat
- IP68 certification for water and dust resistance
- 3,000mAh battery with fast charging (wired)
- Colors: Gold and Black
Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018) Specs:
- 6.0-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED Display
- 16MP + 8MP dual front cameras, f/1.9, Live Focus, Wide Selfie
- 16MP rear camera, f/1.7, PDAF
- 2.2GHz Exynos 7885 octa-core processor
- 6GB of RAM, 64GB of storage expandable via microSD card (up to 256GB)
- Android 7.1.1 Nougat
- IP68 certification for water and dust resistance
- 3,500mAh battery with fast charging (wired)
- Colors: Gold and Black
The Samsung Galaxy A8 and A8+ (2018) will retail for PhP26,990 and PhP32,990 respectively. To know more, you may visit the Samsung Galaxy Store at Bonifacio High Street in Taguig City, the brand’s official Facebook page, or website.
Emman has been writing technical and feature articles since 2010. Prior to this, he became one of the instructors at Asia Pacific College in 2008, and eventually landed a job as Business Analyst and Technical Writer at Integrated Open Source Solutions for almost 3 years.
