Samsung Galaxy A8 (2015)

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2015)
Brand Samsung Galaxy
Manufacturer Samsung Electronics
Slogan "Make A Statement"
"Unlimit Yourself" (Indonesia)
Series Galaxy A series
Model A800F (Global)
A800I (Global)
A8000 (China and Hong Kong)
A800Y/YZ (Taiwan)
A800J (Japan)
Compatible networks 2G GSM & EDGE
3G (UMTS/HSPA/CDMA/TD-SCDMA)
4G (FDD/TDD LTE)
First released July 2015
Availability by region
  • China:
  • July 2015
  • Worldwide:
  • August 2015
  • Japan:
  • December 2015
Successor Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)
Related Samsung Galaxy A3 (2015)
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2015)
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2015)
Type Phablet
Dimensions 158 mm (6.2 in) H
76.8 mm (3.02 in) W
5.9 mm (0.23 in) D
Mass 151 grams (5.3 oz)
Operating system Original: Android 5.1.1 "Lollipop" Current: Android 7.0 "Nougat"
System-on-chip Exynos 5430 (A800S, A800F)
Exynos 5433 (A800I and A800J)
Snapdragon 615 (A8000, A800Y/YZ)
CPU Quad-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)
GPU Adreno 405 (A8000, A800Y/YZ)
ARM Mali-T628 MP6 550 MHz (A800F, A800S)
ARM Mali-T760 MP6 700 MHz (A800I, A800J)
Memory 2GB LPDDR3 RAM
Storage 16GB (A8000 only)
32 GB
Removable storage up to 128 GB
Battery non-removable Li-Ion 3050 mAh
Display 5.7 in (140 mm) 1920x1080 pixel (386 ppi) Full HD Super AMOLED
Gorilla Glass 4
Rear camera 16 MP ISOCELL sensor
Front camera 5 MP sensor
Connectivity WLAN, 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.

Specifications

The Galaxy A8 is thinner than earlier models from the A-series lineup, measuring 5.9 millimetres (0.23 in) in thickness. 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.