Samsung Galaxy A8s Launched With Infinity-O Display, Triple Rear Cameras: Price, Specifications and More
Samsung Galaxy A8s was launched in China on Monday, sporting the anticipated Infinity-O Display. The smartphone’s biggest differentiating point is that it sports a true bezel-less display screen with a small hole in the display to house the selfie camera. Samsung calls it the Infinity-O Display and with the new hole-in-the-screen design, it tries to change things up by letting go of the notch trend. Other key highlights of the phone include a triple rear camera setup, up to 8GB of RAM, and a rear fingerprint sensor as well.
Samsung Galaxy A8s price, availability
Samsung not yet announced the price of the Galaxy A8s smartphone, it is all set to come in 6GB RAM + 128GB storage and 8GB RAM + 128GB storage options. The smartphone is set to come in Black (Green), Blue, and Silver color options in China.
Also See: Samsung Galaxy A9 Review
Specifications
The smartphone is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 octa-core SoC paired with Adreno 616 GPU, with 6GB and 8GB RAM options. Internal storage offered is at 128GB.
Design
The entire front portion is taken over by the display, with no bezels on all sides. At the back, there is a triple camera setup stacked vertically, and a fingerprint scanner situated in the center.
Battery Life
The Samsung Galaxy A8s packs a 3,400mAh battery with fast charging support. Connectivity options include NFC support, and there is no 3.5mm headphone jack. The smartphone is said to be just 7.4mm thick. As mentioned, the Samsung Galaxy A8s comes with rear fingerprint scanning support.
Preliminary Feature
NETWORK |
Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
LAUNCH |
Announced | 2018, December |
Status | Coming soon. Exp. release 2018, December | |
BODY |
Dimensions | 158.4 x 74.9 x 7.4 mm (6.24 x 2.95 x 0.29 in) |
Weight | 173 g (6.10 oz) | |
Build | Front/back glass, aluminum frame | |
SIM | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
– Samsung Pay | ||
DISPLAY |
Type | IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
Size | 6.4 inches, 100.5 cm2 (~84.7% screen-to-body ratio) | |
Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~403 ppi density) | |
Multitouch | Yes | |
– Always-on display | ||
PLATFORM |
OS | Android 9.0 (Pie) |
Chipset | Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 (10 nm) | |
CPU | Octa-core (2×2.2 GHz 360 Gold & 6×1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver) | |
GPU | Adreno 616 | |
MEMORY |
Card slot | microSD, up to 512 GB |
Internal | 128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM | |
MAIN CAMERA |
Triple | 24 MP, f/1.7, PDAF |
10 MP, AF | ||
5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor | ||
Features | LED flash, panorama, HDR | |
Video | 1080p@30fps | |
SELFIE CAMERA |
Single | 24 MP, f/2.0 |
Features | HDR, under display camera | |
Video | 1080p@30fps | |
SOUND |
Alert types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
Loudspeaker | Yes | |
3.5mm jack | No | |
– Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | ||
COMMS |
WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot |
Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE | |
GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | |
NFC | Yes | |
Radio | FM radio | |
USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
FEATURES |
Sensors | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM | |
Browser | HTML5 | |
– Fast battery charging | ||
– ANT+ support | ||
– MP4/WMV/H.265 player | ||
– MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player | ||
– Photo/video editor | ||
– Document viewer | ||
BATTERY |
Non-removable Li-Ion 3400 mAh battery | |
MISC |
Colors | Blue, Gray, Green |