Samsung Galaxy A8 comes with a very intriguing design. It is claimed to be the slimmest among the Galaxy series. It also uses metal uni-body that makes it looks so elegant and stylish. On the front panel, you can see a huge 5.7″ Super AMOLED get along with super narrow bezel (only 2.5mm). It has 73.8% screen-to-body ratio. The resolution is quite high, 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution and 386 ppi pixel density, which means it has the capacity to deliver high quality visuals. Watching HD videos and browsing images on the web would be more enjoyable. The multitouch touchscreen is quite responsive and fun to use. Corning Gorilla Glass is applied on the front panel as a protection feature.
Samsung Galaxy A8 is an Android v5.1 (Lollipop). It offers top specs and features. Acting as the brain, you’ll find Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 octa-core processor clocked at 1.8GHz. It is backed by Adreno 405 GPU and 2 GB of RAM. With those specs, you can do almost everything easily. It’s even better with the support of 4G LTE connectivity. A device with fast processing speed and faster data connection will help you work more effectively. The huge battery (3050mAh) allows you to run apps longer. Storage sector is quite satisfying. The Galaxy A8 has 32 GB built-in memory along with memory card slot that supports microSD card up to 128 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A8 boasts a 16 MP rear camera which is equipped with many features like autofocus, LED flash, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR and HD video recording capability. If you love to take selfies, the front-facing 5 MP camera should be a perfect match. It’s also great for video calling.
Other features that you can find in Samsung Galaxy A8:
– Fingerprint sensor
– Connectivity options: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot; Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE; NFC; and microUSB v2.0
– GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant)
– FM radio with RDS; recording
– Accelerometer and Proximity sensor
– Compass
– Email, Push Mail, Instant Messaging, HTML5 browser
– ANT+ support
– Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
– MP4/WMV/H.264 player and MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player
– Photo editor and Video editor
– Document viewer
Dimensions: 158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm (6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)
Weight: 151 g (5.33 oz)
How to Hard Reset Samsung Galaxy A8
- From the main screen, go to Settings.
- Choose Backup and reset.
- Tap Factory data reset.
- Select Reset device option and then tap Erase everything.
*It’s important to back up your important files before performing hard reset since it will erase all data.
Download Samsung Galaxy A8 User Manual PDF