Samsung Launches Galaxy A8+ In India At A Price Of Rs. 32990
Launched
Samsung
Galaxy A8+
19th December (Global)
10th January (India)
159.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm
191 grams
Glass Front
Glass Back
Aluminium frame
Black
Orchid Gray
Blue
Gold
6 inch
Super AMOLED
2220 x 1080 px
411ppi
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Exynos 7885
Octa-core
2 x 2.2GHz
6 x 1.6GHz
Mali-G71
64GB
6GB
MicroSD card
256GB
Android 7.1.1 Nougat
Samsung UX
16MP
f/1.7
1.12 micron pixel size
PDAF
HDR (High Dynamic Range)
Hyperlapse
1080P @ 30fps
8MP f/1.9
1.12 micron pixel size
FOV: 85-degrees
16MP f/1.9
1 micron pixel size
FOC: 78-degrees
Live Focus
HDR
1080P @ 30fps
3500 mAh
GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)
B1(2100), B2(1900), B3(1800), B4(AWS), B5(850), B7(2600), B8(900), B12(700), B13(700), B17(700), B18(800), B19(800), B20(800), B26(850), B28(700), B66(AWS-3)
4G TDD LTE - B38(2600), B40(2300), B41(2500)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4/5GHz)
VHT80
256QAM
Bluetooth 5.0
NFC
Dual Nano SIM
Fingerprint sensor
Samsung Pay
IP68 Rating
Samsung has officially launched the Galaxy A8+ in India at a price of Rs. 32990. The device is an Amazon-exclusive and will go on sale in India from the 20th of January. At this price point, the Samsung Galaxy A8+ will compete with the likes of Honor View10 and the OnePlus 5T.
The Samsung Galaxy A8+ has a 6-inch Super AMOLED display with a 2220 x 1080 px resolution which translates to an 18.5:9 aspect ratio.
Under the hood, it has an Exynos 7885 chipset, an octa-core (2.2GHz Dual + 1.6GHz Hexa) processor and Mali-G71 GPU. The Galaxy A8+ has been launched in only one variant in India, which has 6GB of RAM and 64GB of onboard storage. Just like every other smartphone from Samsung, the onboard storage can be expanded up to 256GB via microSD card. The smartphone is IP68 rated for water and dust resistance and supports Samsung Pay for contactless mobile payment.
Powering the Galaxy A8+ is a 3500 mAh battery which is charged via USB Type-C port.
One thing that might come as a surprise, especially for phones launching in 2018 is the OS. The Galaxy A8+ will run Android 7.1.1 Nougat out of the box with Samsung’s own custom skin on top.
The Galaxy A8+ is also the first of Samsung phone to have a dual-camera setup on the front. The Galaxy A8+ has a 16MP + 8MP camera setup with an f/1.9 aperture on the front. The Live Focus feature lets users chose whether the background should be in focus or blurred to a soft bokeh. The phone will switch between the two front cameras to get the effect the user needs. To the back of the phone is a 16MP camera with an f/1.7 aperture and digital stabilisation.
The Samsung Galaxy A8+ has a new design when compared to previous Galaxy A smartphones with a new Infinity Display. With the smartphone entering the “affordable flagship segment,” it has the advantage of an IP68 rating for water and dust resistance over its closest competitors, OnePlus 5T and Honor View10. With a chipset that isn’t a flagship, it will be interesting to see how many consumers are drawn towards the Infinity Display and its ruggedness.
You can register for the Samsung Galaxy A8+ by clicking here.
