Samsung’s Galaxy A8 review: Good mid-range phone, but a bit overpriced
Samsung’s Galaxy A series is all about delivering top-end performance with beautiful designs, but at price points that are not as high as the premium Galaxy S range. The Samsung Galaxy A8 is the latest smartphone in this series and is touted as the slimmest ‘Galaxy’ phone till now as it is only 5.9mm thick — even the Samsung flagship Galaxy S6 is 6.8 mm. So does this ultra-slim Galaxy A8 deliver?
Specs: 5.7-inch full HD Super AMOLED display | Snapdragon 615 Octa-core processor | 2GB RAM, 32GB storage space (expandable up to 128GB) | 16MP rear + 5MP front camera | 3,050mAh battery | 4G LTE Dual SIM | Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) | Fingerprint scanner
Price: Rs 32,500
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Design, Screen: Samsung Galaxy A8 has a metal frame on the sides, full metal unibody build and looks sleek and premium. Interestingly, Samsung has not added a speaker grill at the bottom of the A8, a design element that has become fairly common in a lot of new smartphones.
The screen in the Galaxy A8 is 5.7-inch Super AMOLED which means this is an ideal smartphone if you want to watch movies, show-off your Facebook/Instagram pictures to your friends. Those who are fans of big-screen phones will appreciate the extra real estate on the screen as Samsung Galaxy A8 has a 2.5 mm bezel that you barely notice.
The screen, however, is prone to smudges and I did notice some slight scratches. That is disappointing, given that this is a not a cheap phone.
Performance, UI: The Galaxy A8 does really well on Antutu benchmark (clocking in right on top) and GeekBench 3. Benchmarks aside, I faced no problems using the Galaxy A8.
Galazy A8’s Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 octa-core processor ensures a fairly snappy performance, be it downloading apps and playing graphics heavy games or just browsing. However, the phone does start to get hot when you use it for too long.
Samsung has added its split-view experience to the smartphone. Plus, you can use a palm swipe to capture a screenshot and mute by just placing your hand on the screen or turning the device over. Also, Smart Alert vibrates the phone when you pick it up to let you know about missed calls and messages.
The “Palm Swipe to Capture” gesture worked 90 per cent of the time, while the Mute options will be appreciated by those who find themselves in meetings most of the day.
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