Images and specifications of the Galaxy A8 are already out. New live images of the smartphone that were leaked this week confirmed fingerprint sensor on the home button, making it the first Samsung A series smartphone with a fingerprint sensor. Now the release date of the smartphone has been revealed by a Chinese seller Suning Tesco, who is taking pre-orders for the smartphone starting today.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (SM-A800S) rumored specifications
- 5.7-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD Super AMOLED display
- LTE (Single SIM): Exynos 5430 Octa-Core (1.8GHz Quad A15 + 1.3 GHz Quad A7 ) with Mali T628 MP6 GPU
- LTE/3G (Dual SIM) : Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Octa-Core (1.5GHz Quad A53 + 1.0 GHz Quad A53 ) with Adreno 405 GPU
- 2GB RAM, 32GB internal memory, expandable up to 128GB with microSD
- Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
- 16MP rear camera with LED flash, f/1.9 aperture
- 5MP front-facing camera
- Dimensions: 158 × 76.8 × 5.9mm; Weight: 151 grams
- 4G LTE / 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, A-GPS/ GLONASS
- 3050mAh battery
The Samsung Galaxy A8 comes in Black, White and Gold colors and will go on sale in China on July 17th. Even though the seller did not reveal the pricing of the Galaxy A8, the smartphone will be priced at approximately 439 Euros (US$ 483 / Rs. 30790 approx.), according to a french website NowhereElse.fr.