Samsung Galaxy A8 gets listed in China, price and release date surface

Samsung's highly anticipated smartphone A8 is not a stranger to us. It appeared in live images, got benchmarked and certified by TENAA & FCC revealing everything there is to know about the phone. But, until officially announced they are just rumors.

Now, the Galaxy A8 is listed on Suning Tesco, one of the biggest retailers in China indicating that the official announcement is near. Also listed on the retailer site are the specs and availability details of the Galaxy A8.

According to the listing, the Samsung Galaxy A8 features 5.7-inch full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) Super AMOLED display. The Single SIM variant (LTE) is powered by Exynos 5430 Octa-core (1.8GHz Quad A15 + 1.3 GHz Quad A7 ) processor with Mali T628 MP6 GPU while the Dual-SIM model (LTE + 3G) is powered by Snapdragon 615 octa-core (1.5GHz Quad A53 + 1.0 GHz Quad A53 ) processor with Adreno 405 GPU.

The Galaxy A8 packs 2GB RAM and 32GB on-board storage, further expandable via microSD card up to 128GB. It runs Android 5.1 Lollipop. Camera features include 16-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, f/1.9 aperture and 5-megapixel front facing camera. Connectivity features include 4G LTE, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, A-GPS/GLONASS. It is fueled by 3050mAh battery and comes in Black, White and Gold colors.

The Samsung Galaxy A8 sports a  5.94mm metal and is said to be the thinnest Galaxy device. The phone also houses a fingerprint sensor under its home button for biometric authentication to unlock the device.

Samsung's Galaxy A8 will go on sale in China on July 17. There is no mention of the price but according to french website NowhereElse.fr, the Galaxy A8 will be priced approximately 439 Euros (US$ 480 | Rs. 31,000).

Via : NowhereElse

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