We and our partners use cookies to give you the best online experience, including to personalise advertising and content. Data about your interaction with this site and the ads shown to you may be shared with companies involved in the delivery and/or personalisation of ads on this site and elsewhere online.

Samsung Galaxy A8 Duos

PRO rating
How it works?
How it works?
  1. User ratingsUser ratingsratings of product added by Productz users
  2. Expert ratingsExpert ratingsexperts ratings from editorial reviews
  3. Consumer ratingsConsumer ratingsratings from the biggest online stores worldwide
Legend
  1. Excellent
  2. Good
  3. Poor
  4. Average
4.3
based on all reviews
User ratings:
30
4.3 out of 5
30 user ratings
5 stars
43 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
16 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
Editorial reviews:
3
  1. See more
3 editorial reviews
Is the latest addition to the Galaxy A series worth your money? We find out, in this Samsung Galaxy A8 review!Read more
Almost makes the A-listRead more
We review the Galaxy A8 (2018). The mid-range smartphone is powered by Samsung's brand new Exynos 7885 SoC, an ARM Mali-G71 MP2 GPU and 4 GB RAM. With Infinity Display, IP68 certification and LTE Cat. 11, the Galaxy A8 (2018) offers some interesting features.Read more
Read editorial reviews

Pros

  • Viewing angles are good
  • The display is still very sharp
  • metal construction

Cons

  • pricing creates unnecessary competition with the Galaxy S8
  • the default beauty mode settings are a little too aggressive
  • means the battery is not removable

Key specs

  • 16 Mpx
  • 5.7 in
  • 1080, 1920 px
  • AMOLED
  • 386 ppi
  • 3050 mAh
  • 8-core
  • 5 Mpx

Compare technical data of the product to its category

Samsung

Samsung Galaxy A8 Duos - Pros & Cons

Samsung Galaxy A8 Duos

Pros

  • Viewing angles are good
  • The display is still very sharp
  • metal construction
  • excellent camera experience
  • and surprisingly impressive battery life
  • battery life it provides is really good
  • The metal build and extremely sleek profile is
  • Dynamic range is already pretty good in normal mode
  • cycling frequency should ideally be undetectable to the human eye
  • All profiles perform well under our spectrophotometer
  • contrast is superb and sharpness is very good

Cons

  • pricing creates unnecessary competition with the Galaxy S8
  • the default beauty mode settings are a little too aggressive
  • means the battery is not removable
  • some home screen stutters to be seen occasionally
  • the sound also gets muffled when the device is placed on a flat surface
  • a scene and navigate within the first image
  • frequency is too low
  • users with sensitive eyes may experience strain or headaches
  • display panels
  • drives or memory sticks with similar specifications
  • Slow response times can lead to afterimages and can cause moving objects to

Samsung Galaxy A8 Duos - Technical Overview

PoorAverageGoodExcellent
IconScreen size
5.7 in
Best:
Asus FonePad 8
Screen size: 8 in
IconBattery capacity
3050 mAh
Best:
Doogee BL12000
Battery capacity: 12000 mAh
IconPixel density
386 ppi
Best:
Sony Xperia Z6
Pixel density: 891 ppi
IconCPU clock speed
1.5 GHz
Best:
Motorola Moto G100
CPU clock speed: 3.2 GHz

Samsung - Video Reviews (4)

powered byYouTube

Samsung Galaxy A8 Duos - Full Specifications

Icon
Hardware
Operating systemAndroid 5.1
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz
CPU cores8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 405
RAM memory2 GB
Icon
Rear camera
Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx
Video recordingyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
Autofocusyes
Geo-taggingyes
LED Flashyes
Icon
Storage
Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
Memory card readeryes
Maximum card storage128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Icon
Dimensions
Height6.22 in
Width3.02 in
Depth0.23 in
Weight5.33 oz
Icon
Connectivity
Dual sim supportyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
Bluetoothyes
Bluetooth version4.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • SBC
  • aptX
NFCyes
Charging connectionUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm
USB version2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)no
Video outputNo
Icon
Battery
Replaceable batteryno
Battery capacity3050.0 mAh
Standby time300.0 h
Talk time17.0 h
Fast chargingyes
Wireless charging no
Icon
Display
Screen size5.7 in
Touchscreenyes
Number of colors16.7M
Panel typeOLED
Resolution1080 x 1920 px
TechnologyAMOLED
Pixel density386.0 ppi
Dual screen supportno
Scratch resistant displayyes
HDRno
Icon
Front camera
Primary resolution5.0 Mpx
Icon
Design
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • White
MaterialAluminum
Water resistantno
Shock resistantno
Icon
Sensors
Fingerprintyes
Magnetometeryes
Icon
Cellular
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASS
2G GSMyes
3G UMTSyes
4G LTEyes
Streaming standardsGoogle Cast

Samsung Galaxy A8 Duos - Q&A

  • Do you have a question about the product?

Samsung Galaxy A8 Duos Samsung - Editorial Reviews (3)