Samsung has today launched its Galaxy A8+ (2018) smartphone in India. The smartphone is priced at Rs 32,990 and it will be exclusively available on Amazon starting January 20. Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018) comes in Black and Gold colours.
To recall, the smartphone was unveiled along with Galaxy A8 (2018) in December last year. The smartphone comes loaded with a host of interesting features. The smartphone is the first from Samsung’s camp to feature dual-selfie cameras. The Galaxy A8+ (2018) bears a 16-megapixel primary camera and an 8-megapixel secondary sensor with the same Aperture of f/1.9. The dual cameras are used to create from clear portrait shots to close-ups with background blur. Then there is Live Focus feature that adjusts the bokeh effect before or after you take the picture. One can also add stickers to a selfie as well. For the rear, there is a 16-megapixel sensor with aperture f/1.7 and LED flash.
The smartphone also comes with the Infinity Display which is present in company’s flagship lineup. The Galaxy A8+ (2018) comes loaded with 6.0-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED Display with both sporting a screen Resolution of 2220 x 1080 pixels. The phone also comes with Always On Display feature as well.
The Galaxy A8+ (2018) support Magnetic Secure Transmission (MST) and Near Field Communication (NFC) and are equipped with Samsung Pay. The fingerprint sensor is located at the back panel just beneath the primary camera. Further, both the phones are the first in A series to support Samsung Gear VR.
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As for the specifications are concerned, the Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018) is powered by a 2.2GHz octa-core processor. The Galaxy A8+ (2018) comes with a 6GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. The memory can be further expanded up to 256GB via micro SD card slot. The Galaxy A8+ (2018) sports a 3500mAh battery.
The phone runs on Android 7.1.1 Nougat and on the connectivity front, it supports NFC, MST, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4/5GHz), VHT80, 256QAM, Bluetooth v 5.0 (LE up to 2Mbps), ANT+, USB Type-C, GPS, Glonass, BeiDou and Dual-SIM slot. The Galaxy A8+ (2018) measures 159.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm and weighs 191 grams.