Samsung introduces the new Galaxy A8s

Samsung has introduced a new smartphone – the Galaxy A8s, and it is set for a December release. Its development follows the previously released three-eyed Samsung Galaxy A7.

Samsung teased the new smartphone on Weibo, giving us a look at the display hole in the top left corner in its full glory. The Infinity-O concept was officially announced at Samsung’s developer conference in San Francisco—the same event also gave us a sneak-peek into Samsung’s foldable smartphone.

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                          Samsung Galaxy A8s Specifications

BODY Dimensions 158.4 x 74.9 x 7.4 mm (6.24 x 2.95 x 0.29 in)

Weight 173 g (6.10 oz)

Build Front/back glass, aluminium frame

SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
– Samsung Pay

DISPLAY Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colours

Size 6.4 inches, 100.5 cm2 (~84.7% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)

Multitouch Yes
– Always-on display

PLATFORM OS Android 9.0 (Pie)

Chipset Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 (10 nm)

CPU Octa-core (2×2.2 GHz 360 Gold & 6×1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver)

MEMORY Card slot microSD, up to 512 GB
Internal 128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM

MAIN CAMERA Triple 24 MP, f/1.7, PDAF
10 MP, AF
5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor

Features LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps

SELFIE CAMERA Single 24 MP, f/2.0
Features HDR
Video 1080p@30fps

SOUND Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack No
– Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

COMMS WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
Radio FM radio
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
FEATURES Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser HTML5
– Fast battery charging
– ANT+ support
– MP4/WMV/H.265 player
– MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player
– Photo/video editor
– Document viewer
BATTERY Non-removable Li-Ion 3400 mAh battery
MISC Colors Blue, Gray, Green

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Gbenga Ajao
Gbenga Ajao is a journalist. He has garnered experience in print, electronic and new media. He is passionate about mobile and web technology.

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