Samsung has expanded its metal-clad Galaxy A-series line-up with the launch of the Galaxy A8 in China. At just 5.9mm, the phablet is also samsung's thinnest smartphone till date.
Samsung Galaxy A8 sports a 5.7-inch full HD(1080x1920p) Super AMOLED display, the largest in the range.
Powered by a 1.5GHz 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon octa-core processor and 2GB RAM, the phone comes in 16 and 32GB storage options with a microSD card slot for expansion.
It features a 16MP ISOCELL rear camera and a 5MP front-facing camera similar to the Galaxy S6. The phone comes with a 3050mAh battery and runs Android 5.1 Lollipop with Samsung's TouchWiz UI. The Galaxy A8 also sports a fingerprint scanner integrated with the phone's Home button.
In terms of connectivity, the phone supports 3G, 4G (both FDD LTE and TDD LTE), Bluetooth 4.1 and GPS.
The pricing and availability details of the phone have not been revealed yet.
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