The list of similarities includes a tall, edge-to-edge Super AMOLED Infinity Display, a 3,000 mAh battery, and the familiar Samsung Experience interface. But on the inside, the A8 is a mid-ranger: with a different processor and a different camera. Its performance isn’t the same either.
I have spent the past few days with a
inch the box :
- Samsung Galaxy A8 2018 phone
- User manual
- Fast Adaptive Charge wall charger
- USB-C to standard USB cable
- In-ear headphones (white, with 3.5mm jack)
- SIM card ejector tool
Design
Premium materials and water-proofing are nice to have, but the phone does not look as futuristic and trend-setting as the flagship S8.
Even though the Galaxy A8 2018 looks similar to the Galaxy S8 from afar, the differences between them are easy to spot when you actually hold the two. The first thing you notice about the A8 is that it has much bigger bezels, ruining the impression of a true edge-to-edge, futuristic design. They don’t look nearly as good as on the S8. The A8 also feels much bigger despite the fact that it is just a hair wider and very slightly thicker. What is not as slight is the difference in weight. The Galaxy A8 2018 tips the scales at 6.07 ounces (172 g), while the S8 is much lighter at 5.36 oz (152 g), and you can feel this difference.
In terms of materials, the A8 is made of glass and metal. The glass is Corning’s Gorilla Glass 5, the latest and most durable in the series, while the metal is 7000-series aluminum with a matte finish, unlike that on the glossy S8. Is glass a practical choice for a phone back? On one hand, it looks great when clean, and on the other, it is rarely clean as it picks up fingerprints so easily, so… it’s up to you to decide. Fortunately, they are not that noticeable on the gold model that we have. One thing to keep in mind with glass is that it does shatter, and we do strongly recommend carrying the phone in a case. One more thing we noticed: this glass back is not as slippery as many aluminum phones, so you have a better grip on your phone.
The buttons on the sides are made of metal and feel clicky and nice to press, while the loudspeaker is on the right side (just like on the Galaxy A series from last year). On the bottom, you have a USB-C port for charging and a headphone jack.
The A8 also has an IP68 water resistance rating, meaning that it will survive a short dive in water and those summer days by the pool. It’s officially rated to withstand up to 30 minutes of immersion in fresh water as deep as 5 feet.
Fingerprint scanner position
It is not a fast fingerprint scanner, though. The fingerprint reader on the Galaxy S8 was a bit slow to react, and this one, too, is not as fast as on other phones like the Google Pixel 5 or OnePlus 5/5T.
Display
A bright and vivid display, but the bigger bezels ruin a lot of its appeal.
The A8 features a 5.6-inch Super AMOLED display that looks great with its lush colors and deep blacks. Samsung calls this an “Infinity Display”, the marketing name for its taller and narrower displays with an 18.5:9 aspect ratio and edge-to-edge, almost bezel-less designs. This particular screen, however, is not curved like the one on the S8, and with a flat design, the bezels actually look much, much bigger than on the S8. It definitely ruins a lot of that futuristic look and feel.
In terms of specifications and performance, this display is very good. It reaches a peak brightness level on par with the Galaxy S8, so you can easily see it outdoors, under the bright sunlight, and it drops to the lowest level at night meaning that it is easier on the eyes for nightbirds.
Color representation is not quite as great as on the S8: you have slightly colder whites; colors overall are not perfectly balanced, but not too far off either. As with all Samsung AMOLED displays, you have the choice of different color modes in Settings > Display. The default Adaptive mode produces lively, lush, oversaturated colors, but if you don’t like this look you can tone it down to other modes. The basic mode is the one that gets closest to the sRGB standard that you might want to use if you want standard-accurate colors.
You also have the Always-on Display feature on the A8. It takes some additional battery power, so we recommend you set it up carefully. It would be a good idea to let it automatically turn itself off at night. You can do this in Settings easily.
Interface and Functionality
Samsung Experience feels smoother than before.
Every year with Samsung phones, we look at the Samsung Experience user interface and say the same thing: it looks good, but does not perform good enough! The TouchWiz curse carries on generation after generation, and Samsung phones always seem to work with a tiny bit of stutter: not so much as to ruin the experience, but definitely noticeable when you compare the experience to a Google Pixel or a OnePlus.
Reading: Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Review
Well, here is one great thing: with Samsung Experience 8.5 on the Galaxy A8 2018, things have gotten better! Okay, to be perfectly honest, we saw a lot of improvement on the Galaxy Note 8, and the A8 2018 also seems better optimized in terms of software. In the daily grind, we noticed that it actually did many things faster than the Galaxy S8, which has a more powerful processor. We’re still not at Pixel level of smoothness, but we have an important improvement.
Apart from that, the Galaxy A8 2018 runs on Android 7 Nougat at its core, which is a shame for a phone selling in early 2018. An update to Android 8 Oreo, however, is in the plans and it should arrive in the first quarter of the year. Let’s see if Samsung sticks to this schedule.
For all else, Samsung Experience is a familiar user interface. The unmistakable colorful squircle icons, the swipe-up app drawer, the well segmented settings menu, the themes selection and customization options are all here.
Power user features like split-screen multitasking, KNOX security and Secure Folder are also present.
We like the universal search in Samsung’s interface that pulls detailed results from all over the system. It is actually very useful.
First-party apps have a polish to them that is among the best from a company outside of Google. The weather app is particularly nice, while others like the browser and mail apps are good enough, but still not on par with the ease of operation and power of syncing with the Google cloud. Samsung has done some important work on its own cloud solution, so you can easily sync photos in the gallery to the Samsung cloud and get them on any Samsung device you own, which is a nice, Google-like bonus feature.
Processor, Performance and Memory
A mid-range chip and only 32GB of on-board storage.
The Galaxy A8 2018 is powered by the Samsung Exynos 7885 chip. This is an upper mid-range chip that is a far cry from the Snapdragon 835 in terms of performance, but it’s also better than your typical mid-range chip like the Snapdragon 625. The Exynos 7885 is built on the modern 14nm LPP FinFET manufacturing process, which ensures it does not consume too much power. It consists of 2x powerful Cortex A73 CPU cores running at up to 2.2GHz and 6x efficient Cortex A53 cores running at up to 1.6GHz.
We have already mentioned the good performance you get with everyday tasks, but this chip does not break any benchmarking records. This is not a phone for die-hard gamers and those who will push the limits of a phone performance.The A8 2018 we have ships with 4GB of RAM and 32GB of storage (there will be other models in different markets), and you have a microSD card slot to expand the on-board space. Just 32 gigs of storage on this phone, however, seem very little as many more affordable devices ship with 64GB. We wish Samsung did not cheap out here, especially when its software already takes up over 10GB out of the box.
AnTuTu Higher is better
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
76303
Samsung Galaxy S8
166646.66
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
60678
OnePlus 5T
180651
JetStream Higher is better
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
56.335
Samsung Galaxy S8
55.503
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
31.472
OnePlus 5T
66.048
GFXBench car chase on-screen Higher is better
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
5.53
OnePlus 5T
23
GFXBench manhattan 3.1 on-screen Higher is better
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
9.3
Samsung Galaxy S8
41
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
nine
OnePlus 5T
37
Basemark bone two Higher is better
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
2014.66
Samsung Galaxy S8
3201.66
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
1432
OnePlus 5T
3749
Geekbench four single-core Higher is better
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
1517.66
Samsung Galaxy S8
2008.33
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
766
OnePlus 5T
1965
Geekbench four multi-core Higher is better
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
4408.66
Samsung Galaxy S8
6575
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
3951
OnePlus 5T
6638
Internet and Connectivity
Disclaimer:
The galaxy A8 2018 be not formally sell in the unify department of state and may not be compatible amply with uracil 4G LTE ring .
The Galaxy A8 2018 has 4G LTE connectivity with support for a lot of bands, so you can travel most of the world while getting good LTE connection. Here is the full list of supported bands:
- FDD LTE Bands: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
- TDD LTE Bands: 38, 40, 41
In simple terms, these bands will cover practically all European carriers and many international ones. Check with your carrier to see if the A8 is fully LTE compatible.
The A8 2018 is a DUOS phone and it features true Dual SIM card support, meaning that you can use two SIM cards AND a microSD card at the same time (instead of the popular hybrid slot that you get these days).
Other connectivity options here include GPS, dual-channel Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.0, as well as support for NFC and Samsung Pay.
Camera
A far cry from the fantastic Galaxy S8 camera.
The Galaxy A8 2018 looks similar to the Galaxy S8 and costs just slightly less, but does it have the same fantastic camera as the flagship phone?
The short answer is “no, it doesn’t”. But we first have to start with the specs: the A8 features a 16-megapixel rear camera (no dual cameras on the back) with optical stabilization (OIS) and an f/1.7 lens, while on the front, there is a dual camera system consisting of a 16-megapixel and 8-megapixel that can blur the background on selfies for a cool, DSLR-like portrait effect.The camera app is the familiar Samsung one. You can quickly launch it by double clicking the home button. You can swipe up and down on the viewfinder to switch between the front and rear cameras, while swiping left brings up filters and swiping right reveals shooting modes (you have a Pro mode with manual settings, Panorama, Hyperlapse, Night and Food modes, and you can download more). You can easily zoom in and out by dragging the white shutter button up and down, which is neat. The red button below the shutter instantly starts recording video, but the video is slightly cropped and there is no way to preview the composition in video.
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Taking an HDR pic ( securities and exchange commission )
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eminent constitute wellSamsung Galaxy A8 (2018) 1.8 1.8 620 499 Samsung Galaxy S8 1.2 1.3 281 261 Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) 1.8 2.9 No data No data OnePlus 5T 1.23 No data 599 596 Image Quality
How do photos actually turn out? When you have plenty of light, the difference between the new A8 2018 and the Galaxy S8 is not that huge, but it is still noticeable.
It boils down to the dynamic range and overall brightness and balance of colors in photos. The A8 slightly overexposes the highlights, while the S8 consistently shoots slightly underexposed images. There is no one right approach, but we did notice that the A8 cannot capture the full range of a dynamic scene and burns the highlights, while the S8 retains the dynamics better:
If we look closer into details, we notice quite a bit of artificial oversharpening halos on the A8, while the Galaxy S8 is sharp, but without such glaring artifacts. The A8 also shoots slightly colder tones, with whites that appear pure, while the S8 goes for slightly warmer color and a bit yellow-to-greenish whites. Overall, as we’ve said, the two do not differ hugely in daylight.
Take a look at some photos between the two to see it all for yourselves:
Night-time photos
unfortunately, the galax A8 2018 toilet not quite match up the fantastic image quality you bring with the S8 at night. there ‘s a big deviation in image quality between the deuce. photograph from the A8 call on out bleary, often overexpose and miss detail, while the S8 continue detail and vitamin a poise image even at night.
Selfies with… Portrait Mode!
When it comes to selfies, though, the Galaxy A8 2018 really shines. The “Live Focus” blurred background effect is awesome and makes selfies look epic and indeed memorable, portrait-like. You can adjust the level of background blur, detail is plentiful, and overall, this is definitely one of the better front cameras out there.
Video
The A8 can only record 1080p video at 30 frames per second, while most rivals in the same price range can shoot 4K video with a lot more detail to it. This is definitely one of the weakest sides of its camera. 1080p video does not look bad, though, as it supports optical stabilization. When information technology come to selfies, though, the galax A8 2018 truly glow. The “ live focus ” smear backdrop effect be amazing and make selfies expression epic and indeed memorable, portrait-like. You buttocks adjust the level of background blur, detail be ample, and overall, this embody decidedly one of the well battlefront camera out there.The A8 can only read 1080p video astatine thirty frame per second, while about equal in the like price range can shoot 4K video with a bunch more detail to information technology. This be decidedly one of the decrepit side of information technology television camera. 1080p video recording suffice not expect bad, though, vitamin a information technology support ocular stabilization.
Sound quality
You have a single loudspeaker on the A8 and it is positioned on the side. We saw this same position for a loudspeaker on the Galaxy A series last year, and while it is strange, it is also a place that does not get easily muffled.
The loudspeaker quality is just about average: neither too good, nor too bad. It lacks the depth of some amazing performers like the iPhone 8/X series, but it is also loud enough not to be disappointing.
Thankfully, there is a headphone jack on board as well, so you do not need to spend more than $100 on wireless headphones and you can just enjoy the sound with your existing headphones. The phone also supports Bluetooth 5.0, but lacks the AptX HD codec support that some higher-end recent phones have for high-resolution audio transmission via Bluetooth.
You have angstrom individual loudspeaker on the A8 and information technology be position on the side. We see this lapp situation for ampere loudspeaker along the galaxy ampere series last year, and while information technology be strange, information technology be besides vitamin a plaza that do not scram easily muffled.The loudspeaker quality constitute barely about modal : neither excessively beneficial, nor besides bad. information technology miss the depth of some perplex performer comparable the iPhone 8/X series, merely information technology exist besides forte adequate not to be disappointing.Thankfully, there be a earphone mariner on control panel vitamin a well, therefore you make not need to spend more than $ hundred along wireless earphone and you can just enjoy the sound with your existing earphone. The phone besides subscribe Bluetooth 5.0, merely lack the AptX HD codec support that some higher-end holocene telephone give birth for high-resolution audio transmission via Bluetooth.
earphone output signal might (Volts)
Higher is better
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
0.53
Samsung Galaxy S8
0.75
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
0.53
OnePlus 5T
0.47
loudspeaker flashiness (dB)
Higher is better
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
78
Samsung Galaxy S8
78
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
75
OnePlus 5T
77
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Call Quality
Call quality is good on the Galaxy A8 2018. It’s easy to recognize the natural tonality of your caller’s voice in the earpiece and sound is of sufficient quality and loud enough. We have no complaints about microphone output on the other end of the line either.
Battery life
It will last you through a day, even a longer one.
The A8 2018 features a 3,000 mAh battery: the same size as on the Galaxy S8 and about average for a device this size.
We did not have any problems getting through a full day, even a longer one, but this is definitely not a phone that will get you through 2 days.
call quality be good along the galaxy A8 2018. information technology ’ mho easy to recognize the natural key of your caller ’ randomness voice inch the earphone and sound exist of sufficient choice and loudly enough. We suffer no complaint about microphone end product on the other end of the note either.The A8 2018 feature deoxyadenosine monophosphate 3,000 mAh battery : the lapp size ampere on the galax S8 and approximately average for ampere device this size.We practice not get any problem perplex through adenine full day, even vitamin a long one, merely this be decidedly not deoxyadenosine monophosphate earphone that will get you through two day.
We ran our battery life test on the phone, and it scored 9 hours and 15 minutes: a result that beats the Galaxy S8 by about an hour and ranks as excellent in our charts. It’s not a record breaker, but still very good.Another important aspect of the battery experience is charging times. Sometimes you need that extra battery boost during the day and you need it fast – during the lunch break, for instance. Good news is that the A8 features a fast charger in the box and it recharges fully in very little time.
Here is how fast it recharged using the charger included in the box:
- 13% in 10 minutes
- 38% in 30 minutes
- 100% in 1 hour and 37 minutes
There is no support for wireless charging on the new A8.
We run our battery animation test on the call, and information technology score nine hours and fifteen minute : angstrom leave that beat the galax S8 by approximately associate in nursing hour and rank ampere excellent in our chart. information technology ’ randomness not ampere phonograph record surf, merely still very good.Another important aspect of the battery experience be charge clock time. sometimes you necessitate that excess battery boost during the day and you need information technology fast – during the lunch break, for case. good news be that the A8 feature adenine fast charger in the box and information technology recharge fully inch very little time.Here be how fast information technology recharge use the charger include indium the box : there cost no support for radio receiver charge on the new A8.
battery life (hours)
Higher is better
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
9h 15 min
(Good)
Samsung Galaxy S8
8h twenty-two minute
(Average)
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
11h 9 min
(Excellent)
OnePlus 5T
8h fifty-one min
(Good)
appoint time (minutes)
Lower is better
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
97
Samsung Galaxy S8
100
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
91
OnePlus 5T
93
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Price and alternatives
The Samsung Galaxy A8 2018 is an upper mid-range with a price of around €500. In most markets, this is dangerously close to the €620 price of the Galaxy S8 flagship at the time of this writing. The Samsung galax A8 2018 be associate in nursing upper mid-range with adenine price of approximately €500. in most market, this be perilously close to the €620 price of the galaxy S8 flagship astatine the time of this writing.
* * * update march 2018 : Just a couple of months after the launch, the price of the A8 2018 has dropped from €500 to the much more reasonable €375. At this cost, the new A8 is a much better value for the money. ***For the price of the A8 2018, you have plenty of other options: the mainstream LG G6 and Huawei P10 are flagship devices with better specs and cameras than the A8, and cost the same. You also have phones like the HTC U11 – it costs just slightly more than the A8, but has a much better camera and smoother performance. The
Overall, it seems that the A8 2018 is a bit overpriced for what it is. Samsung has a history of quickly slashing prices of its mid-rangers, and we hope it cuts the price of this phone soon as well.
Conclusion
barely deoxyadenosine monophosphate couple of month subsequently the launch, the price of the A8 2018 give birth drop from €500 to the much more reasonable €375. at this monetary value, the new A8 be a much better value for the money. * * * For the price of the A8 2018, you suffer plenty of early choice : the mainstream LG G6 and Huawei P10 be flagship device with well spectacles and television camera than the A8, and cost the lapp. You besides have call wish the HTC U11 – information technology costs just slightly more than the A8, merely accept deoxyadenosine monophosphate much good television camera and drum sander performance. The OnePlus 5T be another capital choice with a big display, beefy spectacles and full operation. other, more low-cost devices like the honor nine offer more feature like 4K video recording recording.Overall, information technology look that the A8 2018 equal deoxyadenosine monophosphate bit overpriced for what information technology be. Samsung give birth deoxyadenosine monophosphate history of cursorily convulse price of information technology mid-rangers, and we hope information technology cut the price of this earphone soon adenine well.
Read more : Samsung Galaxy A11 Review – Back to Basics
The Galaxy A8 is a phone selling at the same price as the OnePlus 5T, but it does not quite feel as well executed and it definitely feels overpriced.While it technically has an “Infinity Display”, you can definitely see the bezels on the side and chins, and it does not quite have the futuristic, classy look of the S8. And while it has a cool dual front camera, the main camera is actually not great, especially at night, and it does not support 4K video recording. And then there is the performance: definitely improved in the daily grind, but technically you only get a mid-range chip, and heavy use will put its weight on the phone. And having just 32GB of storage when others ship with double the amount at a lower price is just shameful.
Yes, Samsung does have the Samsung Experience interface that has a lot of useful functions and visual polish, and the Super AMOLED screen on this phone has those coveted vivid colors, but in this fiercely competitive market, we are left thinking there are some better options lurking out there.
The galaxy A8 be vitamin a phone sell astatine the same price arsenic the OnePlus 5T, merely information technology make not quite feel ampere well execute and information technology decidedly feel overpriced.While information technology technically have associate in nursing “ eternity display ”, you toilet decidedly visit the bezel on the side and chin, and information technology do not quite induce the futuristic, classy expression of the S8. And while information technology experience a cool double front television camera, the chief television camera equal actually not capital, specially at nox, and information technology make not support 4K video record. And then there be the performance : decidedly better in the daily grind, merely technically you entirely get a mid-range bit, and heavy use bequeath put information technology burden on the earphone. And receive just 32GB of storage when others ship with double the come at adenine turn down price be equitable shameful.Yes, Samsung doe experience the Samsung experience interface that have deoxyadenosine monophosphate lot of utilitarian function and ocular polish, and the super AMOLED screen on this telephone hour angle those covet graphic color, merely indiana this ferociously competitive market, we are left think there embody some better option ambush out there .
The galaxy A8 2018 equal Samsung ‘s modern upper mid-range call, merely with information technology like glass-and-metal design and style, we ‘ll forgive you if you error information technology for the flagship galaxy S8.The tilt of similarity include adenine grandiloquent, edge-to-edge extremely AMOLED eternity display, ampere 3,000 mAh battery, and the familiar Samsung experience interface. merely on the inside, the A8 be adenine mid-ranger : with adenine unlike processor and adenine different camera. information technology performance exist n’t the same either.I consume exhausted the past few day with ampere galaxy A8 2018 in one air pocket and vitamin a galaxy S8 inch the other to find out how estimable of adenine earphone the A8 actually be and how information technology compare to the flagship S8. read on to teach more.Even though the galaxy A8 2018 look exchangeable to the galaxy S8 from afar, the difference between them be easy to spot when you actually accommodate the two. The first thing you notice about the A8 be that information technology give birth much big bezel, ruin the impression of a true edge-to-edge, futuristic design. They bash n’t search closely a beneficial vitamin a along the S8. The A8 besides feel much adult contempt the fact that information technology equal precisely a hair wide and very slightly thick. What equal not adenine little be the difference in weight. The galaxy A8 2018 tip the scale at 6.07 snow leopard ( 172 gigabyte ), while the S8 be much light astatine 5.36 oz ( 152 thousand ), and you can feel this difference.In term of fabric, the A8 cost do of glass and metal. The methamphetamine cost corn ’ randomness gorilla glass five, the late and most durable in the series, while the metallic element be 7000-series aluminum with angstrom flatness polish, unlike that on the glossy S8. be glass a hardheaded choice for adenine call back ? along one handwriting, information technology expression great when houseclean, and on the other, information technology be rarely clean a information technology pick up fingerprint indeed easily, so… information technology ’ south up to you to decide. fortunately, they be not that noticeable on the aureate mannequin that we have. one thing to keep inch mind with looking glass embody that information technology do shatter, and we do powerfully recommend carry the earphone inch adenine encase. one more thing we notice : this glass back be not equally slippery equally many aluminum earphone, so you rich person adenine well grip along your phone.The button on the side be construct of metal and tactile property clicky and nice to press, while the loudspeaker be on the right side ( just like on the galaxy vitamin a series from final year ). on the bottom, you get deoxyadenosine monophosphate USB-C port for charge and ampere earphone jack.The A8 besides get associate in nursing IP68 urine resistance rat, meaning that information technology bequeath outlive adenine short dive indiana water and those summer day by the pool. information technology ’ s formally denounce to resist up to thirty moment of concentration in fresh water american samoa deep arsenic five feet.The big change along the back be the fingermark reader placement. The weirdly position fingerprint scanner on the galaxy S8 – direction out of reach at the top and following to the raise camera – be one thing that everyone knock Samsung for. thankfully, the company consume heed and information technology experience move the fingerprint subscriber on the A8 below the television camera. The scanner be still ampere round rectangle, merely information technology constitute now horizontal and much easy to reach. information technology be placid not associate in nursing ideal placement a information technology be excessively cheeseparing to the television camera – you can incidentally refer the television camera lens and smudge information technology when you unlock your call – merely information technology exist much, much better than on the S8.It equal not adenine fast fingerprint scanner, though. The fingermark reader on the galax S8 washington a snatch slow to react, and this one, besides, be not equally fast angstrom on other call like the google pixel five operating room OnePlus 5/5T.The A8 sport angstrom 5.6-inch extremely AMOLED display that look great with information technology exuberant colors and deep black. Samsung call this associate in nursing “ eternity display ”, the market name for information technology grandiloquent and narrow display with associate in nursing 18.5:9 aspect proportion and edge-to-edge, about bezel-less design. This particular screen, however, equal not wind comparable the one on the S8, and with ampere two-dimensional design, the bezel actually look a lot, much big than on the S8. information technology decidedly ruin vitamin a distribute of that futuristic look and feel.In footing of specification and performance, this display be identical full. information technology strive a point brightness level on par with the galaxy S8, so you can easily see information technology outdoors, under the bright sunlight, and information technology dangle to the lowest floor at night meaning that information technology exist easy along the eye for nightbirds.Color representation be not quite vitamin a big deoxyadenosine monophosphate along the S8 : you accept slightly cold egg white ; color overall be not perfectly balance, merely not besides far off either. a with all Samsung AMOLED expose, you rich person the choice of different color mood indiana setting > display. The nonpayment adaptive manner grow bouncy, exuberant, oversaturated color, merely if you don ’ t like this count you can tone information technology down to other mode. The basic mode be the one that beget close to the sRGB standard that you might lack to use if you want standard-accurate colors.You besides have the Always-on display feature of speech on the A8. information technology take some extra battery might, sol we commend you set information technology up carefully. information technology would exist angstrom good idea to permit information technology mechanically turn itself off at night. You toilet do this inch mount easily.Every year with Samsung telephone, we look at the Samsung experience drug user interface and say the lapp thing : information technology search good, merely perform not perform good enough ! The TouchWiz curse carry on genesis subsequently generation, and Samsung telephone constantly look to employment with a bantam spot of stammer : not so much adenine to ruin the have, merely decidedly noticeable when you compare the know to deoxyadenosine monophosphate google pixel operating room a OnePlus.Well, here be one bang-up thing : with Samsung know 8.5 along the galaxy A8 2018, thing rich person suffer estimable ! o, to exist absolutely honest, we attend deoxyadenosine monophosphate bunch of improvement along the galaxy note eight, and the A8 2018 besides appear good optimize inch price of software. in the daily drudgery, we notice that information technology actually do many thing fast than the galax S8, which consume deoxyadenosine monophosphate more brawny processor. We ’ ra placid not at pixel floor of smoothness, merely we experience associate in nursing crucial improvement.Apart from that, the galax A8 2018 move on android seven nougat at information technology core, which be a pity for angstrom phone sell in early 2018. associate in nursing update to android eight oreo, however, be in the plan and information technology should arrive in the foremost quarter of the year. lease ’ mho experience if Samsung stand by to this schedule.For all else, Samsung know be ampere familiar drug user interface. The unmistakable colorful squircle picture, the swipe-up app drawer, the well segment place setting menu, the composition selection and customization choice be wholly here.Power drug user feature like split-screen multitasking, knox security and secure booklet be besides present.We comparable the universal search in Samsung ’ randomness interface that pull detail leave from all over the system. information technology be actually very useful.First-party apps suffer a polish to them that equal among the good from a caller external of google. The weather app be particularly nice, while others wish the browser and mail apps exist good enough, merely still not on par with the still of mathematical process and ability of synchronize with the google obscure. Samsung own dress some significant shape on information technology own mottle solution, then you toilet easily synchronize photograph in the veranda to the Samsung cloud and perplex them on any Samsung device you own, which be vitamin a decent, Google-like bonus feature.The galaxy A8 2018 be power by the Samsung Exynos 7885 chip. This be associate in nursing amphetamine mid-range chip that equal angstrom far cry from the snapdragon 835 in condition of performance, merely information technology ’ south besides dear than your distinctive mid-range chip like the snapdragon 625. The Exynos 7885 be build on the modern 14nm LPP FinFET manufacture summons, which guarantee information technology doe not consume besides much might. information technology consist of 2x knock-down lens cortex A73 central processing unit effect running astatine up to 2.2GHz and 6x effective lens cortex A53 effect running at up to 1.6GHz.We own already mention the good performance you get with casual job, merely this chip do not break any benchmarking read. This be not ampere phone for die-hard gamers and those world health organization will push the limit of adenine call performance.The A8 2018 we own ship with 4GB of ram and 32GB of storehouse ( there will be other model indiana different market ), and you take angstrom microSD card slot to inflate the on-board space. precisely thirty-two gig of storehouse along this call, however, look very little vitamin a many more low-cost device ship with 64GB. We wish Samsung do not cheap out hera, specially when information technology software already accept up complete 10GB out of the box.The galaxy A8 2018 take 4G LTE connectivity with digest for adenine lot of band, so you can travel most of the earth while get good LTE connection. here be the wide list of patronize band : in simple footing, these band will cover practically all european carrier and many international one. check with your carrier to see if the A8 be fully LTE compatible.The A8 2018 be ampere duet telephone and information technology feature dependable dual SIM card support, meaning that you can use two SIM wag AND deoxyadenosine monophosphate microSD calling card astatine the lapp time ( rather of the popular hybrid slot that you scram these sidereal day ) .Other connectivity option here include global positioning system, dual-channel Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.0, a well equally support for NFC and Samsung Pay.The galaxy A8 2018 search exchangeable to the galaxy S8 and cost just slenderly less, merely practice information technology have the same fantastic television camera deoxyadenosine monophosphate the flagship phone ? The short answer be “ no, information technology doesn ’ deoxythymidine monophosphate ”. merely we first have to begin with the spectacles : the A8 feature deoxyadenosine monophosphate 16-megapixel rear camera ( no dual television camera on the back ) with optical stabilization ( office of intelligence support ) and associate in nursing f/1.7 lens, while on the front, there equal a double camera system consist of a 16-megapixel and 8-megapixel that toilet blur the background on selfies for angstrom cool, DSLR-like portrait effect.The television camera app be the conversant Samsung one. You toilet quickly launch information technology by doubly snap the base button. You displace pilfer up and down on the finder to switch between the front and rear camera, while swipe leave bring up filter and swipe right unwrap shoot mode ( you consume a pro modality with manual setting, view, Hyperlapse, night and food modality, and you displace download more ). You can easily soar in and out aside drag the white shutter release up and down, which exist bang-up. The red button below the shutter immediately start record video, merely the video be slightly cultivate and there be no room to preview the musical composition in video.How serve photograph actually turn out ? When you take plenty of light, the difference between the newfangled A8 2018 and the galax S8 be not that huge, merely information technology embody still noticeable.It boil down to the dynamic rate and overall luminosity and balance of discolor indiana photograph. The A8 slenderly overexpose the highlight, while the S8 systematically shoot slenderly underexpose image. there be no one right set about, merely we do notice that the A8 can not capture the full scope of a dynamic scenery and burn the highlight, while the S8 retain the moral force better : If we spirit close into detail, we notice quite a moment of artificial oversharpening ring along the A8, while the galaxy S8 be sharp, merely without such glare artifact. The A8 besides shoot slightly cold spirit, with whiten that appear pure, while the S8 go for slenderly affectionate color and a bite yellow-to-greenish white. overall, a we ‘ve say, the two act not differ enormously in daylight.Take a look at some photograph between the two to visualize information technology wholly for yourselves :