Just after announcing the entry-level Galaxy J2 Core, Samsung has also announced the high-end Galaxy A8 Start in India. It sports a massive 6.3-inch Full HD+ SuperAMOLED Infinity display and powered by the Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 660 processor with 6GB of RAM. To store and manage files, you’ll get 64GB of internal memory that can be extendable up to 400GB using a MicroSD card. This device uses a Hybrid SIM Tray and runs on Android Oreo out of the box.
The key highlight of this device is the Dual Camera with Dual IntelliCam mode. The rear dual camera setup includes a primary 16MP f/1.7 and a secondary 24MP f/1.7 sensors placed vertically along with a LED flash. The IntelliCam feature intelligently adjusts the pictures based on the lighting conditions. The front camera has a 24MP sensor and supports Smart beauty, Pro lighting, and also AR stickers.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star Features
- Sleek body with comfortable grip
- Samsung Pay with NFC
- Enhanced Face Unlock, Rear-mounted Fingerprint scanner
- Secure folder – Prevent your files from unauthorized access
- Bixby voice assistant
- Advanced Live Focus – Easily adjust the bokeh effect before or after taking the picture
- Dual Messenger – Use single with two different accounts
- App Pair – Monitor and manage two apps simultaneously
- Knox – Defence grade security platform
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star is offered Midnight Black and Ivory White colors and exclusively available via Amazon.in starting 27th August 2018 at ₹34,990.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star Full Specifications
- 6.3-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED Infinity Display
- 1080×2220 Pixels, 18:9 Aspect Ratio
- 2.5D Glass, 3D Glass, Metal Frame
- Fingerprint Sensor
- 2.2GHz Snapdragon 660 Mobile Platform, Quad-core, 14nm, Adreno 512 GPU
- 6GB LPDDR4x RAM, 64GB Storage, MicroSD up to 400GB
- Android 8.0 Oreo
- 3,700mAh Battery, Fast Charging, 9V/1.67A
- Hybrid Dual SIM
- 2G/3G/4G, VoLTE
- Dual Rear Cameras, (16MP f/1.7 + 24MP f/1.7), LED Flash
- 24MP Front Camera, f/2.0
- Video Recording – UHD 4K (3840 x 2160) @30fps
- Bluetooth 5.0, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n (2.4/5GHz)
- GPS with GLONASS, NFC
- Sensors – Accelerometer, Gyro, Geomagnetic, RGB Light, Proximity
- Dimensions: 162.4 × 77 × 7.55mm
- Weight: 191g
- Price – ₹34,990
