Design
Galaxy A8 is considered the most perfect version of the A series so far when it favorably inherits the design and materials that make up the product. products from the high-end Galaxy S and Galaxy Note lines. The design of the device is a combination of two high-end lines with strong beveled corners, suitable for the majority of users, not too hard like Note but not too soft like Galaxy S.
Samsung uses a high-quality metal frame combined with 3D curved tempered glass on the new device. This tempered glass layer can change color depending on the light source and color The new design makes the device less visible than previous black versions.
Compared to the two high-end “elders”, this year’s Galaxy A version is improved Noticeable progress with the fingerprint sensor location when moved below the camera to make it more convenient for users to operate. This is also considered an important improvement in this design
On the front Samsung has also introduced an edge-to-edge screen in generation A 2018 with a curved AMOLED screen The light has a size of 5 6 inches with an aspect ratio of 18 5: 9 but only stops at 1080p resolution, slightly lower than 1440p on the Galaxy S8.
The top border of the screen is placed a lot Useful features such as a dual camera speakerphone, a sensor and even a notification LED.
Continuing the trend that the Galaxy A series achieved last year, the Galaxy A8 is waterproof and IP67 dustproof to protect the device during use. Especially phone has a dedicated microSD card slot instead of relying on a second hybrid SIM card slot. Meanwhile, the speaker position remains the same compared to the design on the Galaxy A series (2017).
Screen
Galaxy A8 follows the proportional trend 18 5:9 ratio like what the Galaxy S8 offers. Although it only stops at a resolution of 2220 x 1080 pixels with a pixel density of 441 ppi, in general the image is quite sharp and no pixels appear. In testing, the Galaxy A8 provides a maximum brightness of 390 nits in manual mode but can be increased up to 590 nits when switched to automatic mode.
Similar Like any phone with a recent AMOLED screen, the Samsung Galaxy A8 gave excellent results in the sunlight test, increasing the possibility of a good experience with the screen in many different conditions.
In addition, the screen on the Galaxy A8 continues to demonstrate long-term color accuracy by providing 3 different and very accurate color profiles including sRGB Adobe RGB and DCI- P3. Samsung also equips the default Adaptive mode with the widest color gamut and calibrated with bright colors.
Main camera
Rear Galaxy A8 is a 16 MP camera with f/1.7 aperture lens for quite good low-light shooting capabilities, especially thanks to the presence of electronic anti-shake phase-detection autofocus mode and LED flash.
The camera interface on the phone is quite friendly with a quick slide operation that will allow switching back and forth between the front and rear cameras. On the left is the filter control panel and on the right is the shooting mode.
While Pro shooting mode allows you to control exposure ISO white balance… it does not provide the ability to Manual adjustments mean this isn’t the Pro mode people expect.
Notable when choosing HDR on/off has been hidden in camera settings. It seems like HDR mode is no longer so meaningful when the phone is fully capable of taking beautiful photos in low light mode with f/1.7 aperture even though it only has electronic anti-shake. If there is an additional optical anti-shake feature, it will help reduce noise significantly in photos.
Regarding video capabilities, the camera allows video recording up to 1080p at 30 frames per second for audio. obtained in floating form with a quality of 256 Kbps. Although it lacks optical image stabilization, electronic image stabilization can partly solve the discomfort.
Dual selfie cameras
Galaxy A8 becomes Samsung’s first smartphone with dual cameras on the front. It is a combination of two 16 MP and 8 MP sensors both with f/1.9 aperture together. Sadly, the aperture is fixed so it’s a bit limited in terms of shooting tricks, but users can still exploit the Live Focus function to change the blur of the background before or after taking a shot.
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Evaluation shows that the quality of selfie photos of this year’s A series is much better than the previous generation, sharp images and results After Live Focus processing, the image will be more attractive.
Particularly for the need to take wide-angle selfies, the device also offers the ability to exploit the 8 MP sensor to provide wider and better photos. .
Sound quality
The Galaxy A8 provides quite good sound quality thanks to the audio amplifier The external sound bar when operating produces clear sound quality combined with the ability to adjust the volume at a high level.
When wearing headphones, the sound quality of the Galaxy A8 is good Much better than most headphone-enabled phones at the same price. It has the ability to cancel noise for a better enjoyment experience.
This high-end phone from Samsung is equipped with a single speaker placed on the right frame and above the power button. The design is quite strange compared to tradition. The speaker output is quite loud and scored very well in quality tests where the sound output was rich and deep.
Battery life
Battery life
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Galaxy A8 has a built-in 3,000 mAh battery that is considered necessary for a smartphone with power-saving technologies such as AMOLED screen and 14 nm chip. Not only that, the phone also supports a fast charging feature that allows about 40% of the battery to be fully charged in just half an hour.
Tests show that the Galaxy A8 has a pretty good usage time of 17 hours. hours when recording video and about 11 5 hours when browsing the web via Wi-Fi. When used as a voice calling medium it lasted almost a whole day. This process records when the screen’s Always On feature is turned off, so if you enable it to work, the power saving effect will be even better.
Software
When released, the Galaxy A8 only ran Android 7.1.1 Nougat, not Google’s latest Oreo, but it’s likely Samsung will release an update soon. Combined with that is the Experience 8.5 interface that Samsung provides on the Galaxy S8 or Note 8.
This phone comes with all the outstanding software of The Galaxy S8 includes an Always On screen with ultra-fast fingerprint scanning and is always ready with Android Smart Lock and a powerful interface. It also doesn’t have many changes to the home screen lock screen or notification shade. And like many other phones, the Galaxy A8 also comes with a large number of eye-catching themes offered through Samsung’s Theme Store.
Through Game Launcher, users can turn off notifications Home button and navigation when playing games. You can also take screenshots and record your gameplay. Sadly it doesn’t support resolution control where you’ll have to work with 1080p resolution on the device.
Nougat operating system with Samsung’s latest experience is actually quite easy to use, quick and simple, and especially powerful for those who like to customize and tweak a lot of settings.
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Samsung equips the Galaxy A8 with an 8-core Exynos 7885 chip including 2 high-performance Cortex-A73 cores clocked at 2 2 GHz and 6 Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 1 6 GHz saves power. In testing simple tasks, the power coming from the Cortex-A73 core has helped the experience be quite good over a long period of time, especially in single tasks.
Exynos 7885 also comes with a GPU with 2 Mali-G71 (MP2) core – which is a graphics core that appears on many high-end processor chips including the Exynos 8895 that the Galaxy S8 owns. This also helps the ability to experience games and handle graphics better than the previous generation.
In addition to the powerful mid-range processor chip, the Galaxy A8 also comes with 4 GB RAM and memory. in 32 GB can be expanded by an additional 256 GB via microSD card slot that operates independently with dual SIM. It also supports LTE Cat.11 features Wi-Fi 802.11 ac GPS Bluetooth 5.0 NFC Samsung Pay and is Samsung’s first near-high-end smartphone to support Gear VR headset.
Temporary Conclusion
Even though the price is said to be higher than the average, considering the features and configuration equipped with Galaxy A8 2018, it still deserves to be a notable product in the segment. near high-end. This product has the strength of the screen and for the first time includes a dual selfie camera suitable for young users.
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