Samsung Galaxy A8s

  • Released 2018, December
    173g, 7.4mm thickness
    Android 9.0; One UI
    128GB storage, no card slot
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  • 6.4"
    1080x2340 pixels
  • 24MP
    2160p
  • 6/8GB RAM
    Snapdragon 710
  • 3400mAh
    Li-Ion

Samsung Galaxy A8s - Specs

Network Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
  CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA, LTE
Launch Announced 2018, December
Status Available. Released 2018, December
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 glass (Gorilla Glass 3), back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
 Samsung Pay
Display Type PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
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)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
 Always-on display
Platform OS Android 9.0 (Pie); One UI
Chipset Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 (10 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver)
GPU Adreno 616
Memory Card slot No
Internal 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM
Main Camera Triple 24 MP, f/1.7, PDAF
10 MP, f/2.4, AF, 2x optical zoom
5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/240fps
Selfie camera Single 24 MP, f/2.0
Features HDR
Video 1080p@30fps
Sound 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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes
Radio FM radio
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Features Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
 ANT+
Battery   Non-removable Li-Ion 3400 mAh battery
Charging Fast battery charging 18W
Misc Colors Black, Gradient Black, Blue, Pink-Blue, Yellow-Pink
Models SM-G8870, SM-G887F, SM-G887N
SAR EU 0.24 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)    
Price $ 289.99 / £ 305.77

Samsung Galaxy A8s - User Reviews

  • Yes

  • No...

  • Is the A8s a water resistant phone ?

  • Is this same or better than Samsung a60 or xiaomi Mi MIX 2S

  • No dude it's because on a tiny 6 inch screen you can't make out any details, but you can on a 24+ inch monitor.

  • Is it waterproof? IP68 rated?

  • Really? A graphist monitor is awful and your is high quality?!!!!! Congratulation on you

  • that's because your monitor on PC is terible

  • Unfortunatly camera shots are awful when opened in computer.all of samsung main camera shots are good and some times great when havr seen in mobile screen because amoled shows them great but in computer all pictures turn awful and not amazing(except S series and note series) This phone main camera is not that mentioned in specs.screen gets hot after some times working. No sd card. Battery stamina and endurance is not that high said in specs and review. It's not good phone for this price. Don't get it.

  • How about screen get hotter than other?

  • radio FM where is it?

  • People, please DO NOT say this phone support microsd, because it does not have memory card slot! Both specifications and manual clearly states this, plus youtube videos too.

  • how good portrait photo is ?Please tell me?

  • An outdated s8 which will not get anymore updates slightly patch updates smh..

  • Phone has 2x nano slots only. No Micro SD. Does this mean a Nano SD card is compatible ?

  • Just buy a refurbished s8 for 200

  • Yes, all you need is S10e but wait it for one or two years to reach your price requirement.

  • Bro just buy a damn galaxy s10e.

  • I have used like 6 samsung made AMOLED phones and no burn in issues. May be you are a liar.

  • A8s does not support Always on display even though it says that it does. That's because it has Lcd display and not Amoled. I like the design, the battery is good and camera is not disappointing. Need to have ip68 waterproof, always on display and an update.

  • Maybe the A60 then?

  • Hey mate! Thanks for your advise. Couple of questions, 1. Did you buy it from eBay? 2. So you can't put a memory card it in? 3. How good is the battery?

  • It will get an update soon

  • Is this phone One UI

  • Just got my A8s Galaxy. I am in Australia works fine on all of our 4G+ networks dual sim. Nice form factor has infinity display has a hole punch F/F camera top left corner, after getting used to the new form I must say it is superior to a notch. As for the handset a very much typical Samsung experience. Some reviews had it with android Pie and Samsung one UI out of the box , not on mine maybe in China but it has a solid Oreo with the Samsung Experience 9.5 on top hope to see an update Triple rear camera setup produces some good photos day and night as far as I am concerned. LCD screen was a negative when I was researching, but found it pretty good in real life. Snapdragon 710 with 6gb of ram does the job well for my needs although I am not a big gamer......all in all a very decent phone for the price. I will check in again few months down the track ..... by the way GSM it does not have expandable memory

  • its called the samsung galaxy s10e

  • Does this have the samsung 1 UI system?

  • I only need an upper version of A8s. With including IP68, Super Amoled Display, gorilla glass v6 on both front and back panel and everything else is perfect and perfect. So, waiting for A8s+ version in 400 usd.

  • I am using samsung a8s currently. It doesn't have always on display since it is using lcd screen

  • I have a Nokia 8.1 and it is IPS LCD but it has always display on function, too.

  • This phone have always in display ? Anyone using it can tell me , im curious because it is ips

  • Kindly tell...when it will be available in Pakistan

  • Why does it not come internationally?

  • When will this A8s be available in South Africa?

  • No led notification? How o i know if i have messages? Is there an always on display...? If there is how to switch on... Thanks

  • In 2020

  • You do know that the A50 this is a lower midrange phone. All that extra means you have to be willing to pay more for it.

  • I guess it is gorilla glass v5. Because, I saw some drop tests, it's has passed and survived the 1 5 meter drop test. This is very good.

  • Samsung A8s when will be available in Pakistan ?

  • Frustrated again on A50. Back panel is plastic! I am waiting to buy the successor of A8+ with few improvements, not any downgrades. Do Samsung do..

  • In my recent research this Samsung A8s has a Gorilla Glass 4 in Google...search it in google

  • can any one tell me .. which glass protection using in this phone!!

  • I too love to shill display technologies that harm themselves just by being used.

  • Super AMOLED is an upgrade on plain old AMOLED, so IPS LCD improves on the venerable (TFT) LCD technology.

  • All the devices I buy have been amoled devices and none of them have had burn in issues sometimes you might get unlucky and you might get a defective device but it also depends on how long you have had the device for.

  • i have burn in screen on s7 edge so clearly u have no idea what u are talking about

  • I had S2, S5 and S7 and never had burn-in issues

  • IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors better than the Super Amoled??? how come IPS is better than amoled ???

  • it's sd710 not sd450

  • Is this is Availabale in Pakistan ?

  • wake up wake up guys , this is the best Samsung phone for the fact that it has a IPS display not an amoled ( burn in , image ghosting ) display . do not fool people , I've had S2 , S3 , S4 ,S5 , S6 ,S7 and S8 . all sufferd from burn-in issue . again Samsung phones after one year they are worth half of the cost because of the image burn-in .

  • Seriously?? No notification LED?

  • Still now not been tested. Even not cv lear about protection, IP rating, Speed capacity, battery endurance time, LED light. What strange, Very ridiculous Samsung! I was waiting for long time to buy this one. Now I am frustrated and also this device is flopped. Now finally waiting for A50 as a successor of A8+. That will be released on 13th February 2019 in India.

  • a bit slow huh?

  • Does Samsung A8s has dedicated SD card with dual sims?

  • Its not first phone with SD710, that will be Xiaomi Mi8 SE from mid 2018.

  • No LED notification Samsung doesn't mention gorilla glass on official specs page or marketing material, and Corning doesn't list this phone on its gorilla glass page.

  • this one is gg3

  • I love the design A8s at the back. Almost like Iphone x. Front? Well, its ok enough for me. Snapdragon 710. All devices ( snapdragon ) should be 200/400/600/800. But this phone is very rare and first time ever give 710 snapdragon. Even I haven't buy this phone but someday I'll buy it. So give 9.5/10.

  • This is not the place to request products

  • Hi! Does this has corning gorilla glass and a LED notification?

  • The adreno 616 is the GPU inside the Snapdragon 710...

  • Yet it's priced higher than Mi 8 and Meizu 16th, two Snapdragon 845 flagships with Samsung AMOLED screens (oh the irony!)

  • Hi Samsung, When will you release super amoled PC monitors , we are waiting for that news Thank you

  • in description error on the top of site is sd710 and bottom 616

  • Can't understand why doesn't record in 4K. Even the less powerful A9 2018 does it

  • This phone has Chinese manufacturer BOE made IPS LCD

  • This phone is super amoled display than better

  • Hey really neat phone. But its to expensive

  • Samsung and Apple no longer view each other as real rivals. Facing the onslaught from Chinese tech companies, both Samsung and Apple are under stress and starting to show fatigue. I think both companies will not be able to keep up with the Chinese. 2019 will be the year to see this new reality emerging.

  • I still remember when Shamesong kidding Apple with 3.5mm slot... So, being shameless has to be like that... Poor Shammy...

  • I am use Samsung long time after change xamei. Xamei configure all other OK but one drop finished my phone. Now use Huawei novo 3i but break back side. So my openion Samsung maintain its quality, go Samsung. Brand not power, brand confirm batter quality.

  • expensive phone no way to buy

  • LCD Hell Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!

  • Where do i buy it ive looked on samsung website everywhere

  • Most expensive Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 1.4GHz quad core processor in a phone.

  • samsung aint good at making midrange phones anymore. only flagships. to be honest, last good midranges were a series from 2017. a8 would be counted as well if werent for some features missing

  • You got my doubt

  • wait until they find out about j6+ costing 1499 TL (around 278$) in turkey

  • Different countries got different price, smart guy. J6+ sells at 180 Dollar in your country, but it sells at 250 Dollar in my country, Malaysia and many other countries too.

  • Oh yeah?wait for A50,A midrange that can record at 120fps 4k, and 480 fps fhd. Also,You are shaming samsung for LCD ips while all chinese crap sells it. And what about processor?Is sd710 outdated? If they put you exynos 8890 which is used in note 8 you will say outdated. (Note: J6+ costs in my country 180$ with free 10000 mAh battery pack,not 250$,it is the cost of A6,liars)

  • Samsung thinks that 1080/60fps very costly feature, so make it available only in S and note series. For other brands 1080/60fps is basic feature.

  • What's the source of the news?

  • a8s china = indian variant name is A50 price 35k

  • More and more peoples are going to leave SAMSUNG soon. And SAMSUNG will become the next Nokia.

  • So go 4 xiomay...stop troll here. Its becose the power of the brand,know it

  • Thats call 'power of the brand...."

  • Me too, but just for four years ago only. Very disappointed with SAMSUNG because they still using a Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 quad core processor in J6+ and sell with the price of 250 Dollar in 2019.

  • HUAWEI / HONOR, XiaoMi / RedMi, oppo and vivo are Android OEM, why cannot compare? SAMSUNG is not good in UI, but just very good in providing an outdated SoC in their phones but selling them with higher price compared to others only.

  • Brother, I am a Samsung user for last 10 Years. I am frustrated on Samsung now. What are they doing now? What is the specifications if A8s? Is it the successor of A8/A8+ ? If they want to decrease the price of midrange, the can release the another model like M series. Why the used IPS screen, removed 3.5mm headphones, no waterproof, no alwsys kn display? Putted 3 camera but no OIS? What can we expect from Samsung in 2019? This kind of hole display only? Very sad to me. So, I have taken decision to switch Mi9 or Nokia 8.1+ or waiting also Galaxy A10 if Samsung change of mind.

  • bro stop fanboying xiaomi. there are aspects where Samsung is good and some of it are bad and even all of phones aren't going to be perfect. plus there are user who just want a nice user experience like me (because I usually do gaming on my laptop or console). so don't compare Samsung with other brands that make better phones than them. Samsung is Samsung, mi is mi, Huawei is Huawei. when u compare all of those Samsung is best on ui and xiaomi on power and Huawei on camera (my personal thoughts only). so it depends on what ppl if they pick a phone so probably this might be better than u thought when u bought it, ok. ;)

  • Please everybody go for Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 for 150 Dollars with same specifications and better looking, in some ways, better specifications!!!

  • Totally plopped before landing on the market. Samsung have failed to fulfill customer satisfaction with their midrange mobile like A8S. I am A8+user, waiting for A8s long time. I thought, it would be better specifications than A8+. Now, what can we see? No Super Amoled display, No headphone jack, No waterproof, No Always on display, No OIS on camera! Everything has been vanished due to Punch hole camera? Now waiting again for A10 or Mi6 or Nokia 8.1 plus.

  • Mi9 might be used Super Amoled Display, 48MP camera, ToF camera sensor, OIS in camera, Always on display, Type C, In display fingerprint, IP68, gorilla glass v6 and many more with 450 US Dollars. Just waiting for it and also waiting for Galaxy A10 if better than Mi9.

  • But Mi8 amoled screen is not that good. Even Mix 2S IPS have better color.

  • IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors )))))

  • Camera beast is coming in all way "Redmi Note 7." I'll avoid A8s even in my dreams.

  • Samsung mobiles are fully fashionable and simple at outer side only. Internals are chip and camera image is not upto mark as per given price.

  • Galaxy a8s released date in india

  • No 4k video recording at such price??? What is wrong with Samsung!!!

  • Waiting for Xiaomi Mi9 and Samsung A10. Hopefully will be released on January 10, 2019.

  • Waiting for this phone,but so disappointed that it have no 3,5 mm jack..i think i will go for nokia 8.1. it have 3,5 mm jack and bigger battery..

  • you guy's u r just kidding Samsung mobile is the best phone👨‍💻

  • Just buy a camera if you’re only after the quality of it so you won’t have to waste your money on any phone.

  • i tink thes phone have amoled display... hmmm.. i just wanna amoled displey fersion

  • Ohhh no!! No headphones jack. Going to be Average camera performance. The.proof is A9 quad caemra reviews. The camera number won't help rocket sale to samsung.

  • For the people that doubt Samsung quality, I'm still using my 2014 Note 3 and still consider it the best phone ever.

  • No it's is not, if you can't see the difference between hole and notch you should check your eyes.

  • fm radio without jack ???

  • true … valid point that m9

  • In the next couple of years the jack is probably going to become a luxury feature on the high end galaxy phones so you’ve got to pay extra if you still want it

  • That’s because they are going to retain the headphone jack for there more expensive phones such as the S10 and Notes. This is so people who can’t move on from it to wireless headphones will have to pay extra for headphone jack and it will effectively become a luxury feature on Galaxies.

  • Yest they can.

  • Also it is behind in one race called "night mode photography"

  • In this price range, LG V30 is better choice.

  • Without Waterproof and Always on display Mi8 is much more better than Samsung A series.

  • No headphone jack on a mid-ranger? Interesting..

  • Seems a cool phone

  • Is it an ODM device like the A6s?

  • Good luck getting Android Q.. Mid range phones do not get any updates 😂 Glad I sold my S9 for the Xperia XZ2 and I couldn't be happier 😊

  • Android 8.1 not 9.0

  • As rotten as it's name.

  • when will be the relasing date

  • Samsung is taking forever to launch a single phone, when the chineses are launching their phones with improved specs every month. Come on, are the thousands of Samsung engineers sleeping all day...?

  • battery of samsung devices is less

  • its not even released yet and reviewers haven't take a look on the software optimization like this phone may have a better camera quality. but keep in mind thats its not even released. and this phone is announced in china so probably its not gonna be anywhere except there. and pls don't fanboy it too much I mean all phones have flaws right? and if u hate this mobile go buy a new s or note im sure you'll be satisfiyed k.

  • Yes, it does LED Notifications.

  • It does support RGB Light sensors, 4k video shooting and playback, provided type C headphones out of the box. But, still now I am not sure about Always on display/Gorilla glass version/IP68 Ratings.

  • Best camera mobiles in this price range are Honor View 20 & Huawei Nova 4. (First we had notch race, then we had nos. of camera race, now we have high mega pixel camera race. Here I'll never buy A8s. It is not futuristic mobile). Think twice before put your stand for this crap mobile.

  • Is mid-range but is f**king powerfull.

  • They use LCD it is because can't dig hole in superamoled.

  • i dont think so . we have all way in display

  • That is because of chinese smartphone manufacturers, samsung will have to lower the quality of their devices in order to be able to compete, people don't want to pay good money for a good device, they want cheap cheap so that's what people will be getting, no way around it. Hopefully samsung will implement IPS well because IPS is very prone to light bleeding issues.

  • Ha ha!🤣🤣🤣.Impos­sible.Samsung with (IPS)lcd?😌

  • For them who excited about hole in the screen . Just wait for s 10 lite which is the best high price but cool phone + 5G some says

  • This seems to be the season of 6.4 inch screens, same with Huawei Nova 4. Not for me, too big. In 2019 we will see more 7 inch screens, the exact size of a small tablet. If I can't carry a phone comfortably in my shirt pocket and use it in one hand, I don't want it.

  • Why? It will take at least 3 years for 5G to become relevant.

  • It say got always on display but ips.lcd how ??????

  • Use Snapdragon because your own SoC is underwhelming. LCD instead SAmoled. SHAMEEEE

  • IPS LCD !?!?!?! Why Samsung ?

  • IPS LCD !! cmon samsung the best thing on ur phones is ur screen that phone looks great but not using super amoled !!! WTH

  • I'm avoiding this phone as I'm looking 5G phone in Q1-Q2 2019.

  • Anyone knows if this phone has a led notification light?

  • And what exactly happened to super-amoled displays? If this phone had super-amoled and a respectible pricetag I would have actually considered buying it. But now I gotta hope that 2019's A-series come early and that they're acually usable compared to this years A-series.

  • samsung is a big companies split into different smaller companies like samsung mobile, but samsung mobile is also huge so its also split, and samsung china is one of and it is apparently the dumbest for making a contract with fake supreme and making a phone without a 3.5mm jack which means this will not affect other phones like the S10 etc.

  • Do not wait for it. Must buy huawei viw 20 or nova 4.

  • yes, no have. look pictures, and description, no 3.5mm Jack, oh no samsung

  • Will there stabilisation?

  • Is it true that this phone will not have the headphone jack ?

  • Then buy the Huawei Honor View 20, is better than Nova 4 and way better than A8s. at the same price.I think that will be my next phone.

  • if it's available then surely gsmarena would put an estimate o the price even know the fix one should be known off the shelf right?

  • BIG BIG BIG BIG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 4.7-50 with 3gig ram LCD and 32 storage listening???

  • Old processor? Are you kidding? The top processor on midranger chips! Dumb!

  • Always on display on a LCD screen would be useless.

  • I think if Malaysia market would be sell, that price range about RM1,899 to 2,099.

  • But it has bluetooth v5.0 compared to v4.2 on Nova 4. Also has Nfc and always on display wheras Nova 4 doesnt!!

  • But Huawei Nova 4 is more expensive

  • by the noon definitely

  • when lunch in India

  • Yes Bro Vivo 11 Pro

  • Seems like the first good mid range phone from Samsung in a verrrrry long time...shame it is so late, now people have switched to buying chinese phones and they like it. So they probably won't go back to Samsung...

  • when people complain about the price and now they complain about quality such a total jerks

  • I thing 5inch screen is perfect phone

  • Battery must be 4000 mAh +

  • what a revolution dotted display out of the box

  • So why not removing camera from smartphones it was very old when phones have camera ? Also they should remove battery , it's very old !! ,the first phones had battery and we don't need it anymore just use your phone connected to a charger You are genuis

  • true .. valid point that mate

  • I need to know about the "version of Gorilla Glass, IP68 water Resistant and Always On Display" ? I am Expecting at least Gorilla Glass v5 on both side, IP68 and Always on Display as a long time user of Samsung. Otherwise, goodbye Samsung Brand. I would like to switch iPhone or Nokia.

  • In your opinion, what is quality product? SAMSUNG Galaxy phone?

  • Buy cheap Chinese then. why buy Quality products

  • This phone doesn't have an in display finger print sensor?

  • design to fail sewage drain plus stupid name a8s

  • Always-on display + IPS ? What is going on here?

  • No amoled screen...and old processor...rest looks fine

  • Huawei Nova 4 has better performance, better battery, 3.5 mm jack and a tight hole selfie camera.

  • This Hole Phone will make Hole in my pocket. High price compare to chainess products,

  • Ofcourse they did not reduce price indeed as they used cheap IPS Led instead of sAMOLED. Their is no impact on Margin. They are getting even more from us. I'll not buying samsung HOLE phone.

  • we don't even know its price yet. get your nova. we don't care

  • if you don't like it, don't comment. what's your problem everyone?

  • The only season for supporting samsung was for the oled display. Now that is gone too.

  • A hole!?

  • Nova looks better ,its faster ,better camera plus its cheaper

  • same for me after using samsung i went back to huawei ;9

  • At which planet do you live in? It is not old tech; it's called convenience to have an audio jack. If you are willing to pay for wireless headsets, be my guest. Do it alone, don't involve the rest of us with your careless spending.

  • Samsung please stop producing your own processers we need Snapdragon faster and smother than yours

  • Its interesting to read a few of the last comments, its almost as if they work for Samsung.. You have to wonder!!

  • such old has some thing that you can't imagine!it's security bluetooth and wifi connections can be hacked but that one can't be hacked because it's not wireless every wireless tech is hackable

  • Finally there remove that useless 3.5mm audio jack aka dust collector, never once I use the audio jack, once in use wireless ear phone there is no turning back to that dinosaur tech been use since Sony walkman in the 1970's Such old tech should have store in the museum... lol

  • after using a few China phone namely Huawei, Xiaomi, Oppo, Asus, Vivo, I still go back to Samsung, the build quality is top notch, the UI are matured, GPS navigation for Samsung mid-range is far superior than China flagship, stop your imagination that Samsung will be price like some cheap China phone, this is like wishing a Hyundai selling at Great Wall, Cherry or even a Geely price. It's a different class..

  • where's the notch

  • A8s price is about 434 USD and still can't compete with chinese brands in term of price samsung reduced it's price with not using amoled display ,IP rating and god knows and why no 4K? Frame 30 on full hd under display selfi camera is new notch! for me If under display couldn't be visible in daily task and we can see it when we are on camera app for shooting video and photo it can be technology otherwise it's fully rubbish and slider cam is better than foolish idea

  • Cheaper R&D. It's is clear? The precision of the internal design of the heat dissipation sheet.

  • Which phone you are using to compare with HUAWEI P20 Pro? What is the relationship between internal design messing and overprice?

  • Yeah, the Huawei P20 Pro is overpriced because the internal design is a mess but mate 20 pro improved.

  • 6GB/128GB, USD435! Price not bad. Chinese Yuan2999.

  • As well as the better Galaxy S9+ ...

  • Very interesting specs. It all comes down to price. Taking into account Note 8 prices start at 500EUR now...

  • You just go to compare the hardware specifications between SAMSUNG Galaxy S9 and HUAWEI P20, then compare their recommend selling price, then you will know what is overprice.

  • FU, Samsung! Lying, deceiving, will NEVER buy a phone again! Removed the jack?! Added a notch?!

  • Nice but too big...same size as S9+ !

  • hmm................nice ! but why no jack ?

  • A good device :)

  • First Samsung phone w/o the headphone jack?

  • what do you call overprice bro, $400 $300 etc, i saw a comment from someone saying, if it cost $300 he will not buy it, plus hes asking for flagship features on a midranger wtf, you guys really have an issue seriously, matter a fact buy the pocophone i think that will clear your thoughts.

  • wait till it's released, at least

  • in my opinion, i thinks its gonna be much cheaper than the huawei nova 4 lets see.

  • The GPU found in A7 (2018) is a product of two and half years ago and is an entry level GPU. But the selling price of A7 (2018) is an upper midrange phone.

  • Always on on lcd ips screen !!!

  • liked

  • Samsung mobiles are over priced. Better to go Huawei nova 4 or oneplus 6T.

  • When will see the unboxing and price also all other specifications? Whether, online selling will be started on day after tomorrow!

  • what is price ?

  • And people say Apple is more overpriced than Samsung. They clearly haven't seen phones like this. :/

  • You're very right. Quality, no. Huuuuuuge price : yes. WTF.

  • A7 (2018) is the only good one

  • I totally disappointed by all SAMSUNG Galaxy phones. All are overpriced.

  • lol.. when SD 710 is 10nm chip which is good enough to run a 6.4 inch on an LCD phone with dual cam at a cheaper price. Galaxy S8 and S9 users can feel screwed now. Sell while you still can before no one wants to buy it. Sold my S8 today LOL

  • I am very hugely disappointed with the specs of this phone. :/

  • LCD ips, LCD ips. . . Superamoled now is for iPhone.

  • True.

  • Display could be 1440p and this phone also could have 2160p video recording, especially for this price range. :/

  • Oh please, what's wrong with this company? And I guess price would be like 500$ because of that stupid hole in screen which is supposed to camera. Not that Im samsung hater, but a lot of you know. Samsung isn't doing very good with it's midrangers these days.... Oh almost forgot. IPS DISPLAY???? SERIOUSLY SAMSUNG~

  • Seriously, why hasn't Samsung included aptx (let alone aptx hd) in their devices, the difference between a2dp and aptx hd is pretty notorious

  • I agree. Bluetooth headphones are impractical. Audio quality aside, they need to recharge every now and then and it's not convenient. Using the USB-C port and a adapter for a jacked headphone increase the wear and tear of the port, rendering it useless in a shorter period of time. Bottom line, a 3.5mm jack is still the best solution to listen to music, and it's both convenient and practical.

  • And yet I read comments complaing about AMOLED burn-in and saying IPS displays are better and sharper. Both technologies have pros and cons, and it's up to the user to choose.

  • I think he is complaining because the Nova 4 will use the Kirin 970, a flagship SoC, whereas SD710 is a upper midrange SoC. But we don't even know the price of the A8s. That will be decisive.

  • not always on display !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?????????

  • I haven't used the audio jack on any phone I've had for at least 8 years now... while I think it's silly to omit it I have no problem with it not being there.

  • Hole = notch Why don't you condider the hole as notch there is no difference

  • But no 3.5mm jack, that's a deal breaker. Stupid apple trends....

  • IPS screen? Are they serious? Otherwise it would be a perfect phone but i use OLED screens since the galaxy s2, can't imagine to do such a downgrade a decade later..

  • Remember if the storage technology is emmc then this is not worth money . Storage tech should be UFS 2.0

  • cool

  • where is the headphone jack???!!!

  • Just when I wanted to pull out, they pulled me in. Was tired with Amoled screen. My S8+ burn in is so bad I sworn never to buy Amoled phones again just sticking to ips. I miss Samsung special features though & this is the way forward..... Plus less customers complaining about burn in & ghost images. Once those pixel in the amoled dim..... You just have to replace the whole screen & it's such an expensive affair

  • Wow... and I was thinking the Honor View 20 and Nova 4 had large camera holes... This is way bigger!!! The real phone images show an even bigger hole than in these official renders! A small teardrop notch looks like a kitten compared to this dinosaur screen hole notch!

  • LOL battery seems fine.

  • With this battery capacity, this phone is not gonna survive a day especially for a Samsung...

  • Don’t be so sure about it just yet....

  • This is not the S10. S10 series phones will be having headphone jack.

  • I seriously doubt the Pixel 3 XL's notch looks better than a teardrop notch or just a hole for the front-facing camera. That thing is bigger than iPhone X's notch

  • whatever it is i still love Samsung

  • you are messed up dude. the notch was the worst thing ever invented.

  • The front camera should be put in a teardrop notch, this hole takes up too much space. Pixel 3xl's notch looks fine after seeing this. O-screen or however they call it looks bad and is impractical. Very bad samsung.....

  • Dear Samsung, I am using your phone from past 10 years and now if you remove 3.5mm jack then I will get apart from you and I will never come back to you. Thanks and regards.

  • No headphone jack!! Glad this phone is only for China, I'll wait for the S10 lite if it's too expensive I'll get the A50 2019, it looks promising with the new exynos 9610

  • what do you expect, sd 845 or 835 come on bro is a mid ranger (think).

  • 1080p video recording ?no 2160p !!

  • Just now I have seen a Chinese review that confirmed A8s made by Amoled display!! Very exciting news to me. Because I am waiting to buy this device.

  • No AMOLED - not Galaxy! Shame on Samung! Since A5 2016 this class is getting worse and worse...

  • Hmm, What's wrong with it?

  • super amoled missing

  • yeah so?

  • It has a hole for the camera in the display (the display is IPS - not amoled by the way), but there's also a chin at the bottom. The colours of the phone are also uninspired, they make it look cheap. I wonder when all these phone makers will skip ignoring the client needs and produce some real phones.

  • It does support LED notifications, Waterproof-IP68, Always on display, Type c headphones support. I have confusion on protection glass, what version have they used? Gorilla 4, 5 or 6? I am expecting gorilla 6.

  • LED Notifications around the front camera ring. Nicely placed I think.

  • Are you kidding me Snapdragon 710?

  • A very good cell phone but it would be better if you have a screen (Super Amoled) like the others in the line (A)

  • sorry always on display or light notification ....fingerprint place not nice !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Why remove headphones jack? Please SAMSUNG don't remove the headphone jack for S10

  • People make the same commotion when phone no longer come with user removable battery, there feel is end of the world when there can no longer took out the battery themselves, nowadays how many phone still has user removable battery ? 3.5mm audio jack is a yesteryear tech since the 70s, its time to let it go & welcome wireless ear phone.

  • guys,guys,guys hold your horses, remember gsmarena is not 100% they even said it on their page, wait for the launch day there's a lot of rumours that it will come with and withouth and headphone jack lets just wait ok, easy!

  • No headphone jack? WTF??!

  • Whaattttt I thought Samsung is on the conservatives!!!!!!! Why why why why would u remove the headphone jack..... WHY

  • LOL, a simple from the last century is now a premium feature. Dead pixels too. We are really living in sad and insane times.

  • LED notification around the front camera line under display. It would looking great. But Headphone jack removed.

  • Becos I only used Android phones

  • Yup just saw the leaks for the cases with the headphone jack really hope they keep it for the note 10 as well. My guess is that they will because it's now a premium feature and the note series is ultra premium so it would make sense for them to keep it on that.

  • it has lte or lte-a

  • LoL, I would like to have a mclaren edition op6T rather than this fNcy crap

  • Buy one plus. No regrets.

  • samsung remove 3.5mm jack!!!!!!!!!! Why ????

  • Come on...we have LTE now

  • So where's the LED notification gone to ? Same place as 3.5" went ? Baaaad ...

  • hmmmmm... the battery though.. 6.4 inch on an IPS panel. Even the amoled suffers. You wonder the heck is wrong with samsung. That big of a phone and still can't find space for 4-5000 mah. what are they trying to prove? 4000 mah should be standard for mid range onwards start 2019. I'm starting to worry about the S10 series. Probably will come out with 3300 or 3500 craps. That front cam is absolutely ugly btw. at least make it square for god sake. Now the notch phones looks better.

  • Now I'm really confused with all these Samsung midrange devices. A7 2018, A9 2018, A8s, then in 2019 there's a new A series (A50, A70,...), there will be even an S10 lite, I can't decide which phone to buy anymore :(

  • I can't belive: a Samsung phone with Android 9.0 Pie from factory. Unbeliveble.

  • nothing special. just display

  • Pls Samsung you must include cdma+Gsm both

  • this is midrange device samsung remove 3.5mm jack & AMOLED display definitely big floop.......

  • Crap punch hole.

  • Looks cool, but too big to hold..Why smartphone nowadays getting bigger? Screen arround 5.5 inch is good enough & much easier to hold

  • "No amoled,no 4k shooting,no headphone jack" Another winner from Samsung! (not!) AMOLED screens are brighter and vibrant. No headphone jack. Let me carry those cluncky bluetooth headsets. Opps, the battery is dead. Where can I charge my headsets?. More things to worry about.

  • Why no one is talking about no headphone jack on any iPhones?

  • How fast can it charge? better than WARP CHARGE in OnePlus 6T?

  • Maybe they ditched the AMOLED for a lower price, maybe it will be a budget smartphohe.

  • Now, this A series is going confusing.A8, A8+ A8s A8(2017,2018,2019).....

  • No amoled,no 4k shooting,no headphone jack

  • This is samsung china, not the original samsung korea, thats why this is not going well X'D

  • Where is the amoled at tho

  • IPS !!!!! hahahh Is this a joke ?

  • i m 100% sure, its flop

  • V30 better than A8s 1. surely better price 2. better chipset sd 835 vs midrange 3. 100% way better camera both photo & video 4. better battery for sure 5. better 2k display 6. QUAD DAC - that is to listen to 7. IP68 8. type C 3.1 vs 2.0 9. hdr10 Why bother? Just for the Brand name?

  • No way.. NASA uses amoled to all display

  • Finally I have come to know that the A8S has IP68 and RGB light around the front camera ring. That is interesting and a new looking experience. Lcd display is higher quality. Now it's not a bing problem to me. I am ready to buy it.

  • To replace smart tvs

  • 3400mah battery life nothing special about this model better buy s9+

  • It might be sure.

  • No.....headphone jack? Samsung is snaking the midrange market if this is true

  • No OIS, no deal....

  • Why is no one talking about no headphone jack on this phone?

  • Still their is no optical image stabilization and lazer autofocus in camera under samsung A8 s

  • I know, but Samsung inovation after a few years. 4 cameras aren't inovative. Sorry!

  • A8s LCD display is better than Amoled Display

  • Oh my god, can all smartphone companies stop making flagship and midrange phones so f'ing big with no other options?

  • I compromise all but IP68 and Rgb light senso.

  • So, how Huawei nova 4, view 20 can make hole with lcd?

  • uhmmm now looking at the new trend for 2019 the notch is not so ugly at all!!!!!!

  • Totally agreed

  • No IP68.

  • Why???

  • no AMOLED this time???

  • Its gonna fail, trust me. Why? Ask yourself.

  • Phones are getting bigger everyday, what for?

  • Now, Where have I seen such a phone?! Oh I remember, in an apple store!!! what is that samsung? LCD display!!!!!! Really

  • No one cares

  • Waiting for Galaxy A8(2019). Hopefully, it will release in January 2019 with better configuration.

  • This isnt a flagship, the s10 will jave it

  • Price is about 425$...........I think it will cost about 750, 000 Kyats in Myanmar at the arrival time.

  • No Super Amoled display, No 3.5mm headphones, No waterproof IP68! What is going on Samsung? Only O disply couldn't capture the customer mind. It will be flopped to gain market share.

  • no there is a mistake it come with amoled pannel because we can't make hole in ips pannel

  • ips lcd screen & no 3.5mm audio jack bruh, are you even samsung????

  • Always on display with IPS LCD ??

  • or it feels like a dead pixel on screen, it's really annoying

  • #bringJackback #Jackdoesntdeservethis

  • Indeed, no headphone jack is a no buy for me. I can live with a notch but I need the headphone jack.

  • Better buy a Nokia 8.1 also with snapdragon 710, which also has a 3.5mm headphone jack and android one, LCD display glass and aluminium build. And this galaxy A8s wont sell for 400 euro like the Nokia 8.1...

  • No S-Amoled display? No thanks...

  • No 3.5mm jack, No Amoled, waste of money

  • No good processor for gaming in 2019 hehheehhehehhehehessosososoehehehhehehosososi

  • It's just a midrange phone, the AMOLED will be on the S10

  • Total crap. No Amoled, no 3.5 mm jack, inconvenient placement of fingeprint reader on back, too big... Plus - expect high price tag. Samsung in going to continue losing market share.

  • I serioualy hope this phone will flop. Samsung needs to remember WE NEED THAT JACK!

  • Same!!!

  • Samsung always insisting to put abig disadvantage(s) in their midrangers , no amoled display is a silly and wikid step ..

  • So only Vivo, Meizu,LG and Huawei(sort of. Mate 20 and 20x but not pro) still have headphone jacks on flagships. I hope this phone flops to tell samsung that people do care about a "dated" port for headphones.

  • no, it has always on display read the specifications well

  • no amoled display ?!!!!!

  • No Amoled ?? No 4K ?? NO BUY !!!

  • No 4K video recording? Cmon...

  • isnt always on display !!!!!!!!?????????

  • Hopefully it sells horribly to show Samsung that we want Jack back

  • The camera looks like a dead pixel to me. Somehow this dead pixel spot was one of the main problems in samsung's oled screen back in the s6 s7 day.

  • sad to see samsung is getting rid of Audio jack 3.5mm .. I won't follow this bullsh*t trend.

  • No 3.5 earphone!!!, bye Samsung.

  • Ohh nooo!!! The 3.5mm jack is the only reason I have stuck with Samsung/Android in general.

  • ips lcd?

  • Hahaha. They pulled out every trick in the book for no notch, but sorry, this is infinitely worse than any notch. Hideous. Samsung is done

  • ALWAYS ON DISPLAY + LCD PANEL? wouldnt that drain alot of battery?

  • punch hole screens are the worst solution to notched screens, it´s like open a hole in your car windshield so you don´t have to roll your car windows down when is hot, it does work but it looks horrible and overall it´s not an elegant solution because you are noticing the hole all the time

  • I bet you. It's beginning price should be under 400usd!

  • Do you kbow what else the Galaxy A8s comes with? Not an audio jack Heyooo

  • Every phone just has to be phablet size now, is that it?

  • it misses 3.5mm audio jack

  • Looks promising

  • Yessss!! Finally!! The first phone with hole in screen!! And the first Huawei phone with hole in screen is Nova 4, expected to launch after a week, in 17 december 2018. In 2 words, this phone screen hole is the notch killer. This is sad beacuse I like the notch.

  • Expected Infinity o and we get Infinity 0

  • We don't need so big. 6.1" with same design should be max 150x72.5. Could be great..

  • dedicated slot for sd card?

  • So disappointing. No OIS, still android 8.0, use IPS LCD instead AMOLED. Pretty sure huawei gonna beat Samsung in 2020. Don't buy this phone, folks.

  • A huge plus is FM Radio.

  • No water resistance? No OIS? Wyh Samsung this year's on has IP68 WATER RESISTANCE but I could just get a battery case but looks good unique I like it

  • I think $500

  • No Stereo Speakers.

  • That Bitch Chin is still there.

  • price should be under 300 euro

  • It's Samsung. Price will touch the sky.

  • I preffer the teardrop notch for balance design rather than this hole

  • another downgrade from samsung, an overpriced phone even doesnt have 4k video recording with triple camera

  • no 3.5mm jack no amoled display higher price look ugly camera centre is ok

  • Then wait for 6 months it will be Us$400.....

  • Amoled to IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Lol xD Samsung down grade there phone like a Chinese phone just to catch up a phone that has a flagship specs with a high price.

  • Around 400usd is ok.

  • What's the protection and where's the Notification light? Price is how much for lcd display?

  • Weird flex but ok.

  • 19.5:9 ratio... Another tall device 159.1mm.

  • Its time for 5G devices, still Samsung is launching 4G devices.

  • This phone will be around $600

  • you dont even know how much its going to cost

  • Good

  • True

  • 3300mah battery is a big reason I am not looking at Samsung phones these days.

  • Inferior to oneplus, yet more expensive than it...

  • Samsung Galaxy A8s will be announced on 10th December 2018

  • Now Samsung also made with Chinese Company contract with BBK Electronics, such as A6s and may be A8s, they using IPS panel.

  • Dont shoot it down before you really experience it....Seeing is believing...hold on to your thoughts.....People who dont want to understand & appreciate this innovation and bringing IPS vs AMOLED display into discussion just move on....Be a consumer and try not to be an inventor...If you feel you are an inventor, then better join that company and implement your thought process.. Better actionize than speaking just words.....After smartphone came everyone become a critic and a company cannot listen to each and every one.if consumers dont like this design they will not buy and Samsung will move on to next innovation..... I truly see this camera hole as an innovation after so long time [But remember this notch innovation started from U notch by Essential Ph1 phone. Also I like teardrop notch by Oppo/Vivo/Oneplus very much]....Samsung just getting consumer's pulse with A8s and S10 designs... lets see which one will win...IMO A8s design should have been taken forward to atleast one variant of S10 launching next year. Pill shaped camera hole may not gel with consumers but we need to wait until Samsung unveils what is behind that technology and we truly experience it... Eveyone wants everything to be available in a short span of time....you need time for things to evolve.. Chill

  • My dad will get this for me next year and I just hope when I get it. It will have all those features but for now I say it's looking good

  • Every rumour will end after launching the device on 10th December 2018. Of course, I will buy the device even if they used ips lcd panels. Only waiting for good price with good camers.

  • S9, pixel 3, xz2/ xz2 compact

  • The Compacts from Sony are below 5 inches.

  • higher price 35K to 40K

  • Is there any phone left below 6"? I cant seem to find any but the key2. I speak new phones not older.

  • Fake news, bogus A8s is Super AMOLED

  • If using A gred IPS LCD,I think is not a problem!Ha ha...,I will buy one when come out market.

  • Samsung is starting using LCD screens on their new A line, because people were complaining they were too expensive, Amoled is expensive to produce, but it is much better compared to LCD.

  • Samsung using IPS Display nowadays? lol, it must be kidding

  • its not gonna be like that

  • no lte-a

  • Chin should not present on holed front camera.

  • Samsung with IPS screen?

  • it looks like a mole..

  • Fake news. Samsung won't do it, not atleast on this device.

  • It look's that the headphone jack will be removed

  • it says 3.5mm jack : Yes. But, i saw latest news that the headphone jack will be removed

  • As of now, I don't know actually Samsung is going to have AMOLED or IPS LCD. If they use IPS on A8s it would be very frustrating to A8 series users. We don't expect this to Samsung. We want also ois camera panel on this device. Price should be equivalent to another midrange brand. So, waiting for good news from Samsung.

  • i had an s8+ and i never had that issue with fingerprint location,and you s8 was even smaller.

  • You are absolutely right.

  • Beautiful 'budget premium' phone. There is unconfirmed rumor that the A8s will remove the headphone jack:

  • Why did they have to move the camera to the upper left corner? Just to copy the iPhone? The Galaxy A8 2018 looks nicer than this.

  • This would be perfect if they kept the price below $350.

  • Njce desgin from Samsung, but wish if Samsung can remove the whole chin like iPhone X.

  • Make this make that?. You guys don't realise it may not even come with a headphone jack.

  • Is it only for China ? Not global??!!!

  • always on display for LCD IPS !!!!!!!!!??????????

  • make it indisplay fingerprint or below the samsung logo...because I was finding it difficult in the s8...

  • Make its cameras in middle not to one side

  • Make its body aluminium or stainless steel with protected screen. Make its battery removable 5000 ma

  • I hope you don't actually believe that they'll give it AOD if it is IPS...

  • Why are all these rumored phones being specified?

  • If they put a amoled screen in and the pricing is right like to compete with Xiaomi mi 8 lite se This might be a decent mid ranger after a long time

  • Big sizes (Display/RAM) for small battery? this is going to be a big hustle for people who wants to last their mobile phone longer.

  • LCD display looks better than amoled display if u compare both device at same time on hand....

  • You have no idea what is going on and the differences between amoled and ips.Amoled are so much better

  • s8+ is bigger than than this,i dont mean in height wise, just remember s8+ has 3500 mah and its a flagship phone, plus it use to last me like a full day with strong usage, so i think the battery for this will last even longer.

  • Without AMOLED Display?? IPS LCD With Always On Display??? Oh Shiitt

  • Samsung rarely put any LCD displays in their smartphones. I think this is just a prediction. They might put another AMOLED here but Samsung might have to readjust the screen in order to fit that camera with the display.

  • As of now, they don't know if this is actually going to have AMOLED or IPS LCD. We'll see

  • This may be a rumoured phone, but I think they will put it with an AMOLED Display. The fact that this phone might be an amazing midrange phone since they moved on from SD 660 to SD 710. I wish it would be in production next year

  • So the a6 s is super amoled and this isn't

  • Don’t forget this simple matter: notch %0.0 :)

  • IPS LCD display !?? Why don't you put straight monochrome black and white display ? Will be much cheaper... We buy Samsung for the AMOLED display ! Without AMOLED it goes in the trash bin !

  • In fact, this should be very good midrange device, at price of (but better then) Chinese competition and at least without Samsung crappy fancy bullshit like amoled curved screen... With IPS LCD screen there will not be amoled-burnin, which I experienced with every single one samsung, there will not be pointless curved screen, with nice andl clean UI... I will wait for it and buy it!!!

  • Where used ambient light sensors for notifications? Or not used?

  • what you wanted sd 845 or 835?

  • LOL design

  • NO THANKS with snapdragon 710, bad smartphone

  • IPS LCD? Battery only 3400? Camera wouldn't OIS! SO, price should be under 400USD. I am frustrated on display and now waiting for price range.

  • Another crap device from SAmmy!!!

  • facts

  • I actually like they put LCD screen on it, my eye hurts because the OLED screen

  • Personally I prefer lcd over amoled because an lcd stays sharp at lower resolution which saves battery. Isn't there also a problem with whites being yellowish or grayish? Gotta love the design of this phone though. Just wish it were bigger. :D

  • definitely:)

  • guys understand sammy wont be making amoled screens for mid rangers any more, because people wont stop complaining about the price, and if you keep complaining am pretty sure they will cut down something else, i hate lcd i loved the amoled screen, so sad its gone:(

  • A8s mini in 5,8" would be perfect, like the S710 processor

  • If the processor really is the SD710, then I would probably get back at Samsung. But, they should increase the resolution of the cameras as well as the battery. That's a huge device for such low battery.

  • that's too expensive. i hope it will be around USD450 for its base PRICE

  • Not far from s9

  • Will probably be priced at the same price as the s9

  • why ips lcd?

  • how much would be the price of this phone?

  • IPS LCD, Snapdragon 710, cant shoot 4k, $400+ cmon...

  • Nice love it!

  • I don't believe that it will have IPS LCD, please tell me this isn't true...