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Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (India) specifications, price, and features

by Rajat Gaur
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Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has been unveiled by Amazon India and the same will go on sale starting August 27, 2018. It was launched in China in June this year as Samsung Galaxy A9 Star. It features Bixby integration, dual rear camera setup, and Snapdragon 660 paired with 6GB of RAM.

Samsung has set the price of Galaxy A8 Star at Rs. 34,990 and will be available to buy via Amazon India and other offline Samsung-authorized outlets starting August 27, 2018, in Black and White color options. To attract customers, the company is offering an easy EMI offer and free one-year screen protection plan.

The smartphone sports minimized top and bottom bezels and sleek body design wrapped with a metal frame. A8 Star features 6.3-inch FHD+ (1080×2160 pixels) Super AMOLED Infinity display with 2.5D + 3D glass on top.

It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon octa-core (4×2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4×1.8 GHz Kryo 260) 660 SoC paired with Adreno 512 GPU and 6GB of RAM. It comes with 64GB of internal storage which can be expanded further up to 400GB via microSD card.

Camera department includes Samsung’s new Dual \Rear Intellicam consisting of a 16MP primary sensor with PDAF (phase detection autofocus) and f/1.7 aperture lens and a 24MP secondary sensor with f/1.7 aperture lens and CAF (continuous autofocus). The rear sensors reduce noise and capture clear photos even in the dark environment and with Live Focus, users can manually adjust the depth of field and shift all the focus of the sensor where they want.

On the front, the smartphone packs a 24MP selfie sensor with a f/2.4 aperture that works alongside Smart Beauty and Pro Lighting personalization features. Get creative with AR stickers and cater your selfies with creative editing and lighting effects.

Like we said, Samsung Galaxy A8 Star comes integrated with Bixby which is your smart personal assistant. Quickly access what you need with Bixby Home which Samsung says learns from your habits and curate useful apps and content based on your usage pattern. It also supports Bixby Vision which is built right into the phone’s camera allowing you to search for items, translate documents, scan a business card, and a lot more and with Bixby Voice, you can navigate through the phone using Bixby’s “intuitive voice control interface.”

The smartphone comes with an Always On display feature that displays information such as date, time, weather alerts, and incoming notifications. The Dual Messenger feature let users create two chat accounts and the multitask feature which Samsung calls App Pair let users use two apps simultaneously such as video and messenger.

On the other hand, users can protect their data using Samsung Secure Folder, a private and fully encrypted space to store and hide content. Galaxy A8 Star supports Samsung Gear VR and other workout and wearable gadgets as well.

It accepts two nano SIMs, one goes into the hybrid slot (nanoSIM/miscroSD) and packs 3700mAh non-removable battery. Connectivity options onboard Samsung Galaxy A8 Star include 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, WiFi direct, Bluetooth v5.0, GPS/ A-GPS/ GALILEO/ GLONASS/ BEIDOU, NFC, FM Radio, USB Type-C port, and 3.5mm audio jack. Sensors on the smartphone include proximity, accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, and ambient light apart from the fingerprint sensor that comes mounted on the rear panel.

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