While a few reputed chinese
smartphone makers are rivalling each other over the affordable mobile users segment , Samsung has also jumped in
the growing competition by launching
Galaxy A8 Plus (2018) among its new Galaxy A series phones. Galaxy A8Plus for 2018 release date was
reported to be in the month of January 2018. Samsung Galaxy A8Plus 2018 has
been said to have integrated the best features of the flagship mobiles Galaxy
S8 and Galaxy Note 8 and that becomes the
reason behind Galaxy A8 Plus (2018)'s
gain of competitive edge over the rivals.
Being much similar to Galaxy
S8 and Galaxy Note 8, Galaxy A8 Plus doesn't fail to look classy and stylish
either. The sleek and slim touch gives the phone a premium look and premium
feel when holding too. The front and back side is covered with glass design
where in the middle sits the metal frame. Samsung Galaxy A8 Plus (2018) bears
the IP 68 certification to withstand the damages from water splash and dust up
to .5 metre 30 minutes.
The 6 inch tall screen
embraces the Infinity edge to edge display but this time no curved edge found
which is replaced with flat edges. Though the flat or curved edges doesn't have
anything to do with the functionality.
The HD Plus display assures to bring you a gorgeous view of videos,
surfing and gaming and the color reproduction is said to be too good.
Having thin bezels at the
top and bottom, there exists light sensor, dual cameras and earpiece port above
the display. The rear side of Galaxy A8Plus has fingerprint sensor right below
the camera and an LED flash by the side. While the presence of fingerprint
scanner has become common with Smartphone’s, the rivals of Samsung ie
Apple has ditched the use of fingerprint
scanner and has moved a step ahead
bringing facial recognition
feature that has infrared scanner
and the same has been followed by other reputed Giants such as Xiaomi, Honor
and OnePlus. Thus Samsung has not been an exception as the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy
Note 8 sport facial recognition that too with iris scanner. But the same facial
recognition feature that comes with Galaxy A8 Plus (2018) is not that accurate
and faster. Also it did fail to work in dim lighting conditions.
The right side has the
volume rocker and there you can find a primary sim card tray. Up above the display,
you can find a hybrid Sim slot which alternatively can be used as a memory card
slot.
To mention about the camera,
the rear camera is of 16 mp which has been integrated with AR Stickers that
will add fun stuff to your photos. But then the rear camera is said to be good
enough for casual photography and ideal for low-light shots. Front camera is
set to be dual camera which sport 16mp primary sensor and other is depth sensor.
With the front camera, you can have DSLR like bokeh effects added to your
selfies. When in live focus mode, the camera tends to work slowly and it also
requires the hands to be steadily hold the phone in order to click blur-free
stills.
Galaxy A8 Plus has lot many
interesting features which include a built-in Secure Folder powered by Knox. That
helps to store sensitive data like photos, documents and videos. You can also
add apps that you want to hide from others. The apps once added to the Secure
Folder will not show up on the app drawer. You can lock or unlock the folder
with the help of fingerprint, pin or pattern.
Designed to be a feature
rich stylish phone, under the hood you will find a great stuff. Blended with 6 GB RAM, Exynox 7885 octacore
processor and Android Nougat 7.1.1 with Samsung's custom UI, Galaxy A8 Plus
(2018) has a great speed and smoother performance and also comes with pre-installed essential
Microsoft apps like Word, PowerPoint , OneDrive and LinkedIn. A8Plus 2018 accomodates
bunch of pictures, documents and other stuff that becomes possible through 64GB
of internal space.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 sports
a 3500 mAh and has a fast charging support too but. It becomes highly possible for the users to have a good usage
of phone with calls and WhatsApp and the power lasts for a day.
Galaxy A8Plus (2018) comes
equipped with Samsung’s own brilliant AI based assistant Bixby but with this phone,
it comes as a watered-down version. Thus you cannot access your assistant with
your voice as there is no voice recognition feature. Your day to day work tasks can be set organized
with the help of Bixby. You can keep
track of your day, set reminders about important things to do. Even the camera
has been fixed with Bixby Vision and so you can point the camera at any
particular object or place to give you relevant results. It can help you scan
QR codes and also works well with the point at text to translate into the
language you want.
Equipped with the Samsung
Pay technology, you can go ahead with digital payments as Galaxy A8 Plus (2018)
has integration of payment gateway like UPI, Paytm, Mobikwik and recently has
been updated with Utility Bill Payment services that will simplify your
payments towards broadband, electricity and gas bills. With the changing trend, cashless payments
have been over taken by cardless payment. Samsung has now made it even easier
with its amazing feature of MST technology that lets you add your credit
card/debit card details. Now you can pay virtually with Galaxy A8 Plus despite
the absence of your cards.
Galaxy A8' price in India is
said to be around $499 and it has been regarded as premium phone targeted
towards the affordable/mid-range segment of customers. Samsung coping up with
the trend, made Galaxy A8 Plus (2018) as an online-only product.
Advantages of Samsung Galaxy A8 Plus Smartphone
- 4G bands HSPA 42.2 Mbps and LTE A Cat11 600 Mbps
- Dust and water proof up to 1.5 metre for 30 mins
- 6 inches Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen display
- 64 GB internal spaces with 6 GB RAM
- 16 MP primary camera
- 16 MP dual Secondary camera
- Fast battery charging
- Black, orchid grey, gold and blue colors
Disadvantages of Of Samsung Galaxy A8 Plus Smartphone
- No Latest version of Android OS
- Only just 3500 mAh battery for 6 inches display
