Samsung Galaxy A8

The Galaxy A8 combines features like a Super AMOLED display, a large battery, and an octa-core processor for an impressive mid-range experience. The Galaxy A8 will supercede the Galaxy A7 as a more feature-packed device in Samsung's metallic A series, with the 16-megapixel camera, fingerprint sensor and high-resolution display being its main highlights.

The phone comes with a 5.7-inch display of Full HD resolution. The display's Super AMOLED technology lets it offer vivid colours and viewing angles, and its large size can offer an enjoyable web browsing, video and gaming experience. The display is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 4. The phone measures 5.9 mm thick and weighs 151 grams. The phone sports volume buttons on the right, while the power button is on the left. The phone sports a home button in typical Samsung fashion.

On the software front, the Galaxy A8 runs Android 5.1.1 Lollipop upgradable to 6.0 Marshmallow. Android 5.1.1 is a recent mobile operating systems and offers a flexible and intuitive user experience, along with access to all of Google's popular web services. Under the hood, the Galaxy A8 is powered by the octa-core Snapdragon MSM8939 615 processor with its Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 + quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 CPUs, which offer impressive performance thanks to its 64-bit support and effortless multitasking with the 2GB RAM on-board. You can save all your photos and videos on the 32GB internal memory, expandable to 256GB with a microSD card.

The Galaxy A8 features a 16-megapixel rear camera on the back for taking high-resolution photos, while the front-facing camera is a 5-megapixel unit that can take great selfies. The phone is powered by a 3,050 mAh battery that should offer all-day battery life even with heavy usage.

The phone supports LTE connectivity as well, so that users can access the web and download their favourite content at lightning fast pace, in addition to Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS and a microUSB 2.0 port. The Galaxy A8 also features a fingerprint scanner that will let users simply tap the home button to access the device, in addition to advanced features like hiding private files, authenticating payments, and more.