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- Top features: – Infinity display lets you see even more without scrolling – Take perfect photos with dual front and 16 MP rear camera – Set reminders and adjust settings with Bixby virtual assistant – Dual Messenger keeps your work and personal chats separate – Safeguard your personal data with Secure Folder Infinity display See even more with the Samsung Galaxy A8. With virtually no bezel on both sides and a longer screen, you’re able to see more of your news feed or the article you’re reading without the relentless scrolling. Featuring a Full HD+ resolution on Samsung’s beautiful Super AMOLED screen, the Samsung Galaxy A8 makes for a great portable work and entertainment companion that’s a joy to see and hold. Take perfect photos There’s so much fun to be had with the Samsung Galaxy A8’s cameras. Get perfectly detailed shots at night with the rear camera’s large sensor and bright lens, ideal for capturing nightlife and landmarks alike. Take selfies with a professional edge in Live Focus mode. Choose how detailed or blurry you want the background to be to make you and your mates stand out. Customise your photos with funny stickers and vibrant filters, adding to the fun. Set reminders and adjust settings with Bixby Keep track of your to-do-list using only your voice and a little help from Bixby. The Samsung A8’s virtual assistant makes life a little easier. Set reminders for the things you need to get done today, adjust your phone’s brightness to the perfect level for you, or ask it to ring a particular contact. It’s even easier than speed dial, and keeps you organised day-to-day. Dual Messenger There’s a time for work and a time for play, and thanks to the Samsung Galaxy A8 there’s a place for both. With Dual Messenger, you can connect to two different chat accounts to keep your professional and social chats separate and easy to manage. That means no more sending accidental emojis to your co-workers. Safeguard your personal data The Samsung Galaxy A8 makes it simple to protect your most valuable information. Adding your data to the Secure Folder enables it to store and encrypt sensitive info, making sure only you can see it. It’s not just your info it can hold, either. Use it to store photos, videos, files, apps and more. You’ll be safe from prying eyes wherever you take your Samsung Galaxy A8.
- Product codes: 8801643051747
- Model number: A8
- Product ID 1: 21866817961
- Product ID 2: 10175439
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SAMSUNG Galaxy A8 is available currently from Currys for just £399, which is a great deal but we’re going to dive a little deeper into the price to explain why it’s such a good deal.
To help understand the average price you should expect to pay for Mobile Phones we analysed the price of every product in that category. The average was £416.27. But perhaps more importantly you’d also want to know what you would expect to pay for a particular brand, so we also analysed the average price you would pay for a product from Samsung. The average was £735.40. But that perhaps isn’t the fairest analysis because we know that Samsung make more than just Mobile Phones. So we went a step further and analysed the average price of Samsung Mobile Phones, this was £465.88. So you can see that SAMSUNG Galaxy A8 is a bargain at £399. Especially when you look at the table below which shows you the average price of products with certain features and specs. For example you’d expect to pay £403.66 for a product meeting the Type: SIM-free smartphone spec.
Specification / Price Comparison
Feature | Spec | Comment |
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Type | SIM-free smartphone | The average price of Mobile Phones with this Type spec is £425.12 |
SIM type | Nano SIM | The average price of Mobile Phones with this SIM type spec is £403.66 |
Operating system | Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) | The average price of Mobile Phones with this Operating system spec is £399.00 |
Processor | Samsung Exynos 7885 (2.2 GHz dual-core, 1.6 GHz hexa-core) | The average price of Mobile Phones with this Processor spec is £399.00 |
Sensor | – Accelerometer – Gyro – Proximity – RGB light – Barometer – Geomagnetic – Hall – Fingerprint |
The average price of Mobile Phones with this Sensor spec is £399.00 |
Colour | Black | The average price of Mobile Phones with this Colour spec is £234.70 |
Internal memory | 32 GB | The average price of Mobile Phones with this Internal memory spec is £315.78 |
Memory card supported | microSD (up to 256 GB) | The average price of Mobile Phones with this Memory card supported spec is £309.93 |
RAM | 4 GB | The average price of Mobile Phones with this RAM spec is £453.02 |
Charging interface | USB Type-C | The average price of Mobile Phones with this Charging interface spec is £483.52 |
WiFi | Yes | The average price of Mobile Phones with this WiFi spec is £361.61 |
4G ready | Yes | The average price of Mobile Phones with this 4G ready spec is £421.50 |
Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 | The average price of Mobile Phones with this Bluetooth spec is £1,115.64 |
NFC | Yes | The average price of Mobile Phones with this NFC spec is £295.22 |
GPS | Yes | The average price of Mobile Phones with this GPS spec is £358.29 |
Screen size | 5.6″ | The average price of Mobile Phones with this Screen size spec is £292.33 |
Screen resolution | Full HD+ 2220 x 1080p | The average price of Mobile Phones with this Screen resolution spec is £399.00 |
PPI | 410 ppi | The average price of Mobile Phones with this PPI spec is £399.00 |
Screen type | Super AMOLED | The average price of Mobile Phones with this Screen type spec is £489.94 |
Touchscreen | Yes | The average price of Mobile Phones with this Touchscreen spec is £597.04 |
Screen features | IP68 water & dust resistant | The average price of Mobile Phones with this Screen features spec is £399.00 |
Camera | – 16 MP rear-facing – Dual 8 MP & 16 MP front-facing |
The average price of Mobile Phones with this Camera spec is £399.00 |
Video resolution | Full HD 1920 x 1080p | The average price of Mobile Phones with this Video resolution spec is £276.31 |
Flash | Yes | The average price of Mobile Phones with this Flash spec is £387.60 |
Camera features | Stills: – HDR (High Dynamic Range) – Beauty mode – Quick Launch – Location Tags – Live Stickers – Filters – Floating camera button – Voice Control – Stamps – Night – Grid Line |
The average price of Mobile Phones with this Camera features spec is £399.00 |
Virtual assistant | Bixby | The average price of Mobile Phones with this Virtual assistant spec is £693.00 |
Handsfree | Yes | The average price of Mobile Phones with this Handsfree spec is £285.21 |
Voice dialling | Yes | The average price of Mobile Phones with this Voice dialling spec is £408.19 |
Music player | Yes | The average price of Mobile Phones with this Music player spec is £393.44 |
Reviews of SAMSUNG Galaxy A8
Reading customer reviews will of course be a big part of your decision on whether to buy SAMSUNG Galaxy A8 or another alternative. We’d advise reading reviews from trusted sources like ao.com or Currys, for the obvious reason that you know the people adding the reviews are verified buyers. Likewise we also suggest only buying from trusted online sources too, chances are, if you’ve found a deal that seems too good to be true, it probably is. Having a quick reference score/rating is also really useful as a benchmark to deciding between two products, we provide a score out of 10 for our reviews based on customer feedback from Currys. SAMSUNG Galaxy A8 scored an incredible 9.5 out of 10, thanks to the feedback from 6 customer reviews. You can read these by clicking the “Read Full Review” button that’s hovering on the bottom of your screen now.
Alternatives to SAMSUNG Galaxy A8
As you can imagine, there’s absolutely loads of choice when it comes to buying Mobile Phones. In fact there’s 51 products available in the Mobile Phones category at Currys. There are also 358 products available from Samsung. And 9 items from Samsung in the Mobile Phones category. So it’s not surprising that many people feel overwhelmed by choice, our advice is to not get too bogged down in comparing every product out there. Instead choose a brand, style, budget and pick some key features that you consider to be a ‘must’ as that will really help you to filter down the amount of choice available.
Another good option for finding out more details about the product is to watch some video reviews, ones like the youtube video we’ve provided below are very helpful. You can also find more pictures too using Google.
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