Here are the best Galaxy A8 and Galaxy A8+ (2018) features

Last updated: Jan 8th, 2018 at xv:42 UTC+01:00

Samsung took the wraps off the much-rumored Milky way A8 (2018) and Galaxy A8+ (2018) on Tuesday, December 19 – and aside from being the first units to conduct unified monikers, they bring a number of neat new features to the mid-range table, including an edge-to-edge Infinity Brandish and a dual-sensor front-facing camera.

Here are some of the all-time features of the A8 (2018) and A8+ (2018).

Dual-Front Camera

Every smartphone needs a defining feature to set it aside from the competition, and that's the front-facing camera setup on the Galaxy A8 (2018) and Galaxy A8+ (2018). It comprises of two sensors, designed to provide users with enhanced imaging capabilities, similar admission to the Alive Focus tool that debuted on the Galaxy Note 8.

The sixteen-megapixel f/ane.9 front camera is paired with an 8-megapixel f/ane.ix secondary camera. There's a xvi-megapixel f/1.7 rear camera with video digital epitome stabilization and a Hyperlapse mode (previously sectional to Samsung'southward flagship phones). There still doesn't seem to be optical image stabilization on the rear camera, though, and so we're hoping blurry photos aren't an consequence as they were on last year's Galaxy A devices.

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Infinity Brandish

The Galaxy A8 (2018) and Galaxy A8+ (2018) are Samsung'south starting time mid-range smartphones to tout an Infinity Display, following a not-so-cursory menstruum of exclusivity on its loftier-end flagships, with the one-time packing a loftier-resolution 5.6-inch panel and the latter a 6-inch – providing an unrivaled, immersive viewing experience. The Infinity Display also means both phones will be compact and easy to apply despite the increased screen sizes, which is probably the reason why there's no Milky way A3 this time around.

More power, more memory

The A8 and A8+ come with the new Exynos 7885 processor, which has two high-performance cores and six depression-power cores. The loftier-functioning cores should ensure these phones work smoother and faster than their predecessors, which were rather limited on the performance forepart as previous mid-range Exynos chips only had power-efficient cores. The A8+ as well gets a 6GB RAM variant, and both the A8 and A8+ come with 64GB of internal storage on the higher-stop variant.

Bluetooth 5.0 support

Back up for the latest version of Bluetooth 5.0 may not sound like a pregnant characteristic, but information technology does mean Samsung'south new A serial phones are quite up-to-date every bit far as the technicalities are concerned. Bluetooth 5.0 makes it possible to stream music to two unlike Bluetooth speakers at the same fourth dimension, and believe united states, that can actually come in handy at times.

Gear VR Support

The Galaxy A8 and Galaxy A8+ (2018) are the showtime handsets in Samsung's Galaxy A series to support the Gear VR headset. The mid-range handsets tin finally exist used to sentry immersive content using the headset, ending the long bout of exclusivity that the company's flagships take enjoyed when it comes to Samsung's virtual reality headset.

Samsung Pay

Equally expected, the Galaxy A8 (2018) and Galaxy A8+ (2018) ship with support for Samsung Pay (MST and NFC), the firm'southward mobile payment platform. The units come pre-loaded with the software; though you'll likely need to install a few updates before entering your credit card details – or transferring data linked to your Samsung Account.

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Adnan F. contributed to this post.