Samsung Galaxy A8

Samsung Galaxy A8 

Samsung Galaxy A8, the successor to Galaxy A7, has appeared in some hands-on images coming from China. The smartphone is said to be the thinnest handset made by the company till date, with a thickness of 5.94mm. Samsung hasn't yet confirmed the existence of the Galaxy A8 yet. The device's release date has also been tipped by an e-commerce site, while the price has been tipped separately.

The site also claims to have done a hands-on with the Galaxy A8, confirming the specifications of the smartphone. The Android 5.1.1 Android Lollipop-based Galaxy A8 is said to boast metal side bezels and appears similar to the flagship Galaxy S6 from the front. The unannounced phablet sports a 5.7-inch full-HD Super AMOLED display and a fingerprint sensor doubling as the home button.

The Galaxy A8 is said to be powered by a 64-bit octa-core Snapdragon 615 SoC clocked at 1.5GHz, clubbed with 2GB of RAM and Adreno 405 GPU. The smartphone also features a 16-megapixel ISOCELL rear camera with LED flash alongside a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It bears 16GB of inbuilt storage, which can be further expanded via microSD card (unspecified limit). In the connectivity section, the Samsung Galaxy A8 will reportedly house 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, and USB connectivity. The phablet measures 157.7x76.7x5.94mm and is backed by a 3050mAh battery.