Top 5 features of the Samsung Galaxy A8s

“The Galaxy A8s gives a peek at what we could expect from the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S10 flagships”

In keeping with Samsung’s new approach of introducing innovations on mid-range devices before carrying them over the flagships, the South Korean company has launched the new Galaxy A8s. Its claim to fame is the Infinity-O display which aims to avoid the notch by holding a punch-hole style cut-out in the panel to fit the selfie camera in it. As leaks have suggested, this technology will indeed be finding its way onto the Galaxy S10 range next year, so it seems Samsung is just testing the waters with this new device. What’s even more noteworthy is that the A8s has ditched the headphone socket, a first for any modern Samsung phone. All that suggests that the Galaxy A8s is a phone worthy of your attention, and that’s why we’ll be rounding up its top features in this article. 

The first Samsung phone with an Infinity-O display 

Weird as it may look, this could well be one of the first trends of phones in 2019. Samsung’s Infinity-O display is a tall panel that looks to offer the bezel-less experience by punching a hole in itself. As you can see in the images, the display just runs across the circular cut-out, which makes us wonder how exactly the interface will adjust to this hardware choice. In terms of the display panel itself, the phone features an LCD panel that measures 6.4-inches and bears a full HD+ resolution. 

Excellent looks 

While the beautiful Infinity-O display adorns the front of this Samsung device, its rear end has been fitted with a curved glass panel, which exudes a premium vibe. Binding both the surfaces together is an aluminium frame, which allows you to have a good grip on the phone. The vertically-aligned triple camera setup, as well as the standard placement of the fingerprint scanner, give the device a familiar-yet-attractive appearance.

Triple rear cameras 

After introducing the triple-camera setup on the Galaxy A7 (review), Samsung has pushed it onto the new Galaxy A8s as well. This assembly includes a 24MP main sensor for regular shots, which also comes with a f/1.7 lens to aid low-light photography. The second one is a 10MP f/2.4 telephoto camera, which delivers 2x optical zoom. And the third one is a 5MP f/2.2 snapper that offers live bokeh effects for clicking portrait shots. 

High-resolution selfies 

Samsung has equipped the new Galaxy A8s with a 24MP front-facing sensor. Hidden inside the punch-hole of the Infinity-O display, this sensor is accompanied by a f/2.0 aperture lens, and is capable of capturing 1080p videos. And as usual, beautification features along with an HDR option will be at your disposal. 

Powerful mid-range internals 

The Samsung Galaxy A8s does not ship with the top-notch chipset out there, but it does offer the best mid-range SoC available right now – Snapdragon 710. It features a 2.2GHz octa-core processor and an Adreno 616 GPU. Moreover, this setup has been paired with 8GB of RAM in the top model. The other variant doesn’t quite fall behind either, with its incorporation of 6GB of RAM. 128GB of built-in memory is standard for both these versions of the phone, and microSD card slots are also present on them for further storage expansion.

So if you’re okay with the absence of the beloved headphone port, these reasons should definitely compel you to watch out for the newly-launched Samsung Galaxy A8s.

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