Samsung Galaxy A8 review: A-game

26 August, 2015
You don't need to be the best if you can be the crowd favorite. The Samsung Galaxy A8 is Samsung's thinnest smartphone yet and is certainly learning from the Note5 in some respects, but while it can't beat it on features it’s likely to rival it on popularity.

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  • vx6
  • 27 Aug 2015

but have an amazing features huh!!!

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    • vx6
    • 27 Aug 2015

    yup!! I think note 4 is really the best phone...

      This is the first time ever I have read a full review of a Samsung phone which isn't a Note or an S one. And I thought right, this phone isn't worth its price, at least I don't think so.

      Samsung might want to focus on Note and S series only, and let other companies play at the midrange area, cause this is a midrange phone to my eyes, and its typically overpriced.

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        • 27 Aug 2015

        *reads*
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        "Nah, x style all the way"

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          • Jason Melling
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          • 26 Aug 2015

          No NFC is NOT a disadvantage. Nobody uses it.

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            • 26 Aug 2015

            barameus, 26 Aug 2015Good phone with very good endurance rating. But the price ... moreWell said bro :-)

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              • barameus
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              • 26 Aug 2015

              Good phone with very good endurance rating.
              But the price almost like note 4 (around $50 less).
              For me note 4 is still THE KING. Nothing replace its throne yet

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                • yasser
                • Lbn
                • 26 Aug 2015

                Guys thanks I have been waiting for this always you choose the the most popular fones to review thanks again 😊

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                  • KIU
                  • 26 Aug 2015

                  EugeneOnTheEdge, 26 Aug 2015dude, if you say Note 4 is better, but then you say that yo... moreHahaha....sorry for my crappy comment...i was just suggesting him to buy s6 edge...anyway sorry for suggesting it...he will buy whatever he want to... :-)

                    mir, 26 Aug 2015I wish samsung had put the same effort with the battery on ... moreThey can't. A8 has slower CPU and chipset combination with the same battery capacity as the Note5, so it has longer battery life in comparison to the N5.

                      how is this audio in hi quality, no low frequencies. Record some birds and underground music, and say the same.

                        AnonD-236981, 26 Aug 2015Note 4 is better than it bro...don't sell your note 4 to ge... moredude, if you say Note 4 is better, but then you say that you enjoy S6e better and not recommending the Note5, truly you're so paradoxical. Note 4 > Note5 in terms of SD card, battery life *just a bit better*, and removable battery. But then you say that S6e > Note 4. S6e does not have SD card, better battery life, and removable battery. Note5 has features more than the S6e and better battery life. So logically, Note5 > Note 4 since you say S6e > Note 4. Note5 > S6e > Note 4 OR S6e = Note 5 > Note 4. Man, you're so weird and really paradoxical.

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                          • 26 Aug 2015

                          sid, 26 Aug 2015I want to buy note 5 but due to no sd-card I sell my note 4... moreNote 4 is better than it bro...don't sell your note 4 to get this phone...note 4 is really very good phablet...you would regret it...or get s6 edge 64gb version...it's really good phone...s6 edge is really beautiful and powerful device..i'm having good time with my s6 edge :-)

                            I really thought the back was metal...

                              AnonD-43588, 26 Aug 2015Wow, I was shocked when I saw the endurance rating, that's ... moreSo was I. The 3k battery capacity is probably borrowed from the Note5, but since the A8 has slower chipset, it draws less battery, and therefore: longer battery life.

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                                • 26 Aug 2015

                                Wow, I was shocked when I saw the endurance rating, that's unbelievable.

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                                  • Nick
                                  • 05B
                                  • 26 Aug 2015

                                  "only Note devices get an S Pen"
                                  Did you guys forget about the recent Galaxy Tab A & S Pen? :P

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                                    • sid
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                                    • 26 Aug 2015

                                    I want to buy note 5 but due to no sd-card I sell my note 4 and buy this phone and it's awesome display, camera, battery life, teams, every thing is great I have exynos veriant

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                                      • AnonD-292864
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                                      • 26 Aug 2015

                                      Does this phone support USB OTG ? It is not said in the review.

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                                        • 0GW
                                        • 26 Aug 2015

                                        AnonD-307318, 26 Aug 2015How does the dual sim have a higher endurance rating?What do ypu mean ? Dual Sim has 93h and Single Sim has 98h endurance rating.