Price of Samsung Galaxy A8s (6GB variant) has been unveiled as the device goes for pre-orders in China.
Highlights:
- Samsung Galaxy A8s is now available on pre-order in China
- The 6GB RAM and 128GB storage variant of the phone costs CNY 2,999 (approx Rs 30,500)
- It is available on Samsung's online store in China and JD.com
Earlier this month, Samsung launched the Galaxy A8s in China but did not reveal its prices. However, the smartphone is now available for pre-order in the country. Only the 6GB RAM and 128GB storage variant is up for pre-order and potential buyers in China can book the device for CNY 2,999 (approx Rs 30,500). It is available in China on Samsung's online store and JD.com. The price of the other variant is yet to revealed.
Samsung Galaxy A8s specifications
Samsung Galaxy A8s sports an Infinity-O display, which is a type of panel that has a punch-hole on the front to fit a front-facing camera. The punch-hole is on the top left corner of the 6.4-inch Full HD+ display, which offers 19.5:9 display aspect ratio. The phone is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 processor coupled with Adreno 616 GPU. It runs on Android 8.1 Oreo with Samsung Experience UI 9.5 on top.
In terms of optics, it comes equipped with a triple camera setup on the back. Samsung Galaxy A8s uses the same camera system as the Galaxy A9 2018. On the back panel, the Galaxy A8s features a 24MP primary ultra-wide sensor with f/1.7 aperture, a 10MP telephoto sensor and a 5MP depth sensor. There is an LED flash below the camera setup, along with a fingerprint sensor on the right side of the LED flash. On the front, there is a 24MP camera.
The Samsung Galaxy A8s is offered in three colours: Blue, Black, and Silver with a glass rear-panel finish. Samsung says that the 3D curved back panel morphs into different colour variations. The phone is powered by a 3300mAh battery. The Samsung launch came at the same time Huawei’s sub-brand Honor unveiled the Honor View20 smartphone with similar in-display camera technology.
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