Smartphone Samsung Galaxy A8s - advantages and disadvantages

The South Korean company Samsung occupies a place in the top of the best gadget manufacturers. The company creates interesting, technologically innovative popular phone models and has been leading the rating of quality devices for several years. The article will talk about how to choose a smartphone, knowing its advantages and disadvantages using the example of the new Galaxy A8S model.

Samsung Galaxy A8S

The network has details about the new smartphone Galaxy A8S. On December 10, 2018, the developers officially unveiled the device. It became known that the device received an innovative Infinity-O display with a cutout for the front camera. However, the date of receipt of the gadget on store shelves has not yet been determined.

Screen

First of all, the display of the new Galaxy A8s will attract the attention of buyers and ensure the popularity of models. The device will be the first smartphone with a hole in the screen.While Apple, Google, OnePlus, and others have embraced the concept of a notch at the top of their display on their latest flagship phones, Samsung has avoided the trend so far. But this does not mean that the company does not strive to produce frameless devices.

The creators have integrated an Infinity-O display with minimal bezels into the phone and, most importantly, solved the problem with the notch. The Galaxy A8s uses an innovative interface that has a small round hole for the front camera. A neat notch with a diameter of 6.7 mm is located in the upper left corner. In this way, Samsung maximizes screen real estate as well as the ratio between the phone's screen and body. Accordingly, the image display ratio increases to 19.5:9.

The display diagonal of the novelty is 6.4 inches with a resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, which will provide a stunning view with a pixel density of 409 PPI. The developers used an IPS LCD matrix instead of their own OLED screen.

Looking at the phone from an angle, you can see that the colors remain the same and are not distorted, the picture is clearly transmitted even in the sun.

Design and body

The display of the new Samsung A8s will not include a fingerprint scanner to unlock the device. The developers moved it to the back of the case. There is also a triple camera on the back. The back of the phone is engraved with the official Samsung logo. The durable case is made of aluminum, and the screen is made of glass, with a water-resistant property. As for the color scheme, the models are presented in blue, gray and green. Dimensions Samsung Galaxy A8s are 159.1 x 74.8 x 7.4 mm, weight 173 grams.Despite the large screen, the phone is light and comfortable, it will fit in a pocket or women's bag.

Camera

The rear camera is extremely impressive. On the reverse side, the developers placed a triple camera capable of creating high-quality pictures. The camera consists of a 24MP main sensor with a large f/1.7 aperture and a 10MP secondary lens with f/2 aperture. The third sensor is only used for depth measurement and is 5MP with f/2.2 aperture. The rear lens is also equipped with a focus function.

The front camera inside the Infinity-O display is equipped with a 24MP f/2.0 aperture lens that selfie lovers will appreciate. Pictures taken with the front camera will amaze with excellent quality. The sharpening function is also present.

Using the device's camera, you can shoot video in Full HD resolution (1080p, 30 frames per second).

An example of a photo indoors, how the device takes pictures at night and how it takes pictures during the day, users will find out very soon after the official release of the smartphone.

Sound

The smartphone integrates a standard speaker with active noise cancellation. The Galaxy A8s is the first Samsung device to remove the 3.5mm headphone jack. The lack of a port has become a real controversy after many phone makers followed Apple's lead by removing the feature from the iPhone 7. According to rumors, the 3.5mm jack will be built into Samsung's next big thing, the Galaxy S10. Which model is better to buy and the functionality of which company is better, users will decide after the release.

Storage and connection

The criteria for choosing a smartphone by buyers will also be affected by the internal storage of the device.The Galaxy A8s has a massive built-in space of 128GB, which alone can satisfy the user's file storage needs. In case of lack of space, the user can use an external memory slot, which is expandable up to 512 GB using a microSD card. For communication and for active games on the Internet, the phone uses Wi-Fi 802.11. The device also has a mobile hotspot, Bluetooth, GPS with A-GPS, Glonass and USB Type-C.

Configuration and battery

The smartphone runs on the built-in OS Android 9.0 Pie. The gadget is equipped with two quad-core processors with a clock speed of 2.2 GHz and 1.7 GHz, which are based on the powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 chipset. The processor ensures smooth operation of the smartphone. The device has a built-in Adreno 616 GPU and 6 GB or 8 GB of RAM, they process information and are responsible for multitasking the device. The performance of a smart device is enough not only for watching videos on the Internet, but also for playing games.

The gadget integrates a non-removable Li-Polymer battery with a capacity of 3,400 mAh, with support for adaptive fast charging via USB-C. The battery will provide the average duration of the device. Given the large display and powerful processor, battery life will be short for users accustomed to heavy use of the device. For more unpretentious users, the device is perfect.

Equipment

• USB cable for synchronization;
• headset;
• USB Type-C adapter - 3.5 mm mini-jack;
• Charger;
• user manual;
• sim card ejector.

Release

Despite the fact that the presentation of the phone took place on December 10, how much the gadget costs and the exact date of its receipt in stores where you can profitably buy the device is still unknown. Until December 21, you can buy the device on pre-order in China. Presumably, the implementation of the device will begin after that. Approximately, the average price of the device will be 500 US dollars.

Characteristics

Advantages and disadvantages

• large and comfortable screen for watching videos and playing applications;
• excellent cameras that take high-quality photos;
• large internal memory expandable up to 512 GB;
• Powerful processor performance to handle multitasking.

• insufficient battery capacity, affecting autonomy;
• no 3.5mm headphone jack;
• the device is expected to be sold at an above-average price.

The Samsung Galaxy A8s is not a cheap or budget device. The device is a flagship gadget with built-in functionality that will change the way users think about smartphones. For better or worse, time will tell. It is worth noting the promising Infinity-O display and the high-quality shooting of the built-in cameras. A medium-sized battery and a powerful processor will ensure smooth operation of the device without any signs of lag.

The exact purpose of the round notch on the display is still not fully understood. According to reviews, the small round notch for the camera, surrounded on all sides by the phone's display, is less intrusive than the full cutout at the top of the display in other models.However, users are suggesting that a screen that completely hides the hole for the selfie camera won't be ready until 2020. Infinity-O will be an intermediate stage in the evolution of displays.