Samsung Galaxy A8 Star launched in India: Price, offers, specifications

Samsung launched Galaxy A8 Star in India last week and is available for sale via Amazon India from Monday. The premium mid-range smartphone is the global variant of the Galaxy A9 Star which was launched in China a couple of months ago. Manufactured by the South Korean consumer electronics giant, Galaxy A9 Star offers — a super AMOLED infinity display, 6GB of RAM and dual rear cameras with the company’s ‘Dual Rear IntelliCam’ tech.

Along with it, the smartphone comes with features such as ‘Smart Beauty’ and ‘Pro Lighting’ for the front camera, as well as Bixby virtual assistant integration.

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Samsung Galaxy A8 Star:

Price:

Galaxy A8 Star price in India has been set at Rs 34,990.

Launch offers:

Interested buyers will get free 1-year screen protection plan and no-cost EMIs from Bajaj Finserv and all major credit cards. Adding on, there is a 5 percent instant discount using an HDFC Bank Credit card.

Specifications:

a) Android: Samsung Galaxy A8 Star runs Android 8.1 Oreo with Samsung Experience UX on top.

b) Display: 6.3-inch full-HD+ (1080×2160 pixels) Super AMOLED infinity display panel along with an 18.5:9 aspect ratio.

c) Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SoC processor that includes quad-core 2.2GHz Kryo 260 and quad-core 1.8GHz Kryo 260 CPUs. 6GB of RAM

d) Camera: Dual Rear IntelliCam that includes 16-megapixel and 24-megapixel sensors, both featuring f/1.7 aperture lenses on top. Also, 24-megapixel sensor at the front along with an f/2.0 aperture.

e) Unique features: Smart Beauty and Pro Lighting features which supports AR Stickers.

e) Sensor: Face Unlock feature and rear-facing fingerprint sensor.

f) Storage: 64GB of onboard storage that is expandable via microSD card (up to 400GB).

g) Connectivity: 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5, GPS/ A-GPS, NFC, USB Type-C, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.

h) Battery: 3,700mAh

i) Measurement: 162.4x77x7.5mm.

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