Samsung Galaxy A8s

This article is about the Galaxy A8s. For other models, see Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, Samsung Galaxy A8 / A8+ (2018), Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), and Samsung Galaxy A8 (2015).

The Samsung Galaxy A8s is an Android phablet smartphone produced by Samsung Electronics as part of the Samsung Galaxy A series. It was announced on 10 December 2018 primarily for the Chinese market. It was also sold as the Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2019) in South Korea.^[1][2]

Samsung Galaxy A8s
Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2019)

Brand	Samsung Galaxy
Manufacturer	Samsung Electronics
Type	Phablet
Slogan	Seeing the future
Series	Galaxy A series
First released	December 10, 2018; 6 years ago (2018-12-10)
Availability by region	December 2018; 6 years ago (2018-12)
Predecessor	Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016)
Successor	Samsung Galaxy A60
Related	Samsung Galaxy A6 / A6+ (2018) Samsung Galaxy A6s Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) Samsung Galaxy A8 / A8+ (2018) Samsung Galaxy A8/A9 Star Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)
Form factor	Slate
Dimensions	159.8 × 76.8 × 7.5 mm
Weight	168 g
Operating system	Original: Android 8.1 "Oreo" with Samsung Experience 9.5 Current: Android 10 with One UI 2.0
System-on-chip	Qualcomm Snapdragon 710
CPU	Octa-Core 2x Kyro 360 2.2 GHz & 6x Kyro 360 1.7 GHz
GPU	Adreno 616
Memory	6 GB/8 GB RAM
Storage	128 GB
Removable storage	up to 512 GB
Battery	3400mAh (non-removable)
Rear camera	24MP, f/1.7 (wide) 10MP, f/2.4 (telephoto) 5MP, f/2.2 (depth) with single flash
Front camera	24 MP, f/2.0 (wide)
Display	6.4" IPS LCD FHD+ display 2340×1080px (19.5:9 Aspect Ratio)
Connectivity	802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi hotspot; Bluetooth v5.0, A2DP, EDR; USB-C
Model	SM-G8870

The A8s is a triple camera smartphone produced by Samsung, featuring 3 different cameras on the rear. A circular hole is punched out in the top left corner of the display for the front camera, branded as the Infinity-O Display. It is also the first Samsung smartphone to not include a headphone jack.

Specifications

The A8s features a 6.4-inch Full HD+ IPS LCD display with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio. Unlike previous Samsung A series phones, this device uses a normal LCD panel rather than an AMOLED display. The new Infinity-O display features a full edge to edge display with a 6.7mm round hole punched out in the top left corner for the front camera.^[3]

The triple camera setup features a primary 24MP f/1.7 sensor for normal photography, a 10MP f/2.4 telephoto sensor with optical zoom and a 5MP depth sensor for effects such as bokeh.^[4] The front camera is a 24MP f/2.0 sensor in a pin-hole punched out in the display.

It runs Android 8.1 "Oreo" with Samsung Experience 9.5^[5] respectively out-of-the box, however it is upgradable to Android 10 with One UI 2.0.^[6] The smartphone features an upgraded Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SoC consisting of 2 performance 2.2GHz Kryo 360 and 6 efficient 1.7GHz Kryo 360 backed by a new Adreno 616 GPU and sports 6 GB or 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal storage, expandable to 512 GB via a MicroSD card, through a dedicated SD card slot.^[7]

Availability

Following the unveiling, Samsung announced that the device will go on sale in only in the Chinese market, with no announcement to release in other countries.^[8] However, on January 25, 2019, the phone was announced in South Korea as the Galaxy A9 Pro.