We had updated you that South Korean technology giant, Samsung was planning to launch its successor of the Galaxy A8 series in the form of, Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016). The device as known was unveiled in the month of September by its end.
And now the buzz has it that the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) has started pre-orders in South Korea, which happens to be Samsung’s home country. The pre-order sale kick started on October 1. And it is now available for users to buy.
As of now, sources report that Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) is an SK Telecom-exclusive which is in South Korea, and comes at a price KRW 649,000 ($583). It's available in blue color only and buzz has it that the other colors - pastel pink and silver color would come later. Sources even shared that users who will pick the 6.5GB data plan, would receive KRW 250,000 (around $225) discount on the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), the plan is charged KRW 56,100 ($50) per month.
Buzz even states that given Samsung’s recent bitter experiences with the highly talked about Galaxy Note 7; the company is being quite cautious. Samsung has now put a hold on the release of Galaxy A8 (2016) in other countries owing to performance-testing.
But it is clear that Samsung will surely release the device soon, and this is the reason it has started the sale in South Korea. This will serve as the ideal platform to test the device’s credibility and performance in the market.
Everything You Should Know About Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)
So far, Samsung has not revealed much about its Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) which is yet to release worldwide. However, from what little we have learnt so far, the device does has some striking features to boast off which are sure to leave you impressed.
As heard so far, Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) comes with full HD (1920x1080p) display and the device Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow. Again, the software is said to be backed by Samsung's proprietary- the Exynos 7420 octa-core CPU. Moreover, Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) also has Mali-T760 graphics engine. For storage, the device comes with 3GB RAM and 64GB internal storage.
Talking of camera, which is always a highlight in the Samsung devices; this new device comes with a 8MP primary camera, and for selfies it has 5MP camera. It is remarkable that the aforementioned details of Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) are completely reverse of what was proposed and heard about earlier.
For those unaware, it was stated in the past that the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) brings in 16MP primary sensor and it has 32GB of internal storage. Well, it was rolled out because there were updates about Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) having two models. Of which, one was considered to be a testing device.
However, as one can see, the device is out for sale in South Korea, and it’s just one model that has made way to the market.
We hope that Samsung will soon release the device in other market, including India. Stay tuned to know all the latest updates on Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016).
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