Leaked Hands-on Video Showing the Rumored Samsung Galaxy A8 Smartphone

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Samsung Electronics introduced the Galaxy A series in December of last year with the A3, A5 and A7 smartphones, those were first of Galaxy devices to sport metal casing and feature mid-range to high-end specs and functionality. And if rumors about the upcoming Galaxy A phones are to be believed, this means that the Galaxy A8 is one of the handsets we can expect to be unveiled next by the Korean tech company.

A french website called NoWhereElse.fr posted a hands-on video showing off the reported Galaxy A8 smartphone. It was said that the video was acquired from Telecommunication Equipment Certification Center (TENAA) in China which is an NTC-like version of company in the Philippines.

According to the rumor mill, the Samsung Galaxy A8 will sport the following specs, 5.7-inch Full HD Super AMOLED display, 2GB RAM, 16GB expandable storage, 16MP and 5MP rear and front cameras, octa-core Snapdragon 615 processor from Qualcomm, Android 5.1.1 Lollipop OS, 5.9mm slim profile (the thinnest Samsung phone ever), Fingerprint scanner and a massive 3,050mAh battery juice. And of course an aluminum chassis.

Samsung Galaxy A8 specs:

- 5.7" Full HD Super AMOLED display
- 1920 x 1080 resolution, 386ppi
- 64-bit Octa-core Snapdragon 615 processor
- Adreno 405 GPU
- 2GB RAM
- 16GB internal storage
- Supports microSD card
- 16MP rear camera
- 5MP front camera
- Android 5.1.1 Lollipop
- WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS
- Fingerprint Scanner
- 5.9mm thin
- 142g
- 3,050mAh battery

These are just rumored and unconfirmed specs for the upcoming Galaxy A8 device and might actually change once the official unit is fully revealed by Samsung itself.

Source: NoWhereElse