Updated : Oct 30, 2019, 6:57 AM

Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018)

Full Specifications

Released · Jan 06, 2018

6.0-inch · 2220x1080px

Single camera

3500 mAh

6GB · 64GB

Samsung Exynos 5 Octa

Android 9.0 Pie Samsung One UI

This device is also known as Samsung SM-A730F, Samsung Galaxy A8 Plus (2018)

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Design
Dimensions	6.30 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches 159.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm
Weight	6.74 oz (191.0 g)
Materials	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors	Black, Gold, Orchid grey, Blue

Display
Size	6.0-inch
Resolution	2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 411 PPI
Technology	Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body	75.43 %
Features	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20 APL)	Untested
Bright Min	1 (Excellent)
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Hardware
System chip	Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 (14 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-G71
RAM	6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage	64GB
Storage expansion	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat), Samsung One UI
This device has different variants: View all

Battery
Capacity	3500 mAh
Type	Li - Polymer
Charging	Fast charging

Camera
Rear	Single camera
Main camera	16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7
Flash	LED
Video recording	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Hyperlapse, Video calling, Video sharing
Front	16 MP (Dual-Camera), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	5.0
Wi-Fi	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer
Other	NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia
Headphones	3.5mm jack
Speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring	Wireless screen share
Radio	FM
Additional microphone(s)	Noise cancellation

Cellular
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed	LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM	Yes
SIM type	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval
FCC approval	Date approved: Nov 09, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMA730F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.20 W/kg Body: 0.75 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.92 W/kg Phablet: 3.95 W/kg

Availability
Officially announced	Dec 19, 2017

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Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

Differences from the main variant:
RAM	4GB
Internal storage	32GB

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Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018) Review

Overall User Rating

(2 reviews)

Build quality

8.5

Camera quality

6.5

Performance

Display

Battery life and charging

9.5

Westafricanigga

Arena Apprentice

Very good upper mid-ranger

Posted: Mar 14, 2018, 6:09 AM

Phone owned for less than a month

I got mine in the middle east for about $570. It has a premium feel and has no issues from the previous year galaxy series carried over. Over the past 3 weeks, Its been performing great except for one issue it had once where I was writing up a document in Microsoft word and the screen went black and unresponsive. I held the power and volume down button for 10 secs to reset and everything came back fine.. Didn't even lose my progress..

The rear camera isn't the best in low light but I only make that observation because of how excellent the front camera is.. In the lowest light it comes up with super bright image although a bit noisy..

Speaker is good and loud but easy to mute if covered.

Handles heavy use adequately.

Multiwindow us my new best friend because of the elongated screen.. Watching video on it is good too.

Call quality is good.

Battery is OK to last 10 hours of heavy use. And will definitely last you 20-24hours of you take the Time to switch to maximum power saving mode when you will not be using the phone for any non-skeletal function.

If you aren't interested in curved screens and superflagship specs, this will do nicely.

It's not the most exciting phone in the world.. But then again, it isn't meant to be.. It's for level headed people who want the maximum quality without the frills. And that's exactly what it brings to the table

Build quality

Camera quality

Performance

Display

Battery life and charging

What I like

Good battery
Nice display
Front camera

What I don't like

Rear camera

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meconio

Arena Apprentice

Mid range phone with flagship performance

Posted: Feb 18, 2018, 11:32 AM

Phone owned for less than 3 months

Come on what are talking about. He says it is a mid-range phone however he compares it whit a one plus and LG g6. The contras are pure superficial things.

And by the way I bougth this (feb´18 early) for 300 USD here in Chile

I have A8+ only for more screen size, and it works very well.
None of the phones that the poster comments have all things in only one device, to know:
Water resistant (not in one plus or honor view10)
Dual Sim (in LG expensive version)
Memory expansion (dedicated): (not in oneplus5T)
FM
3.5mm Jack inlet.
gyroscope, barometer, accelerometer, and other sensors

Oreo version is comiing soon it is not big problem!!

To be honest the only "weakness" are his main camera and photos with low ligth. but the two cams in front are great. And obviously it doest have the procesor like S8, otherwise this phone will be S9. But still works great for a regular (non proffesional) user.

this phones deserves a 8 rating at least.