INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Authors: TheIndianSubcontinent News AgencyOriginally announced last December, Samsung's latest upper mid-range handset, the Galaxy A8, has
finally landed for sale in Australia. Sporting a similar Super AMOLED Infinity Display (with 18:9.5 aspect ratio) as Samsung's flagship
Galaxy S9 series (albeit without the curved-glass design and a lower 1,080 x 2,220-pixel resolution), the Galaxy A8 also boasts an octa-core
Exynos 7885 processor, 4GB of RAM, IP68 water and dust resistance, 32GB of onboard storage and a slot for microSD expansion. While the
Galaxy A8 was announced alongside a larger Galaxy A8 Plus model, we're only getting the regular version in Australia for the time
being.Selfie shtickLike the S9, Samsung's pitching the Galaxy A8 as a photography-oriented handset, and it's said to offer remarkable
selfies thanks to a front-facing dual camera setup that features 16MP and 8MP sensors with an aperture of f/1.9
This allows you to apply Bokeh effects to selfies for that sweet blurred-background look. On the rear, the Galaxy A8 houses a single-lens
16MP camera with an aperture of f/1.7, but don't let that discourage you — the Google Pixel 2 is a single-lens shooter and was
considered by many to pack the best smartphone camera around (at least until it was dethroned by the Samsung Galaxy S9). The Samsung Galaxy
A8 is priced at $649 and is available to purchase in Black and Orchid Grey colours from JB Hi-Fi and Samsung's online store, and the black
model can also be found at The Good Guys.
