The Samsung Galaxy A8s is official. The World’s first phone with an in-display selfie camera has been announced in China.
Samsung Galaxy A8s official render
The design of the device matches the one we saw in previous leaks. The Galaxy A8s sports a 6.4-inch Full HD+ Infinity-O display in a notch less design, with 2.5D curved glass and a 19:5:9 aspect ratio. The phone runs on Android 8.1 Oreo, and is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 processor with 6GB/8GB of RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy A8s has 128GB of storage and has a microSD card slot, which supports up to 512GB of expandable memory. The phone is backed by a 3,400 mAh battery which supports fast charging over USB-Type C. The Galaxy A8s has a rear-placed fingerprint scanner.
The selfie lens, aka the in-display camera of the Galaxy A8s is a 24MP sensor with an f/2.0 aperture. Samsung has equipped 3 cameras on the back of the Galaxy A8s, with a 24MP primary camera with an f/1.7 aperture, a 10MP telephoto lens with an f/2.4 aperture, and a 5MP depth sensor with an f/2.2 aperture and an LED Flash.
Samsung Galaxy A8s official tech specs
- Display: 6.4 inches Full HD+ 2340 x 1080 pixels Infinity-O display, 19:5:9 aspect ratio, 2.5D Glass
- Operating System: Android 8.1 Oreo
- Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 710
- GPU: Adreno 616
- Memory: 6GB/8GB RAM
- Storage: 128GB + up to 512GB via micro SD card
- Rear Cameras: 24MP with f/1.7 aperture, 10MP telephoto lens with f/2.4 aperture, 5MP depth sensor with f/2.2 aperture, LED flash
- Selfie Camera: 24MP with f/2.0 aperture
- Battery: 3400mAh
- Connectivity: Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac Dual Band 2.4G + 5G, NFC, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS/GLONASS
- Security: Fingerprint scanner
- Dimensions: 158.4 × 74.9 × 7.4 mm
- Weight: 173g
The Samsung Galaxy A8s will be available in Blue, Grey and Green colours. The phone is available for pre-booking from the Samsung eStore in China, but no price details have been made available.
