After its first arrival in Thailand in April, the Samsung Galaxy A80 is gradually being made available in other countries. Earlier this month, the Galaxy A80 was made available for purchase in China. The handset was rumored to arrive in India in June. However, it has landed now in India with a price tag of Rs. 47,990 (~$698).
Samsung Galaxy A80 Specifications and Features
The Galaxy A80 has a 6.7-inch AMOLED display with New Infinity notch-less design. It offers a tall aspect ratio of 20:9 and carries support for 1080 x 2500 pixels full HD+ resolution. The display of the smartphone is fitted with an in-screen fingerprint sensor.
The Snapdragon 730G 8nm octa-core processor that works at 2.2GHz is present under the hood of the Galax A80 along with Adreno 618 graphics. The SoC is coupled with 8 GB of RAM. The smartphone features an internal storage of 128 GB. There is no external storage support on the device. The Android 9 Pie OS on the Galaxy A80 is customized with One UI interface.
The rear side of the Galaxy A80 is fitted with an LED flash enabled triple camera setup that includes an f/2.0 aperture 48-megapixel main lens, an f/2.2 aperture 8-megapixle ultrawide lens and a 3D ToF (Time of Flight) lens. There is no front-facing camera on the device. The rear positioned triple camera setup can move up at rotate to function as front-facing cameras for capturing selfies. The South Korean company has included a 3,700mAh battery inside the Galaxy A80 along with support for 25W fast charging. It lacks support for 3.5mm audio jack.
Samsung Galaxy A80 Price and Availability
The Galaxy A80 comes in a sole edition of 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage in India that carries a price tag of Rs. 47,990. Citibank credit card users can avail 5 percent cashback on the purchase of the Galaxy A80 smartphone. The handset can be bought in colors like Phantom Black, Ghost White and Angel Gold.
Starting from Aug. 1, the Galaxy A80 will be made available for purchase through Samsung’s online shop, Samsung Opera House, all the popular online retail stores and offline outlets. Interested customers can pre-book the smartphone between July 22 and July 31. Those who pre-book the phone will be able to take advantage of free one-time screen replacement offer.
