Samsung Galaxy A8s is the company’s phone to feature the all new Infinity-O display. On Dec. 10, the day when the smartphone was announced in China, the South Korean company had also begun its reservations. However, the pricing of the phone was kept under the wraps. Starting from today, Chinese retailer Jingdong Mall is receiving the pre-orders of the Galaxy A8s. The handset is listed with a competitive price of 2,999 Yuan on the retailer site. The shipments of the smartphone are scheduled to kick off from Dec. 31.
The Samsung Galaxy A8s is listed in three color option such as Elf Blue, Aurora Black and Allen Silver on JD.com. The 2,299 Yuan price tag belongs to the base variant that has 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage. The pricing of the higher model featuring 8 GB RAM and 128 GB storage is not available yet.
The Galaxy A8s features a 6.4-inch IPS LCD screen. The Infinity-O display design on the smartphone allows the smartphone to deliver a high screen-to-body ratio since it features a small hole for the 24-megapixel front-facing camera at the top-left corner.
The Snapdragon 710 mobile platform drives the smartphone. It comes preinstalled with Android 9 Pie OS. The other salient feature of the Galaxy A8s is that it features a triple camera unit on its rear. It includes 24-megapixel, 10-megapixel and 5-megapixel camera sensors. It houses a 3,400mAh battery. The back panel of the phone features a fingerprint reader. For more storage, it is equipped with a microSD card slot.
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One of the major rivals of the Galaxy A8s is the Huawei Nova 4 that was unveiled a week after the Samsung phone. It also features the same display design and comes in two models. The standard version that is priced at 3099 Yuan (~$450) has 16-megapixel + 20-megapixel + 2-megapixel triple camera system while the higher model that carries a price tag of 3,399 Yuan (~$494) features 16-megapixel + 48-megapixel + 2-megapixel triple camera unit. Both models have 8 GB of RAM, Kirin 970 chipset and 3,750mAh battery. The Galaxy A8s and Nova 4 are expected to release in the intentional markets in the coming months.
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