After several rumours and leaks, Samsung has finally launched the new Galaxy A8s Unicorn edition aka FE (Female Edition) about which we read earlier. It is available in two gradient colour combination of pink yellow and pink blue to match Valentine’s eve. It is available from the JD.com at the price of 2799 Yuan which roughly translates to $412. The new Galaxy A8s Unicorn Edition carries similar specs as like of the standard variant.

The phone remains identical to the normal version in terms of design and specs. There is hardly any change in terms of specs. As per the official spec sheet, Galaxy A8s Unicorn Edition packs a Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 Soc coupled with Adreno 616 GPU. It features a 6.6-inch Full HD+ (2340 x 1080 pixels) Infinity-O display having an aspect ratio of 19.5:9. The new Unicorn Edition comes with a 6GB RAM and 128 GB of internal storage. It follows the new trend of ditching the 3.5 mm jack instead of USB-C interface.

In-camera, Samsung has added a 24-megapixel primary sensor, 10-megapixel telephoto sensors with 2X optical zoom and 5-megapixel depth sensor. The Korean giant has brought a huge 24-megapixel selfie camera on the front side. Samsung Galaxy A8s Unicorn Edition measures 158 x 74 x 7.4 mm and weighs over 173 grams. It runs on Android 8.0 Oreo out of the box.

The new Samsung Galaxy A8s Unicorn edition carries “magic mirror” feature also. It allows users to use the display as a mirror by activating the feature from the bixby button.

• Read More: Samsung Galaxy A8s vs Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro vs Oppo R17 Pro: Specs Comparison

Although the standard variant is available in three different colour options of Blue, Green and Grey.

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Samsung has today announced a new smartphone in the South Korean market — Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2019). This is the same smartphone that was launched as Galaxy A8s in China last month.

The phone comes in three color options — Blue, Gray, and Green and is priced at 599,500 Korean Won, which roughly converts to $533. The device will go on sale in Korea from 28th February.

As for the specifications, most of the phone’s specs are same as the Galaxy A8s. It features a 6.4-inch display with 2340 x 1080 pixels screen resolution and 19.5:9 aspect ratio. There’s an Infinity-O punch-hole cutout in the top-left corner. Under the hood, the device is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 10nm octa-core upper mid-range processor, paired with either 6GB or 8GB RAM and 128GB internal storage.

For photography, the device is equipped with three cameras on its back — a 10MP telephoto lens with 2x optical zoom, a 24MP f/1.7 main sensor, and a 5MP f/2.2 sensor for real-time portrait effect. It also features a 24MP front-facing snapper for taking selfies.

The Samsung Galaxy A8s comes with a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor for added security. There’s also a dedicated Bixby button on the side. The device runs Android 8.1 Oreo operating system out-of-the-box with the company’s own custom interface and is powered by a 3,300mAh battery.

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Meanwhile, the company is also set to launch the Galaxy A8s FE in China on 14th February, which will be available in gradient colors. While one model will come with a gradient of yellow and pink while the other model will gradient of light-blue and light-pink.

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Punch hole displays may become the future of borderless phones. In order to get rid of bezels and notches, Huawei and Samsung decided to opt for a hole in-display which only contains the front camera. The new solution debuted with Huawei Nova 4 and Samsung Galaxy A8s, while yesterday Huawei’s sub-brand released another device with a punch hole display: the Honor V20 (View 20). That is why now we got all the perfect candidates for a specs comparison between punch hole displays.

Huawei Honor V20 vs Huawei Nova 4 vs Samsung Galaxy A8s

Design

Besides having one of the highest screen-to-body ratio and a tri-borderless design without a notch, Honor V20 has one of the most impressive back covers ever seen. Indeed, not only it comes in gradient colors, but it also has a V on its rear panel changing its color and position depending on the viewing angle from which you look at it. If you want a soberer design, then you should go for the Huawei Nova 4 which comes with a beautiful look and gradient colors without that light effect, while Samsung Galaxy A8s is the thinnest one but also the tallest one due to its slightly thicker bezels.

Display

If you want the best display quality, you should not choose any of these handsets. They come with typical midrange displays: IPS panels with a Full HD+ resolution just like most of the devices with price tags above $200. The only amazing thing of these displays are their incredibly narrow bezels and, as said above, the display hole housing the front camera which allows them to sport a tri-borderless design without a notch, a slider and so on. Even Samsung Galaxy A8s has an IPS panel, despite the whole Galaxy A series being equipped with AMOLED displays.

Hardware/Software

Huawei Honor V20 has the most powerful processor, so also the best performance. We are talking about the new Kirin 980 that is the same found on the Huawei Mate 20 series, made with a 7 nm production process. Together with the Kirin 980, you can also get up to 8 GB of RAM and up to 256 GB of internal storage with a micro SD slot separated from the dual SIM slot, so you can use both at the same time. Honor V20 still comes with a high-end processor, but it is the older and less impressive Kirin 970 which is inferior to the Snapdragon 845. At last, Samsung Galaxy A8s has just an upper-midrange SoC: the Snapdragon 710. Android Pie is pre-installed in each case.

Camera

At least on the paper, the most amazing camera department belongs to Huawei Nova 4. It is the first phone to sport the new 48 MP Sony sensor with the highest resolution ever seen in the smartphones market. A sensor offering no loss of detail even while zooming, paired with a secondary 16 MP sensor and a third 2 MP depth sensor. Honor V20 has a 48 MP camera too, but it is a dual camera setup and it only includes a TOF 3D camera besides the main sensor. While on the paper Huawei Nova 4 seems the most impressive camera phone, we will have to try each of these devices to give a final verdict on their cameras.

Battery

Huawei Nova 4 is a bit thicker than its rivals, but it has the biggest battery and it is able to last more on a single charge. With 4000 mAh, you should be able to cover a full day of battery life even in intensive scenarios. Further, it comes with a faster-charging technology. Huawei Nova 4 takes the second place with a smaller battery than Honor V20 but much bigger than Galaxy A8s’ 3400 mAh unit.

Price

The listing price of Huawei Honor V20 is about €460/$526, Huawei Nova 4 costs about €480/$548 and Samsung Galaxy A8s carries a €393/$450 price tag. These prices are referred to the Chinese market as these devices are still not in the global market. I like more the Honor V20 because of its higher performance, magnetic design, and bigger battery, so I would personally choose it.

• Read More: Huawei Nova 4 first sale reveals Pearl White variant is more popular

Huawei Honor V20 vs Huawei Nova 4 vs Samsung Galaxy A8s: PRO and CONS

Huawei Nova 4

PROS

• More variants
• Big battery
• Good price
• Amazing cameras

CONS

• Worse connectivity

Huawei Honor V20

PROS

• Micro SD dedicated slot
• Unique design
• Outstanding hardware
• Bigger battery

CONS

• Nothing particular

Samsung Galaxy A8s

PROS

• FM radio
• Micro SD dedicated slot
• Sleek design

CONS

• Less attractive look

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Huawei Nova 4 and Samsung Galaxy A8s are the first smartphones ever to feature a hole-punch display. Thanks to the fact that the display integrates the front camera in a small hole, they do not need a notch, neither a slider or a pop-up front camera, in order to deliver extremely narrow bezels on three sides and a screen-to-body ratio close to 100 percent. Will they be considered the best solution to get rid of notches? Only time will give us the answer. Meanwhile, here is an in-depth specs comparison.

Huawei Nova 4 vs Samsung Galaxy A8s

Design

Huawei has been able to make a more impressive design with the new Huawei Nova 4. Indeed, the handset features a higher screen-to-body ratio as well as a smaller hole for the front camera, at least from what the first official renders are showing. Further, the rear side is more attractive as well thanks to the reflective back available in gradient color variants. Samsung Galaxy A8s is a slightly thinner phone, but on the other hand, it is a bit taller.

Display

Samsung always provides better displays for most of its handsets, but it is not the case when it comes to the new Samsung Galaxy A8s. It is the only last-gen phone from the Galaxy A series to sport an IPS LCD display instead of a Super AMOLED panel. Huawei Nova 4 has an IPS display too and the same resolution, so we expect a very similar viewing quality. However, we will have to test them personally to give a final judgment about their displays.

Specs & Software

Huawei Nova 4 wins when it comes to performance because of its better hardware. Indeed, it comes with a high-end processor, the Kirin 970 which is the same found on the Huawei P20 Pro, paired with 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal storage. It delivers blazing speeds as well as a great adaptability to multi-tasking. Samsung Galaxy A8s will provide very nice performances, but it remains an upper mid-ranger with its Snapdragon 710 chipset. Both the phones come with Android Pie out of the box customized with the companies’ proprietary user interfaces.

Camera

Besides their punch-hole display, cameras are the main focus of Huawei Nova 4 and Samsung Galaxy A8s. On the paper, the former looks more impressive because it is the first to come with the new Sony sensor sporting a resolution of 48 Megapixels, in a triple camera setup. However, Samsung Galaxy A8s is an outstanding camera phone as well with its triple camera and a very bright f/1.7 aperture. We are yet to see how each device performs in the most demanding scenarios to express an opinion.

• Read More: Huawei Nova 4 Launched with the worlds first 48MP Sony IMX586 Camera!

Battery

We can not give a final verdict about battery life as well. Huawei Nova 4 has a much bigger battery, but usually, Samsung optimizes its batteries in a better way, so the battery life of these devices might be similar.

Price

Overall, at least on the paper, I am more impressed by the Huawei Nova 4 because of its more beautiful design and a higher-end hardware. It just debuted in China with a price tag of about €500 for the high version with the 48 MP triple camera (there is also a standard version with a lower-end camera), while the price of Samsung Galaxy A8s is still shrouded into mystery.

Huawei Nova 4 vs Samsung Galaxy A8s: PRO and CONS

Huawei Nova 4

PRO

• Higher screen-to-body ratio
• Outstanding rear camera
• Big battery
• Amazing hardware

CONS

• Worse connectivity

Samsung Galaxy A8s

PRO

• Good cameras
• FM radio
• Sleek design
• Good battery

CONS

• No 3.5 mm jack

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We are doing a lot of comparisons between innovative smartphones in the last period because smartphones manufacturers, after a long period of stagnation, started to make devices with impressive new features and technological breakthroughs. Vivo NEX Dual Display, Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 and Samsung Galaxy A8s are perfect examples of this kind of device and this is a specs comparison which will let you find out which is the best.

Vivo NEX Dual Display Edition vs Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 vs Samsung Galaxy A8s

Design

With these devices, Vivo, Xiaomi and Samsung adopted three different solutions to get rid of the notch and thick bezels. Vivo NEX Dual Display opts for a dual display which makes people use the rear camera setup as a camera for selfies too, Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 has a slider design with cameras and sensors all included in a pop-up slider, and Samsung Galaxy A8s features a hole in the display for the front camera. There is not a solution which can be defined better than each other, but I would personally go for the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 because of its better materials: 7000 series aluminum for the frame and ceramic for the back.

Display

Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 has probably the best display when it comes to viewing quality, but Vivo NEX Dual Display has two displays and that is why I would choose it. The secondary display allows for a better power saving as well as a more comfortable one-handed use. Samsung Galaxy A8s has the most disappointing display, it is the only last-gen smartphone from the Galaxy A series to sport a classic IPS panel instead of a Super AMOLED one.

Hardware/Software

Under the hood, Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 is a true flagship with the most powerful components, at least in its most expensive version. It comes with Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, up to 10 GB of RAM and up to 256 GB of internal storage. Vivo NEX Dual Display has exactly the same hardware except for the internal storage which is 128 GB, while Samsung Galaxy A8s is just an upper-midrange device with its Snapdragon 710, but it is the only one to sport a micro SD slot to expand the internal storage. All these devices come with custom user interfaces based on Android Pie out of the box.

Camera

Unfortunately, we still had no chance to test the cameras of Samsung Galaxy A8s and Vivo NEX Dual Display, so we can not give any verdict about their camera department. But we know that Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 is among the best camera phones out there even though it does not have a triple camera like its opponents. So it will be very hard to beat. Further, it has an impressive dual camera for selfies.

Battery

Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 has a too small battery which disappointed us in some scenarios. 3200 mAh is not enough for a flagship released in the second half of 2018 (unless it comes from Sony). Vivo NEX Dual Display has 3500 mAh and on the paper, it should provide the longest battery life thanks to its smaller secondary display with a low energy consumption. But Samsung Galaxy A8s always optimizes its midranges’ batteries very well, so it may even be that it will last more than its rival from Vivo if the company did a particularly good job.

Price

You can get a unit of Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 globally for just €560, Vivo NEX Dual Display costs $720 in China, while we still do not know the price tag of Samsung Galaxy A8s. With the actual information, Vivo NEX Dual Display is the most convincing handset, but we still have to test it and evaluate Galaxy A8s’ value for money to give a final judgment. Which one would you pick basing on the specs on the paper?

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Vivo NEX Dual Display vs Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 vs Samsung Galaxy A8s: PRO and CONS

Vivo NEX Dual Display

PROS

• Full borderless design
• Dual display
• In-display fingerprint reader
• Outstanding hardware
• Up to 10 GB RAM

CONS

• More expensive

Xiaomi Mi Mix 3

PROS

• Slider design
• Best hardware
• Great camera
• Affordable price

CONS

• Smaller battery

Samsung Galaxy A8s 

PROS

• Full borderless display
• Greta cameras
• Potentially good price
• FM radio

CONS

• Worse hardware

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Samsung just unveiled the Galaxy A8s, its first smartphone with a punch hole inside the display. Thanks to this solution, Samsung managed to realize a full borderless design without a notch. The company decided to include an in-display hole in an upper midrange phone, a perfect competitor of devices such as Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro and Oppo R17 Pro (or RX17 Pro for the European market). Given that these wonderful handsets share a similar price tag, here is a comparison between them.

Samsung Galaxy A8s vs Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro vs Oppo R17 Pro

Design

Given its cutout in the display, Samsung Galaxy A8s has the most futuristic design as it does not need a notch in order to achieve one of the highest screen-to-body ratios (almost 85 percent). But note that it does not integrate an in-display fingerprint reader and it is rear-mounted, so the rear side of the Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro looks cleaner and more beautiful, also thanks to its gradient colors. But it has a too big notch (unlike Oppo R17 Pro) because it integrates a 3D facial recognition system based on an infrared sensor. On the other hand, Samsung Galaxy A8s is the thinnest and most lightweight device.

Display

Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro has the most awesome display because it boasts a better color reproduction. Not only it comes with the Super AMOLED technology, but also with DCI-P3 coverage, and it is HDR10 compliant. At the second place, there is Oppo R17 Pro with its AMOLED screen that is also protected by Corning’s Gorilla Glass 6. Samsung Galaxy A8s is the only phone from the Galaxy A-series to feature an IPS display manufactured by BOE instead of a Samsung’s AMOLED panel, and it is a classic midrange display which offers nothing impressive.

Specs & Software

Talking about hardware and performance, there is no challenge, Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro is the winner. It boasts the most impressive hardware side thanks to the powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 which is paired with up to 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal storage. The rest of the trio is powered by the Snapdragon 710, a very nice chipset, the best Qualcomm’s SoC if we exclude the whole 800 series. But it remains a midrange-class SoC. Between Samsung Galaxy A8s and Oppo R17 Pro, when it comes to hardware and software, I would pick Samsung Galaxy A8s because it comes with Android 9 Pie out of the box.

Camera

Even though they are not among the most expensive phones, all of these devices feature impressive cameras. Oppo R17 Pro is even very innovative because it has a triple camera with a variable aperture in order to adapt better to every light condition. In order to establish which is the best camera phone, we have to test Galaxy A8s personally but this is still not possible because it has just been announced. On the paper, Oppo R17 Pro seems the most satisfying one.

Battery

Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro has a much smaller and just sufficient battery with its 3000 mAh capacity, so it is excluded from this comparison. Oppo R17 Pro has the biggest one and, even if we still did not test Samsung Galaxy A8s, we believe this may be the most satisfying devices when it comes to battery, not only for the time it lasts (a working day even with intensive uses), but also because it is the world’s fastest charging last-gen smartphone.

Price

We still do not know the listing price of Samsung Galaxy A8s, but we will know it soon because it will be launched soon (more info at the link below). Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro and Oppo R17 Pro are available with starting price tags of about €500 and €600. Oppo R17 Pro looks the most convincing device and I would personally pick it because of its good display, big and fast-charging battery, and its excellent cameras. I would not choose Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro because of its smaller battery.

• Read More: Samsung Galaxy A8s announced with Infinity-O display, Snapdragon 710 processor, triple rear cameras but no audio jack

Samsung Galaxy A8s vs Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro vs Oppo R17 Pro: PROs and CONS

Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro

PROs

• High performance
• Great display quality
• In-display fingerprint scanner
• Good camera

CONS

• Smaller battery

Samsung Galaxy A8s

PROs

• Most innovative design
• Excellent cameras
• Android Pie
• FM radio

CONS

• Rear-mounted fingerprint reader

Oppo R17 Pro

PROs

• Amazing cameras
• Bigger battery
• Very fast charging
• Gorilla Glass 6

CONS

• High price

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