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Samsung Galaxy A8 Duos

Released: 2015, August. Released 2015, AugustDiscontinued

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Not supported — this device type cannot be rooted through our service.

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General

Brand
Samsung
Model
Samsung Galaxy A8 Duos
Released
2015, August. Released 2015, August
Status
Discontinued
Price
About 280 EUR
OS
Android 5.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Dimensions
158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm (6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)
Weight
151 g (5.33 oz)
SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Display

Type
Super AMOLED
Size
5.7 inches, 89.6 cm, 2, (~73.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Performance

Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) - A800Y, Exynos 5430 Octa (20 nm) - A800F
CPU
Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A53) - A800Y, Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7) - A800F
GPU
Adreno 405 - A800Y, Mali-T628 MP6 - A800F
Internal
32GB 2GB RAM
Card slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Camera

Single
5 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide)
Features
LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
1080p@30fps

Network

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A800F, A800Y
4G bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40 - A800F
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps

Connectivity

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning
GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
NFC
No
Radio
FM radio, RDS, recording
USB
microUSB 2.0
3.5mm jack
Yes

Sensors

Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass

Other

Colors
Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold
Models
SM-A8000, SM-A800F, SM-A800Y, SM-A800I, SM-A800IZ, SM-A800S, SM-A800YZ
SAR EU
0.32 W/kg (head) 0.55 W/kg (body)
Display
Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.859 (sunlight)
Announced
2015, August. Released 2015, August
Talk time
Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play
Up to 51 h
Loudspeaker
Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Performance
Basemark OS II 2.0: 1089Basemark X: 8838
Audio quality
Noise -89.3dB / Crosstalk -53.8dB
Battery (old)
Endurance rating 98h

Samsung Galaxy A8 Duos Overview

The Samsung Galaxy A8 Duos is an Android device from Samsung, released in 2015. It combines the Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) - A800Y, Exynos 5430 Octa (20 nm) - A800F and a 5.7-inch display, running Android 5.1 (Lollipop). This page tracks its full specifications, root status, and the bootloader and recovery notes that apply to it.