Whereas Samsung has refreshed just about its whole Galaxy A-series lineup with new 2016 fashions, the Galaxy A8 (2016) hasn’t been introduced but. Nevertheless, it appears like Samsung might announce the smartphone very quickly because it has just lately been spotted on the GFXBench database with the mannequin quantity SM-A810.
The GFXBench itemizing reveals that the Galaxy A8 (2016) has a 5.1” show, which is most undoubtedly an error. The Galaxy A8 sports activities a 5.7-inch show, so we anticipate to see no less than a 5.7-inch sized show on the brand new 2016 mannequin. Because the Galaxy A8 can be a mid-range system, the decision has been left unchanged at 1080 x 1920, which isn’t a disappointment. What does appear fairly spectacular is the chipset underneath the hood. The Galaxy A8 (2016) shall be powered by the Exynos 7420 octa-core chipset, the identical chipset that powered flagship Samsung Galaxy smartphones final yr. Whereas the Exynos 7420 isn’t on par with 2016 flagship cellular chipsets, it’s nonetheless a really spectacular performer and will assist ship flawless efficiency when coupled with a 1080p decision show. When it comes to storage, the 2016 replace gained’t supply any improve over the OG Galaxy A8, with the identical 32GB on supply. Nevertheless, the RAM goes to be upgraded to 3GB from 2GB, which is a welcome change.
Issues gained’t be very totally different within the digital camera division although. The Galaxy A8 (2016) will include an identical 16MP main digital camera on the again and a 5MP selfie digital camera on the entrance. The rear digital camera will shoot movies at as much as 1080p solely and never 4K, although the Exynos 7420 chipset is greater than able to supporting 4K video seize.
Lastly the itemizing tells us that the prototype was operating on Android 6.zero.1 Marshmallow, with Samsung’s TouchWiz UX operating on prime. The Galaxy A8 (2016) was lately noticed on the Indian import export monitoring portal Zauba as nicely, elevating hopes of an official announcement inside the subsequent few weeks.