Published 11:28 IST, December 10th 2018

Infinite-O Display Bearing Samsung Galaxy A8s Set For Launch Today: Should OnePlus Be Worried in India?

Samsung Galaxy A8s touted as the apparent “Real Galaxy” is set for global launch today. The smartphone is widely expected, by Samsung loyalists, to be a flagship handset having premium pricing

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Samsung Galaxy A8s touted as apparent “Real Galaxy” is set for global launch today. smartphone is widely expected, by Samsung loyalists, to be a flagship handset having premium pricing. Samsung loyalists can also watch livestream of launch of Galaxy A8s.

It is also possible to watch Samsung Galaxy A8s launch livestream from India as event would be watchable from 1:30 PM IST.  Though this event would be held in China, it is possible for Indian loyalists to catch livestream of event. Samsung loyalists can here to navigate to official Samsung livestream p.

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At this point in time, this launch assumes significance considering fact that Samsung Galaxy A8s seemingly competes with likes of recent Chinese smartphone models like OnePlus 6; when former hits India it could go he to he with latter; at this juncture, it is worth ting that multiple Chinese brands have been dominating smartphone market scene in India leing to Samsung relegating to positions below Chinese brands (OnePlus and Xiaomi mostly).

Hence, launch of Samsung Galaxy A8s seems potentially important for Samsung. As per rumour mills, handset would reach India and have price tags starting from Rs 35000. It is also expected (by Samsung smartphone loyalists) that Galaxy A8s would feature Infinity-O display. This means that re could be potentially tch- display sported by handset.

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Or apparent technical specifications of Samsung Galaxy A8s have also surfaced, as per se smartphone offers:

  • 6.4-inch display having resolutions
  • Android 9.0 (Pie) operating system; out of box
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 octa-core SoC
  • 24 MP + 10 MP + 5MP rear cameras; with triple-LED flash
  • 24 MP front camera
  • 6 GB RAM edition rumoured to be me available
  • 128 GB internal stor
  • LTE, HSPA, Bluetooth 5.0 Wi-Fi, USB 2.0 connectivity
  • 3400 mAh fixed Lithium-Polymer battery.

With apparent competition between Samsung Galaxy A8s and OnePlus 6 being focal point, it is worth taking a look at key technical specifications of OnePlus 6; Chinese “flagship” comes with:

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  • 6.3-inch display
  • Android 8.1 (Oreo) out of box; upgreable to Android 9.0 (Pie) firmware
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 octa-core SoC
  • 16 MP + 20 MP rear cameras
  • 16 MP front camera
  • 6/8 GB RAM
  • 64/128 GB internal stor editions
  • LTE, HSPA, Bluetooth 5.0, USB 2.0 connectivity
  • 3300 mAh battery.

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11:07 IST, December 10th 2018