Samsung Galaxy J8 Brings Infinity Display & Dual Cameras At Midrange Price

Samsung is bringing some much-needed additions to its J-series, and the chief among them is the new J8. It gets most of the “current” features with dual cameras and an 18:9 display.

Design and Display

The design is the main reason why the Galaxy J8 stands out from its younger siblings. It has an Infinity Display at the front, with a polycarbonate unibody build all round.

The display itself is a large 6” Super AMOLED panel, however, only with HD+ resolution, rather than the norm FHD+ with an 18.5:9 aspect ratio.

Internals and Storage

Under the hood, you get the octa-core Snapdragon 450 processor, with 4 GB RAM and 64 GB of storage, which is also expandable via a dedicated microSD card slot. It runs on Android 8.0 Oreo and is dual SIM by default.

Camera(s)

The back features a dual-lens setup, with 16 and 5 MP cameras, which should presumably allow bokeh effect and portrait mode.

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The photography focus continues on the front with a 16 MP shooter with its own LED Flash.

Battery

Battery capacity is set at 3500 mAh. With the efficient Snapdragon 450, it should form a good combination and should get you through at least a couple of days of use. Unfortunately there is no fast charging so you’ll be stuck charging this phone for at least a couple of hours.

The phone costs Rs. 32,000 in India (converted from INR).

Samsung Galaxy J8 Specifications

• CPU:1.8 GHz quad-core Cortex-A53 + 1.8 GHz quad-core Cortex-A53
• GPU: Adreno 506
• Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
• OS: Android 8.0 Oreo with TouchWiz UI
• Networks: 2G, 3G, 4G LTE; Dual-SIM supported
• Display:
  • 6” Super AMOLED with HD+ (1440 x 720) resolution
• Memory:
  • RAM: 4 GB
  • Internal: 64 GB
  • Card slot: yes, by 256 GB
• Camera:
  • Primary: 16 MP f/1.7 + 5 MP f/1.9, LED
  • Secondary: 16 MP, LED
• Connectivity: microUSB, Bluetooth, GPS, Wi-Fi, FM Radio
• Fingerprint scanner
• Battery: 3500 mAh
• Price: ~Rs. 32,000