{"id":30751,"date":"2018-01-19T21:43:17","date_gmt":"2018-01-19T13:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=30751"},"modified":"2018-01-19T21:43:17","modified_gmt":"2018-01-19T13:43:17","slug":"samsung-rolls-up-flagship-favorites-into-one-with-new-galaxy-a8-and-a8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2018\/01\/19\/samsung-rolls-up-flagship-favorites-into-one-with-new-galaxy-a8-and-a8\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung rolls up flagship favorites into one with new Galaxy A8 and A8+"},"content":{"rendered":"

Samsung Electronics Philippines Corporation launched its first smartphone offering in 2018, the\u00a0Samsung Galaxy A8\u00a0and\u00a0A8+. Packed with features that lead Samsung\u2019s line of user favorites, this phone sports a dual front camera, infinity display, IP68 water and dust resistance, and ergonomic design that draws on Samsung\u2019s flagship design heritage and experience.<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Galaxy A8 and A8+ features Samsung\u2019s very first\u00a0Dual Front Camera with Live Focus. Moreover, this 16MP+8MP F1.9 camera sports two separate lenses that can accommodate portrait shots. It also allows one to capture and create high-quality images with its adjustable bokeh effect made possible by the Live Focus\u00a0feature with\u00a0Adjustable Blur.<\/span><\/p>\n

It has\u00a016 MP F1.7 rear camera. The Galaxy A8 and A8+ gives one the full experience with its\u00a0Infinity Display\u00a0equipped with an immersive\u00a018:5:9 display ratio\u00a0\u2013 a first for the A-series \u2013 to ensure an awesome and cinematic viewing experience.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Galaxy A8 and A8+ has expandable memory up to 256GB, as well as its\u00a0Face Recognition\u00a0feature gives access to the phone in a jiffy. But another feature that users will love is the Galaxy A8 and A8+\u2019s\u00a0Bixby\u00a0Interface that helps complete tasks, learns various routines, and remembers stuff on to-do list.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Galaxy A8 and A8+ sports an IP68\u00a0water and dust resistance\u00a0feature that can withstand the elements, \u2013 including sweat, rain, sand and dust. The phone can be submersed in up to 1.5 meters of fresh water for up to 30 minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe new Samsung Galaxy A8 and A8+ is built for those who look for the best ways to live and capture moments,\u201d\u00a0shared\u00a0Nico Gonzales, marketing manager for core smartphones, Samsung Electronics Philippines Corp. \u201cThe Galaxy A8 and A8+\u2019s innovative features combine convenience and style to suit the dynamic lifestyle of its users. With our aim to upgrade each of our users\u2019 experiences \u2013 be it in travel, food escapades, music discoveries \u2013 in the form of our camera smartphones that allow them to capture more quality photos, we are excited to launch the Galaxy A8 and A8+ to the Philippine market.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Galaxy A8 and A8+, which comes in Gold and Black and has a suggested retail price of P26,990.00 and P32,990.00, respectively, will be available on January 27.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Samsung Electronics Philippines Corporation launched its first smartphone offering in 2018, the\u00a0Samsung Galaxy A8\u00a0and\u00a0A8+. Packed with features that lead Samsung\u2019s line of user favorites, this phone sports a dual front camera, infinity display, IP68 water and dust resistance, and ergonomic design that draws on Samsung\u2019s flagship design heritage and experience.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":30753,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,3],"tags":[2767,1384,359,5727,201],"class_list":["post-30751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","category-phones","tag-galaxy","tag-mobile-phone","tag-samsung","tag-samsung-galaxy-a8-and-a8","tag-smartphone"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30751"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30751\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}