Entry-level · 2015

Samsung Galaxy A8 Duos

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Our Take

CPU benches behind recent entry-level phones like the Samsung Galaxy A04e Camera shares the Samsung Galaxy A8's main sensor

Best for

Strength AMOLED screen

Watch out No more updates, Smaller battery (3050mAh)

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

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Full specifications

Display

5.7″ · Super AMOLED · 1080 × 1920 · 60 Hz · HDR

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

5.7"

Panel type

Super AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 1920 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Performance

Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) - A800Y · 8-core 1.8 GHz · Adreno 405 - A800Y

Basic CPU

Best for calls, messaging, and very light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) - A800Y

Current CPU tier

Entry-level

AnTuTu

28,500

CPU

8-core, 1.8 GHz

GPU

Adreno 405 - A800Y

Process

28 nm

CPU layout

4x Cortex A53 1.7 GHz + 4x Cortex A53 1.0 GHz

Software & updates

Android 5.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow) · 4-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 5.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)

Software support

4 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

16 MP f/1.9 main · 5 MP selfie

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

16 MP f/1.9

Front camera

5 MP f/1.9

Main sensor

Samsung LS13P3, 1/3.06", 1µm

Entry-level sensor

Same sensor in

Samsung Galaxy A8 , Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Slow motion

No, 30 fps

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

3050 mAh

Plan to charge daily

Small by today's standards. Plan on charging once a day, twice if you're heavy.

Capacity

3050 mAh

Lab endurance

98:00h

Removable

Memory

2 GB RAM · 32 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

2 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

32 GB

Fills fast

Storage type

eMMC 5.0

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · Wi-Fi 4

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 4

Bluetooth

4.1

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

USB

Micro-USB 2.0

USB OTG

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G works · no 5G No B20 or B7 — weaker indoor signal, and slower speeds where the network is busy.

Works

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G BC0, B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B3

Build & Design

151 g · 5.9 mm

Height

158.0 mm

Width

76.8 mm

Thickness

5.9 mm

Weight

151 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (front-mounted) · accelerometer · proximity · compass

Sensors

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

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 6s

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses

Sharper screen

Super AMOLED vs IPS LCD panel · 1080 × 1920 vs 750 × 1334 resolution · 5.7″ vs 4.7″ screen

78% larger battery capacity

3,050 mAh vs 1,715 mAh battery

Starts with more storage

32 GB vs 16 GB baseline

Lower benchmark score

29k vs 175k AnTuTu

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S6

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

20% larger battery capacity

3,050 mAh vs 2,550 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

29k vs 112k AnTuTu

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 30 fps video

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Heavier in hand

151 g vs 138 g

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