Entry-level · 2018

Samsung Galaxy A8s

Name: Samsung Galaxy A8s
Brand: Samsung
Price: 155000 NGN
Availability: InStock

Sold for ₦155,000 · 1 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent entry-level phones like the Samsung Galaxy A04s

Extras Optical zoom, Curved display

Watch out No Google Play, No more updates

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.4″ TFT LCD · 60Hz

710 6 / 128 GB

3400 mAh 18W charging

24 MP 2 rear · 24 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.4″ · TFT LCD · 1080 × 2340 · 60 Hz · HDR

Basic

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

6.4"

Panel type

TFT LCD

Resolution

1080 × 2340 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Performance

Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 (10 nm) · 8-core 2.2 GHz · Adreno 616

Basic CPU

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

Chipset

Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 (10 nm)

Current CPU tier

Entry-level

AnTuTu

170,000

CPU

8-core, 2.2 GHz

GPU

Adreno 616

Process

10 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

CPU layout

2x Kryo 360 2.2 GHz + 6x Kryo 360 1.7 GHz

Software & updates

Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI · 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 9.0 (Pie), One UI

Software support

4 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

24 MP f/1.7 main · 24 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

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

Main camera

24 MP f/1.7

Telephoto

10 MP f/2.4

Front camera

24 MP f/2.0

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

3400 mAh · 18 W wired

Plan to charge daily

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

Capacity

3400 mAh

Wired charging

18 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Memory

6 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

6 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

6/128GB · 8/128GB

Expandable

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

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 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

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, B5, B7, B8, B12, B17

Build & Design

173 g · 7.4 mm

Height

158.4 mm

Width

74.9 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm

Weight

173 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

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 XS

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

28% larger battery capacity

3,400 mAh vs 2,658 mAh battery

Lower-resolution screen

TFT LCD vs OLED panel · 1080 × 2340 vs 1125 × 2436 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.4″ vs 5.8″ screen

Lower benchmark score

170k vs 691k AnTuTu · Entry-level vs Mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · Telephoto vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S9

Loses on most 1 win 3 losses

Starts with more storage

128 GB vs 64 GB baseline

Lower-resolution screen

TFT LCD vs Super AMOLED panel · 1080 × 2340 vs 1440 × 2960 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.4″ vs 5.8″ screen

Lower benchmark score

170k vs 416k AnTuTu · Entry-level vs Lower mid-range tier

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 173 g vs 163 g

Full comparison

Where to buy

1 seller·Used from ₦155,000

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Jiji Used

₦155,000

Fair for used

DOZZYDATA TELEGLOBAL

6.2 yrs · 249 feedback · 128GB

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