Entry-level · 2015

Samsung Galaxy A8 Duos

Name: Samsung Galaxy A8 Duos
Brand: Samsung

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A basic entry-level phone with an AMOLED screen — but a smaller battery and 32GB storage show its age.

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Strength AMOLED screen

Watch out Smaller battery (3050mAh), 32GB storage

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

5.7″ Super AMOLED · 60Hz

Snapdragon 615 2 / 32 GB

3050 mAh

16 MP 5 MP selfie

4G LTE

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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) · 8-core 1.8 GHz · Adreno 405

Basic CPU

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

Chipset

Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)

Current CPU tier

Entry-level

AnTuTu

28,500

CPU

8-core, 1.8 GHz

GPU

Adreno 405

Process

28 nm

CPU layout

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

Variant differences

A800Y: Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm), Adreno 405 · A800F: Exynos 5430 Octa (20 nm), Mali-T628 MP6

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

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

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

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

Specifications sourced from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone 6s

Trades blows 2 wins 3 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

Lower benchmark score

29k vs 175k AnTuTu

Lower video ceiling

1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 30 fps video

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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