Price and specifications on Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Connectivity

Bands

4G LTE

B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28 (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)

3G

B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)

2G

B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)

SIM card

Type

Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)

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Wi-Fi

Standards

802.11a, 802.11ac, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz

Others

• Dual band
• Wi-Fi Direct
• Wi-Fi Hotspot

Bluetooth

Version

Bluetooth 5.0

Profiles

• A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
• AVRCP (Audio/Visual Remote Control Profile)
• DIP (Device ID Profile)
• HFP (Hands-Free Profile)
• HID (Human Interface Profile)
• HOGP
• HSP (Headset Profile)
• MAP (Message Access Profile)
• OPP (Object Push Profile)
• PAN (Personal Area Networking Profile)
• PBAP/PAB (Phone Book Access Profile)

Navigation

Supports

A-GPS, Beidou, GLONASS, GPS

USB

Charging

Yes

Mass Storage

Yes

USB On-The-Go (OTG)

Yes

USB Type C

Yes

SAR

European measurement

0.241 W/Kg on head, 1.250 W/Kg on body

The European Union sets a limit of 2 W/kg averaged over 10 grams of tissue.

American measurement

0.260 W/Kg on head, 0.760 W/Kg on body

The FCC limit is 1.6 W/kg measured in a volume of 1 gram of tissue

NFC

Yes

Audio Jack

Yes

Radio FM

Yes

ANT+

Yes

Computer sync

Yes

OTA sync

Yes

Tethering.

Yes