Last month, South Korean manufacturing giant, Samsung, unveiled the Galaxy A8 (2018) and Galaxy A8+ (2018) which was scheduled to commence sales in January 2018. Now, we have official confirmation that pre-orders of the Samsung Galaxy A8 commenced yesterday in South Korea and Samsung is partnering with mobile carrier KT Corp to sell these devices. Shipments of pre-ordered units will start from Friday. The Galaxy A8 (2018) is been sold for 599,500 won (~$560). However, there is no information with regards to the larger Galaxy A8+ (2018) availability. Discounts will be available for this smartphone depending on the carrier plans.
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The Galaxy A8 (2018) is powered by an Exynos 7885 chipset coupled with 4GB of RAM. It is equipped with a 5.6-inch display which has an aspect ratio of 18.5:9 and a screen resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels. In the camera department, this smartphone is the first Samsung device to sport dual front-facing cameras as it comes with a 16MP and 8MP snappers on the front. This is supported by another 16MP shooter on the rear. Available in Black, Blue, and Gold, the Galaxy A8 (2018) ships with a 3,000mAh battery. Other features of this smartphone include Samsung Pay and Gear VR support, rear-mounted fingerprint scanner, USB-C, Bluetooth 5.0, 4G LTE and Wi-Fi 802.11ac.