Samsung Galaxy A8 Review

Phablets are not our favourite category of smartphones, but this one seems different right off the bat. The 5.9mm thickness keeps the phone easy to manage and at 150-odd grams, it’ll not feel like a brick in your pocket, as many phablets do. The all-metal body makes it sturdier than its plastic counterparts, and the metallic rim gives the A8 a classy look overall. The speaker is questionably placed right next to the rear camera, which results in muffled sound if you have the phone placed back-down on a surface. The Home button has a fingerprint sensor, and a pretty impressive one at that. Though there’s a second’s lag before your finger unlocks the phone, the sensor works really well identifying your touch from different angles. So even though I recorded my touch on the device vertically, I could place my finger horizontally and the phone would unlock. The 5.7 inch display looks impressive and sharp. The colours were bright and visibility was high even under direct sunlight. It has a resolution of 1080p but the 386ppi pixel density makes it look really clear. Overall, it is quite an impressive screen, with no issues like textual ghosting when scrolling at… Read full this story

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