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Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) to now be called Galaxy A8+, will sport an 18:9 Infinity Display

Samsung is all geared up to bring its 2018 edition of the popular A-series of smartphones. Just like most of the smartphones, we have been hearing about the leaks and rumours of the 2018 A-series as well as the J-series for quite a while now. Recent reports claim that the Galaxy A7 (2018) which will be an upgrade to the Galaxy A7 (2017) will now be launched as the Samsung Galaxy A8+.

Source: Weibo

A-series is a range of smartphones from the company that sits at the sweet spot between mid-range and premium smartphones. These series bring together mid-range like specifications and flagships like quality or design. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2018) and the Galaxy A8+ are expected to be the first mid-range smartphones from the company to feature an 18:9 display which they like to call the Infinity display.

As far as the specifications are concerned, the Galaxy A8+ is expected to feature a 5.7-inch Super AMOLED infinity display with a resolution of 2160x1080 pixels with 18:9 aspect ratio. The smartphone could be powered by the Exynos 7885 or the Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SoC depending on the market.

Source: Weibo

Also Read: LG G7 could launch alongside the Samsung Galaxy S9 at CES 2018

The device is also expected to launch in two variants, one with 4GB of RAM and 32GB of onboard storage while the other one will carry 6GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. The storage on the device will be expandable using a microSD card. The smartphone will run on Android 7.1.1 Nougat with Samsung Experience UI out of the box and will soon be updated to Android Oreo.

As for the optics, the Galaxy A8+ or the Galaxy A7 (2018) will sport a 16-megapixel camera at the back. Up front, there will be a 16-megapixel selfie shooter.

This post was last modified on December 3, 2017 9:02 pm

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