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| Excellence Score |
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| Value for Money Score |
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| Price |
₹ 15,294 onwards
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₹ 13,990 onwards
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| Launch Date (India) |
May, 2018
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Jun, 2018
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| Expected Launch Date |
N/A
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N/A
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| Smartphone OS |
Android 8.0 Oreo, Upgradeable to 9.0 PieLow likelihood of getting updated to next Android version
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Android 8.0 Oreo, Upgradeable to 9.0 PieLow likelihood of getting updated to next Android version
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| Touchscreen |
Yes (Capacitive)
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Yes (Capacitive)
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| Screen Size |
6 inches
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6 inches
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| Screen Resolution |
1080x2220 pixels (~ 411 pixels per inch)
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720x1480 pixels (~ 274 pixels per inch)
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| Tall Aspect Ratio / Minimal Bezels |
Yes
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Yes
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| Scratch Resistant Display |
Yes, Corning Gorilla Glass
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| Display Type |
AMOLED
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AMOLED
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| Display Features |
Super AMOLED, Infinity Display, 2.5D Curved Glass
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Super AMOLED, Infinity Display, 2.5D Curved Glass
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| Full Physical QWERTY Keypad |
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| Processor |
1.8 GHz
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1.8 GHz
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| Processor Type |
Octa Core
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Octa Core
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| Processor Name |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450Ranked #66 in Mobile Processor Benchmarks
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 450Ranked #66 in Mobile Processor Benchmarks
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| GPU |
Adreno 506
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Adreno 506
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| RAM |
4 GB
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4 GB
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| 3G |
Yes
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Yes
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| 4G |
Yes
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Yes
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| VoLTE |
Yes
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Yes
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| WiFi |
Yes
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Yes
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| GPS |
Yes
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Yes
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| Bluetooth |
Yes
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Yes
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| Connecting Port |
USB
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USB
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| Primary Camera |
16MP + 5MP
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16MP + 5MP
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| Camera Auto-Focus |
Yes
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Yes
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| Camera Flash |
Yes
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Yes
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| HD Video Recording |
Yes (Full HD)
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Yes (Full HD)
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| Other Camera Features |
16MP: F/1.7 Aperture, 5MP: F/1.9 Aperture
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16MP: F/1.7 Aperture, 5MP: F/1.9 Aperture
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| Secondary Camera |
24.0MP
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16.0MP
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| Secondary Camera Features |
F/1.9 Aperture, LED Flash
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LED Flash, F/1.9 Aperture
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| Internal Memory |
64 GB
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64 GB
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| Expandable Memory Slot |
up to 256 GB
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up to 256 GB
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| Contacts Storage |
Unlimited
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Unlimited
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| SMS Storage |
Unlimited
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Unlimited
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| Music Player |
Yes
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Yes
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| FM Radio |
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Yes
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| Dual SIM |
GSM+GSM
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GSM+GSM
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| Thickness |
7.9 mm
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8.2 mm
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| Weight |
191 gm
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177 gm
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| Audio Output |
3.5mm jack
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3.5mm jack
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| Water Resistant |
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| Battery Capacity |
3500 mAh
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3500 mAh
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| Battery Standby |
N/A
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N/A
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| Battery Standby (3G) |
N/A
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N/A
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| Battery Talktime |
N/A
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N/A
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| Battery Talktime (3G) |
N/A
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N/A
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| Fast Charging |
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| Other Battery Parameters |
N/A
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N/A
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| Fingerprint sensor |
Yes
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Yes
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| Other Features |
ANT+ Support; Noise Filtration; Dolby Atmos; Samsung Pay Mini; Samsung Mall
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ANT+ Support
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| 2-minute Review [Positives] |
- Premium, elegant design, with a metal unibody - the phone feels very solid in the hand
- The highlight of the phone is the modern 18.5:9 display ratio 'Infinity Display' - it has great viewing angles, punchy colours and deep blacks - the tall screen lends itself well to gaming and multimedia consumption and makes content look immersive - the screen also has an always-on mode that shows the time, date, battery level, and notifications for missed calls and alarms without waking the phone from sleep
- Samsung's Experience UI on top of Android has some nifty features such as ultra data saving mode, an anti-virus app powered by McAfee, theme support, and a one-handed mode - there is also Samsung Pay Mini (enables mobile payments), and Samsung Mall (allows users to search for products across four e-commerce platforms using image recognition), and S Bike mode (promotes two-wheeler safety)
- Pretty decent dual rear cameras - click good pictures in daylight with good dynamic range, accurate colours and a good amount of detail
- Pretty decent front camera too, in daylight
- Both the rear and front cameras are also capable of taking bokeh shots, and these generally come out well
- Good battery life - the phone easily lasts the whole day with medium to intensive use, with some juice left in the tank
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- Decent design and build quality (though it's plastic - would have been nice to see a metal or glass design)
- Has a new, modern 'infinity edge' 18:9 AMOLED display, that stretches from edge-to-edge, and makes the device easy to use with one hand
- The Samsung Experience UI skin on top of Android is a pretty decent skin and packs a lot of features - there’s Bixby, Face Recognition, which works fine and there are features like themes, game launcher, Samsung Pay mini, Samsung Cloud, games launcher, one handed mode and more
- Decent dual camera setup on the rear - especially in proper lighting conditions, the camera takes good images, and low-light performance is not too bad either
- Decent front camera too - captures generally good images with natural colors
- Good call quality, with good noise cancellation
- Dolby Atmos surround sound
- Very good battery life - the big 3500 mAh battery, combined with the low power Snapdragon 450 processor and a 720p HD+ display gives you a recipe for some very good battery life - the phone comfortably lasts a whole day and if you use it judiciously, you can even make it last for two days
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| 2-minute Review [Negatives] |
- Quite heavy (191g) and wide, which makes one-handed use difficult - at 7.9mm, the phone is also not the slimmest out there, which exacerbates the issue
- Thanks to the conspicuous antenna lines and prominent regulatory information, the back panel looks quite busy and cluttered
- The fingerprint sensor is located right below the rear dual camera setup - not only is the sensor narrow and rather sluggish, but the location is also quite unergonomic - you might find your fingers constantly hitting the rear cameras instead of the sensor
- The 'Infinity Display' looks nice, but is not exactly borderless - other phones in this price bracket generally have higher screen to body area ratios
- Samsung's Experience UI with a host of Samsung applications competing with Google's own, as well a suite of Microsoft apps that cannot be uninstalled, is fast becoming as bloated as TouchWiz
- Performance wise too, the A6+ falls significantly behind it's competition - push the phone, and slowdowns become noticeable - thanks to a budget Snapdragon 450 that is now more seen in under Rs. 10k phones - additionally Samsung Experience UI's drawn-out animations make the Galaxy A6+ feel even more sluggish
- Facial recognition too is not the best - the feature only works well when you are facing the front camera head-on, and that too in favourable lighting
- The rear and front cameras are decent in daylight, but not so good in low light
- The single speaker is loud but shrill, and its location is quite awkward - it is easy to cover the speaker with your hand while watching videos or playing games in landscape
- The quality of bundled accessories too is average - the earphones are very basic, and the Micro-USB cable is extremely short
- The lack of NFC and the presence of the old-fashioned Micro-USB port for charging and data transfers are both disappointing too
- Battery life is good, but charging speed is quite slow - the bundled charger takes more than three hours to charge the Galaxy A6+ fully, and takes 1.5 hours to get to 50 percent
- On the whole, the A6+ has nothing much going for it except it's great screen and decent cameras, and might make more sense to hardcore Samsung loyalists - for most other users, phones like the Nokia 7 Plus, or the Honor 8 Pro, are going to be more well rounded options - at the cheaper end, you could also look at the Nokia 6.1 or the Redmi Note 5 Pro, which are going to be better value for money
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- No ambient light sensor, which is a big miss at this price point
- Fingerprint & face recognition is on the slow side
- While the display is pretty decent, it could have had better resolution
- The display also has significant bezels, whereas a lot of modern phones with tall displays these days have very little bezels
- Also lacks a notification LED
- Average performance considering the price bracket, thanks to the budget Snapdragon 450 at the core, which is these days more commonly seen in phones under Rs 10k - while day to day performance is alright, but push the phone a bit and it will start to stutter - moreover, the Samsung Experience 9.0 has a ton of unnecessary and sluggish animations, that don't help
- The dual rear camera setup is decent, but the portrait mode is pretty mediocre, with very ordinary edge detection - the blurring feels mostly unnatural
- The speaker is both oddly placed (on the right side of the phone) and tiny and cracks at higher volume
- No fast charging support
- No compass
- Uses the old micro-USB standard instead of a modern USB Type-C port
- On the whole, the Samsung Galaxy J8 is hard to recommend - the likes of Redmi Note 5 Pro and ZenFone Max Pro bring faster processors, better displays and more premium designs, and now with the Poco F1 around the block, the J8 is an even harder sell
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| Expert Reviews |
Awesome display, battery life to spare and a couple of neat cams...Reasonably affordable too  in-depth Read Review »If you are looking for a reliable affordable phone with a good camera, the A6+ will not disappoint  in-depth Read Review »Samsung loyalists can consider the Galaxy A6+ but others should take a good look at the competition before parting with their hard-earned money  in-depth Read Review »Not the best smartphone in the price range  in-depth Read Review »A valiant effort, but consumers wish for more  in-depth Read Review »A well-packaged phone for its price point  in-depth Read Review »An easy-to-use everyday smartphone  in-depth Read Review »An overpriced phone which offers an amazing display but little else  in-depth Read Review » in-depth Read Review » in-depth Read Review » in-depth Read Review » in-depth Read Review » in-depth Read Review » in-depth Read Review » in-depth Read Review » in-depth Read Review » hands-on Read Review »
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Comes with a price tag that is hard to justify in-depth Read Review »Hard to justify the cost in-depth Read Review »There are several better choices in the price range in-depth Read Review »Performance is its only serious drawback in-depth Read Review »A good performer beaten by the competition in-depth Read Review »Skip this and look at Mi A2, Honor Play, or Poco F1 in-depth Read Review »- in-depth Read Review »
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| User Reviews |
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| Official Website |
Official Website »
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