Galaxy A8 (2018) review: IP68 mid-ranger with dual selfie cameras and Infinity Display.
An IP68 dual-selfie mid-ranger.
Galaxy A8 (2018) brought IP68 and dual selfie cameras to the mid-range with an Infinity AMOLED. A solid all-rounder for its era.
01Display
70/10070/100 puts it above the 67-point average for mid phones of 2018.
02Camera
60/10060/100 is one of the weaker camera results among mid phones of 2018 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
03Performance
54/10054/100 — right at the average for mid phones of 2018.
04Battery
60/10060/100 puts it above the 58-point average for mid phones of 2018.
05Build
72/10072/100 puts it above the 67-point average for mid phones of 2018.
06Value
58/10058/100 is one of the weaker value results among mid phones of 2018 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
- IP68 at mid-range in 2018.
- Dual selfie cameras.
- Infinity AMOLED + jack.
- microSD.
- Exynos 7885 is mid.
- Mono speaker.
- Small battery.
- Support ended.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 3-phone cohort of mid devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .