14 DAY TRIAL // Samsung is expected to release the successor to last year's Galaxy A8 very soon, considering that Galaxy A8 (2016) has already been spotted on benchmarking sites and has leaked in images. More recently, Samsung leaked the user manual for Galaxy A8 (2016) on its servers, according to SamMobile.
And acoording to this leaked material, the Galaxy A8 (2016) will come with the new Grace UX that was featured on Samsung's latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy Note 7.
The UX is based on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow and has regular Samsung features like Multi Window, Wide Selfie, Ultra Power Saving Mode, Game Tools, and even Smart Manager. Moreover, the upcoming smartphone will support Samsung Pay through NFC connectivity option.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) has already received FCC certification, which means that it won't be long until the South Korean company announces the phone on the market. In addition, the device passed through multiple benchmarking sites and some of its specs have already been revealed.
Galaxy A8 (2016) could have a 16MP rear camera
The upcoming Galaxy A8 (2016) could carry an Exynos 7420 chipset, found on many Samsung flagships from last year. It could also come with a 5.7-inch Full HD display and have 32GB of internal storage, coupled with 3GB of RAM.
Rear camera capacity could reach 16MP and the smartphone may have a 5MP camera in the front. The phone will come with a glass build and have a 3,500mAh battery, the same battery capacity found on Samsung's latest flagship, the Galaxy Note 7. The predecessor was announced in July last year and was sold for a price of $485.
Grace UX is also expected to arrive on the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge in the upcoming Android 7.0 Nougat update. The new update will expand features for the Always-On Display option on the two smartphones. The Android 7.0 Nougat update should arrive on the two devices in the coming months.