Samsung Galaxy A8 Pro Reviews

With a full retail price of some $500, the Galaxy A8 is a bit cheaper than most high-end phones, but not much cheaper. It remains in that top tier of devices and as such expectations for it are high. On a positive note, the Galaxy A8 does deliver in terms of looks: it’s impressively slim and light, with a narrow side bezels that make it fairly comfortable to use despite its large, 5.7” display (it's still a big phone that does not fit well in tight jeans pockets). And the screen is good as well – it has very accurate and pleasing colors in Basic screen mode, although its maximum brightness leaves something to be desired. Battery life is also not too shabby and the phone will last you easily a day, and most likely, a day and a half. With that, most of the good things are over: the Galaxy A8 feels slow! We don’t know whether we should blame TouchWiz or the Exynos 5 Octa chip inside, but there are way too many places where the phone just stutters for a few moments before going back to normal. This is not okay for a $500 phone – in this day and age, we expect a minimum of smooth performance, while the Galaxy A8 feels more stuttery than some entry-level phones that we’ve tested recently.