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Samsung Galaxy S8, Galaxy A8+ Offered With Up to Rs. 8,000 Cashback to Take on OnePlus 6

Samsung Galaxy S8, Galaxy A8+ Offered With Up to Rs. 8,000 Cashback to Take on OnePlus 6

By Sumit Chakraborty | Updated: 18 May 2018 18:35 IST

Highlights

Galaxy S8 available with Rs. 8,000 cashback
Galaxy A8+ comes for an effective price of Rs. 29,990
The cashback offer is available on Paytm Mall

OnePlus 6 has already been launched as the company's big flagship of 2018 and the manufacturer is promoting it with the tagline 'The Speed You Need'. Interestingly, Samsung has announced a cashback on two of its smartphones, an offer that appears to take on the OnePlus 6. The South Korean giant is offering up to Rs. 8,000 cashback on the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy A8+, and the announcement comes with the tagline 'More Than Just Speed'. The key features in both the smartphones include Super AMOLED display, IP68 water resistance, Samsung Pay, and Bixby assistant.

In a tweet on Thursday, the same day OnePlus 6 was unveiled in India, Samsung Mobile India tweeted details of the offer on Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy A8+. The caption also contains the words 'Why settle for just speed when you can get much more than just speed'. Under the offer, the Galaxy S8 buyers will get a cashback of Rs. 8,000 and Galaxy A8+ buyers can avail a Rs. 5,000 cashback.

Under the offer, the effective price of the Samsung Galaxy S8 has come down to Rs. 37,990 from Rs. 45,990 and the Galaxy A8+ will now cost Rs. 29,990 down from Rs. 34,990. Notably, the offers are available on Paytm Mall. It is worth noting that the Galaxy S8 is available at Rs. 45,990 and the Galaxy A8+ is available for Rs. 32,490 on Samsung's India site.

To recall some of the specifications, the Galaxy S8 is powered by the Samsung Exynos 8895 SoC and it had started receiving the Android 8.0 Oreo update earlier this year. The Galaxy S8 sports a 5.8-inch QHD+ (1440x2960 pixels) Infinity Display, which is a dual-edge curved display with an 18.5:9 aspect ratio, complete with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection. The smartphone comes with 4GB of RAM.

The Galaxy S8 features a 12-megapixel 'Dual Pixel' rear cameras with optical image stabilisation and a f/1.7 aperture. On the front, the smartphone bears an 8-megapixel front camera with autofocus, and also bear an f/1.7 aperture. It comes with 64GB of inbuilt storage, expandable via microSD card (up to 256GB) in a hybrid dual-SIM configuration. The handset is fuelled by a 3000mAh battery, and supports wireless charging and fast charging.

On the other hand, the dual-SIM (Nano) Samsung Galaxy A8+ runs Android 7.1.1 Nougat, and sports a 6-inch FHD+ (1080x2220 pixels) Super AMOLED display in 18.5:9 aspect ratio. It is powered by the Samsung Exynos 7885 octa-core SoC, with two cores clocked at a 2.2GHz and six cores clocked at 1.6GHz. It features 6GB of RAM.

The dual front camera setup on the Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018) includes a 16-megapixel sensor and an 8-megapixel f/1.9 sensor. It also sports a 16-megapixel rear camera sensor on the back. It sports 64GB of inbuilt storage, expandable via microSD card (up to 256GB). It is powered by a 3500mAh battery.

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Samsung Galaxy S8

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Gorgeous looks and excellent construction quality
Brilliant displays
Phenomenal camera quality
Class-leading performance

Bad
No flat screen option
Nearly unusable fingerprint reader
Software stuffed with unnecessary features

Read detailed Samsung Galaxy S8 review

Display 5.80-inch

Processor Samsung Exynos 8895

Front Camera 8-megapixel

Rear Camera 12-megapixel

RAM 4GB

Storage 64GB

Battery Capacity 3000mAh

OS Android 7.0

Resolution 1440x2960 pixels

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Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018)

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Large high-quality sAMOLED screen
Good battery life
Lots of RAM and storage space

Bad
Heavy and bulky
Face recognition is flaky
Software bloat
Below-average cameras

Read detailed Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018) review

Display 6.00-inch

Processor 1.6GHz octa-core

Front Camera 16-megapixel

Rear Camera 16-megapixel

RAM 6GB

Storage 64GB

Battery Capacity 3500mAh

OS Android 7.1.1

Resolution 1080x2220 pixels

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