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Galaxy A Series, Trend Setter in mid-Range Smartphones
July 15, 2019
Samsung revitalized its Galaxy A series for the generation that prefers to stay live all the time. After recently announcing its plans to merge the Galaxy J series with the Galaxy A lineup, Samsung announced a new smartphone which sits at the top of this revamped lineup. The Galaxy A80 uses a new notchless Infinity Display, which omits any cutouts for the selfie cameras and provides for an uninterrupted view. While we have been hearing about the notchless display for some time, Samsung’s intended mechanism for the selfie camera had remained a mystery until today’s event.
Figure 1: Multiple Images if Galaxy A
July 15, 2019
Samsung revitalized its Galaxy A series for the generation that prefers to stay live all the time. After recently announcing its plans to merge the Galaxy J series with the Galaxy A lineup, Samsung announced a new smartphone which sits at the top of this revamped lineup. The Galaxy A80 uses a new notchless Infinity Display, which omits any cutouts for the selfie cameras and provides for an uninterrupted view. While we have been hearing about the notchless display for some time, Samsung’s intended mechanism for the selfie camera had remained a mystery until today’s event.
Figure 1: Multiple Images if Galaxy A
Source: Company
The Galaxy A80 uses a rotating camera setup, powered by a motorized mechanism which allows you to take selfies with the rear camera. The camera is similar to 2014’s OPPO N3 with a rotating camera, even though the swivel is much faster and smoother with the new Galaxy A80. This rotating camera frees up space, normally populated by the selfie camera and puts selfies on par with the pictures clicked with typical rear cameras. The Galaxy A80 features triple camera 48MP primary lens, an 8MP ultra-wide sensor for a wider view than what the human eye can see, and a 3D depth sensor for accurate bokeh effect as well as AR-based measurement applications. The Infinity Super AMOLED display measures 6.7 inches and supports Full HD+. The display also sports an on-screen fingerprint scanner. Additionally, the upper half of the display also works as an earpiece calls can he heard without being conscious of where to place the ear.
The Galaxy A80 packs in a 3700mAh battery, backed by an “intelligent” algorithm that identifies usage patterns to reduce any wastage of power, which ensures that the battery lasts for a daylong of usage. But the battery can be replenished using the 25W fast charger. The Galaxy A80 is the first smartphone to use the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G platform which is paired with 8GB of RAM.
Samsung also revisited the other Galaxy A series devices which it has either soft-launched or revealed only in specific markets in the past. From strictly budget-oriented Galaxy A10, to the youth-centric Galaxy A20, to the practical bundle Galaxy A30, to the performance-oriented entertainment devices like Galaxy A50, and the Galaxy A70, Samsung briefly iterated upon the qualities of each smartphone in the new and overhauled Galaxy A series.
When the Samsung Galaxy S10 series first launched, its camera app didn’t have a dedicated night mode and only a Bright Night scene optimizer. Samsung later added a dedicated night mode to the camera, but the results weren’t that great. Through subsequent updates, Samsung added the dedicated and improved night mode to most Exynos devices in the Samsung Galaxy S10 and Samsung Galaxy Note 9 series, and it is now finally rolling out to the Snapdragon U.S. S10+ models. The update should be rolling out soon for the Samsung Galaxy S10e, Galaxy S10, and Galaxy S10+.
Table 1: Galaxy A80 Specifications
The Galaxy A80 packs in a 3700mAh battery, backed by an “intelligent” algorithm that identifies usage patterns to reduce any wastage of power, which ensures that the battery lasts for a daylong of usage. But the battery can be replenished using the 25W fast charger. The Galaxy A80 is the first smartphone to use the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G platform which is paired with 8GB of RAM.
Samsung also revisited the other Galaxy A series devices which it has either soft-launched or revealed only in specific markets in the past. From strictly budget-oriented Galaxy A10, to the youth-centric Galaxy A20, to the practical bundle Galaxy A30, to the performance-oriented entertainment devices like Galaxy A50, and the Galaxy A70, Samsung briefly iterated upon the qualities of each smartphone in the new and overhauled Galaxy A series.
When the Samsung Galaxy S10 series first launched, its camera app didn’t have a dedicated night mode and only a Bright Night scene optimizer. Samsung later added a dedicated night mode to the camera, but the results weren’t that great. Through subsequent updates, Samsung added the dedicated and improved night mode to most Exynos devices in the Samsung Galaxy S10 and Samsung Galaxy Note 9 series, and it is now finally rolling out to the Snapdragon U.S. S10+ models. The update should be rolling out soon for the Samsung Galaxy S10e, Galaxy S10, and Galaxy S10+.
Table 1: Galaxy A80 Specifications
Source: Company
Figure 2: Multiple Views of the Galaxy A80
Source: Company
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