Samsung to launch Galaxy A8s FE with gradient finish on February 14

Samsung has shown off the Galaxy A8s FE which it will release on Valentine’s Day next month. It had mentioned this variant when the Galaxy A8s was originally launched in China last month. It has been designed with women in mind.

The “FE” designation might remind you of the Galaxy Note 7 FE where it stood for “Fan Edition.” That’s not the case with this device. The FE in the Galaxy A8s FE stands for “Female Edition.” Thus leaving no doubt in our minds what demographic this handset is meant for.

Galaxy A8s FE will be released on February 14

There’s nothing different about this Galaxy A8s than the one Samsung has already been selling. Samsung Mobile China’s CEO recently showed off the Galaxy A8s FE in the flesh. The only thing that’s different is the gradient finish that’s not normally offered with this device.

Samsung has only released the Galaxy A8s in China so far. It’s going to release the Galaxy A8s FE on February 14. Whether or not it arrives in other markets remains to be seen. The Galaxy A8s itself is likely going to be launched outside China soon. Some reports have suggested that it may be launched in South Korea before the end of January.

The Galaxy A8s is the first smartphone from Samsung to feature an Infinity-O display. It’s also the company’s first Galaxy-branded device without a 3.5mm headphone jack. The specs include a 6.4-inch Full HD+ display, Snapdragon 710 with up to 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. There’s also a triple-camera system at the back. All of this is powered by a 3,400mAh battery and Android 8.1 Oreo.

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Galaxy A30 (SM-A305) benchmark reveals Exynos 7885 SoC, Android Pie

One of Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy A series smartphones, the Galaxy A30 (SM-A305F), has surfaced on the Geekbench benchmark website. Samsung is readying a flood of A series phones, and the Galaxy A30 will sit somewhere near the bottom rung. That doesn’t mean it will be a weak device, as the benchmark reveals it will be powered by the Exynos 7885 SoC, the same chip that powers the Galaxy A8 (2018) and Galaxy A8+ (2018).

Exynos 7885 paired with 4GB of RAM, Android Pie

The Exynos 7885 will be seen on the Galaxy A40 as well, along with the upcoming Galaxy M20. It’s going to give way to the Exynos 9610 as Samsung’s top mid-range Exynos chip, and on the A30, it is paired with 4GB of RAM according to the benchmark. As we had exclusively revealed, the A30 will come in 32GB and 64GB storage flavors, but whether both will have 4GB of RAM remains to be seen. And last but not the least, the A30 was benchmarked running Android Pie just like all other upcoming Galaxy A series phones.

There is no word on when any of these new Galaxy A smartphones will be announced. They aren’t likely to hit retail before the Galaxy S10, because Samsung tends to make its newest flagship the first on the market with the latest version of Android out of the box. Our sources have told us that Samsung is likely to make nearly 10 of these official in the first half of 2019, but we’ll have to wait for more details to get a clearer picture of Samsung’s plans.

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