USA SAR Level

• FCC Approval Date
  11 January 2018
• FCC ID
  A3LSMA530F
• FCC Report Link
  2018 FCC Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) Report For Manufacturer Submitted Model Samsung Galaxy A8
• US SAR Ratings
  Minimum Separation Distance for Galaxy A8 is 15mm - USA Legal Limit is 1.6 W/kg - FCC SAR testing is measured in watts per kilogram (or W/kg) averaged over ONE gram of simulated biological tissue. It is a well known FACT SAR testing was not designed for protecting women or children from harmful radiation exposure, and SAR Test do not take into consideration health effects below thermal levels
• Head SAR Level
  0.26 W/kg
• Body SAR Level
  0.76 W/kg
• Simultaneous Transmission
  1.54 W/kg - Hotspot Active
• Simultaneous Head SAR
  0.76 W/kg
• Simultaneous Body SAR
  1.17 W/kg
• Hotspot SAR
  0.98 W/kg

EU SAR Level

• EU SAR Ratings
  European Legal Limit is 2.0 W/kg - EU SAR testing is measured in watts per kilogram (or W/kg) averaged over TEN grams of simulated biological tissue.
• Head SAR Level
  0.32 W/kg
• Body SAR Level
  1.27 W/kg

General

• Device Type
  Smartphone
• Model
  SM-G960U
• Announced
  01 December 2017
• Released
  11 January 2018
• Status
  Available

Design

• Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones.
  Bar
• Dimensions
  144.1 x 68.1 x 8 mm
• Weight
  155 g
• Protection
  Corning Gorilla Glass 5
• Colors
  black, silver, gold

Network

• 2G Network
  850, 900, 1800, 1900
• 3G Network
  850, 900, 1700, 1900, 2100
• 4G Network
  LTE 700, 750, 800, 850, 900, 1700, 1800, 1900, 2100, 2600
  TD-LTE 1900, 2300, 2500, 2600
• SIM SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages.
  Micro SIM
• Dual SIM
  microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only

Display

• Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor)
  SUPER AMOLED
• Size
  5.8
• Resolution
  2960 x 1440 pixels
• Colors Display Colors is refers to the number of different shades of colors that the screen is capable of displaying => 64K colors, 256K colors and 16 million colors, Obviously 16M is highest available range of colors and better than others.
  16M colors
• Pixel Density Pixel Density (PPI) is refers to the concentration of pixels on a particular display, measured in pixels per inch (ppi). Pixel density is calculated by dividing the diagonal pixel resolution of a display by its diagonal size, higher pixel density better display quality.
  WQHD+, 568 ppi
• Touch Screen
  Yes
• Protection Display Protection => Gorilla Glass is a special alkali-aluminosilicate glass shield with exceptional damage resistance that helps protect mobile displays from scratches, drops, and bumps of everyday use, It is always better to go for a smartphone with Gorilla Glass for that added protection and peace of mind.
  Corning Gorilla Glass 5
• Features
  - 3D Touch (home button only)
  - Always-on display

Media

• Audio Playback
  MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV, M4A (Apple lossless), AMR, OGG, MIDI
• Video Playback
  MPEG4, H.263, H.264
• Video Out
  3840x2160 (4K) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (1080p HD), 1280x720 (720p HD)
• Alert Types
  Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
• Ring Tones
  Music ringtones
• Loudspeaker
  Earpiece, Stereo speakers
• Handsfree
  Headphones connector: 3.5mm

Camera

• Primary Camera is able to capture photographs and usually videos, The most important characteristics of a camera are the resolution (measured in megapixels), lens focus type (fixed or automatic), higher megapixel cameras are known to capture higher quality photos, but not always a good measurement of the photos quality.
  12 MP
• Image
  Optical image stabilization, Autofocus (Phase detection)
• Video
  2560x1440 (QHD) (30 fps)
• Features
  Manual focus, Touch to focus, Face detection, Voice activation, Self-timer, Digital zoom, Geo tagging
• Flash Flash Light => There is commonly two types of flash lights are used in camera mobile phones, LED Flash (LED flash offers lower power consumption with drive circuitry that takes up very little room, LEDs can be strobed faster than any other light source), Xenon Flash (xenon flash produces an extremely intense full-spectrum white light for a very short duration)
  Yes
• Secondary
  8 MP

Software

• Operating System OS => Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device.
  Android (8.0)
• User Interface UI or user interface of a device is the look and feel of the on-screen menu system. How it works, its color scheme, how it responds to button presses, all of these things are part of the user interface.
  Oreo
• Facebook Facebook is a popular free social networking website that allows registered users to create profiles, upload photos and video, send messages and keep in touch with friends, family and colleagues. The site is available in 37 different languages.
• Youtube Youtube is a popular free video-sharing website, Youtube is the largest video sharing site in the world, Millions of users around the world have created accounts on the site that allow them to upload videos that anyone can watch.

Hardware

• Chipset Chipset is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming.
  Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845
• CPU CPU (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone.
  Octa-core, 2800 MHz, Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm
• GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion.
  Adreno 630
• RAM (Memory) RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices.
  4 GB RAM (Quad-channel, 1866 MHz) / LPDDR4
• Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored.
  64 GB
• Card Slot Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras.
  microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 256 GB
• Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device.
  Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer

Connectivity

• Bluetooth Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices.
  5.0 A2DP, HS, LE, HSP, AVRCP, DIP, DIP, HFP, HID, MAP, OPP, PAN, PBAP, PBA, PAB
• Infrared Infrared connectivity is an old wireless technology used to connect two electronic devices. It uses a beam of infrared light to transmit information and so requires direct line of sight and operates only at close range.
• Wi-fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world.
  802.11 b, g, n, ac, dual-band
• Wi-fi Hotspot
• USB
  USB Type-C (reversible)
• GPS GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky.
  GPS, A-GPS
• NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches.
• Wireless Charging Wireless Charging (Inductive Charging) uses an electromagnetic field to transfer energy between two objects. This is usually done with a charging station. Energy is sent through an inductive coupling to an electrical device, which can then use that energy to charge batteries or run the device.
  Built-in (Qi)

Data

• GPRS GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) is a packet oriented mobile data service on the 2G and 3G cellular communication system's global system for mobile communications (GSM), Generally, GPRS is used for the purpose of wireless data transfer, such as sharing pictures and videos or browsing the Internet via a mobile phone connection.
• EDGE EDGE (Enhanced Data GSM Environment) is a wireless network technology generally considered the next step in the 2G network offers data transfer rates up to four times faster than ordinary GSM networks, Generally, EDGE is used for the purpose of wireless data transfer, such as sharing pictures and videos or browsing the Internet via a mobile phone connection.

Messaging

• SMS SMS (Short Messaging Service) is a text messaging service component of phone, Web, or mobile communication systems. It uses standardized communications protocols to allow mobile phone devices to exchange short text messages over the networks.
  Yes
• MMS MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) is a standard way to send messages that include multimedia content (audio clips, video clips and images) to and from mobile phones over wireless networks using the WAP protocol.
• Email Email (Electronic Mail) is a system for receiving, sending, and storing electronic messages, Similar to a letter, email is text messages that may contain files, images, or other attachments sent via the internet to a recipient by using applications and software prograps. An email address is required to receive email, and that address is unique to the user.
  Yes
• IM IM (Instant Messaging) is an exchange of text messages through a software application, it enable you to create a kind of private chat room with another individual in order to communicate in real time over the Internet.
  Yes

Battery

• Type Battery Type => Cell phones run on various kinds of batteries depending on the manufacturer, phone size or shape and features. There are basically four types of cell phone batteries => Lithium Polymer, Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium.
  Li-Ion (Lithium Ion)
• Capacity Battery Capacity is a measure (typically in Amp-hr) of the charge stored by the battery, and is determined by the mass of active material contained in the battery. The battery capacity represents the maximum amount of energy that can be extracted from the battery under certain conditions.
  3100 mAh
• Placement
  Not user replaceable

USA SAR Level

• FCC Approval Date
  11 January 2018
• FCC ID
  A3LSMA530F
• FCC Report Link
  2018 FCC Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) Report For Manufacturer Submitted Model Samsung Galaxy A8
• US SAR Ratings
  Minimum Separation Distance for Galaxy A8 is 15mm - USA Legal Limit is 1.6 W/kg - FCC SAR testing is measured in watts per kilogram (or W/kg) averaged over ONE gram of simulated biological tissue. It is a well known FACT SAR testing was not designed for protecting women or children from harmful radiation exposure, and SAR Test do not take into consideration health effects below thermal levels
• Head SAR Level
  0.26 W/kg
• Body SAR Level
  0.76 W/kg
• Simultaneous Transmission
  1.54 W/kg - Hotspot Active
• Simultaneous Head SAR
  0.76 W/kg
• Simultaneous Body SAR
  1.17 W/kg
• Hotspot SAR
  0.98 W/kg

SAR AT&T Model

SAR Verizon Model

• Model Variant Number
  SMG950UZVV
• FCC Approval Date
  16 April 2017
• FCC ID
  SMG950UZVV
• Simultaneous Head SAR
  1.25 W/kg
• Simultaneous Body SAR
  1.52 W/kg

SAR Sprint Model

SAR T-Mobile Model

SAR Vodafone Model

SAR U.S. Cellular

EU SAR Level

• EU SAR Ratings
  European Legal Limit is 2.0 W/kg - EU SAR testing is measured in watts per kilogram (or W/kg) averaged over TEN grams of simulated biological tissue.
• Head SAR Level
  0.32 W/kg
• Body SAR Level
  1.27 W/kg