Hey, I am a total noob at Android, just got myself a Huawei Mate 2, $299, I think this may be a good deal...
After a series of research on google, I did not find any guide on how to root it, as I am very unfamiliar with Android phone (used to be an iPhone user), I am asking this great community for help.
Here are the specs I copied from their spec page, see if this would help you all with the rightful method.
General
GSM: 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
UMTS: 850 / AWS / 1900 / 2100
LTE: 700(B17) / 850(B5) / AWS(B4) / 1900(B2)
Body
Dimensions: 161 x 84.7 x 9.5 mm (6.34 x 3.33 x 0.37 in)
Weight: 202 g (7.13 oz)
Display
Type: LTPS (Low Temperature Poly-Silicon), LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size: HD, 720 x 1280 pixels, 6.1 inches (~241 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch: Yes
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass III
Emotion UI v2.0 Lite
Sound
Alert types: Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker: Yes
3.5mm jack: Yes
DTS Sound
Memory
Card slot: Up to 32 GB
Internal: 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Data
WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/a/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth: v4.0 BLE/EDR
USB: microUSB v2.0
Camera
Primary: 13 MP, autofocus, LED flash
Features: Geo-tagging, smile capture, HDR, panorama
Video: [email protected]
Secondary: 5 MP
Features: Wide angle, panorama
Features
OS: Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset: Qualcomm MSM8928 Snapdragon 400
CPU: Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU: Adreno 305
Sensors: Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, light
Radio: Stereo FM radio
GPS: GPS with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Reverse charging
Dual mic noise cancellation
Battery
Li-Ion 3900 mAh battery (Typical)
Thanks everyone!!
Hi all
This is a combined thread for discussions regarding the specifications and design of the Samsung Galaxy A3, A5, A7 and A8 Was the choice between the 3 purely price driven?
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Specifications A8:
Display - Super AMOLED, 5.7 inches, 1080 x 1920 pixels (~386 ppi pixel density)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
CPU - Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU - Adreno 405
RAM - 2 GB
Memory - 32 GB, microSD
Camera - 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Secondary Camera - 5 MP
Sensors - Fingerprint, accelerometer, proximity, compass
Connectivity - Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth v4.1
Battery - 3050 mAh
Dimensions - 158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm
Weight - 151 g
Color Availability - Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold
Specifications A7:
Display - Super AMOLED, 5.5 inches, 1080 x 1920 pixels (~401 ppi pixel density)
Chipest - Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 - A700FD
Exynos 5 Octa 5430 - A700F
CPU - Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53 - A700FD
Quad-core 1.8 Cortex-A15 GHz & quad-core 1.3 Cortex-A7 GHz - A700F
GPU - Adreno 405 - A700FD
Mali-T628 MP6 - A700F
RAM - 2 GB
Memory - 16 GB, microSD
Camera - 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Secondary Camera - 5 MP
Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Connectivity - Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot, Bluetooth v4.0
Battery - 2600 mAh
Dimensions - 151 x 76.2 x 6.3 mm
Weight - 141 g
Color Availability - Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold
Specifications A5:
Display - Super AMOLED, 5.0 inches, 720 x 1280 pixels (~294 ppi pixel density)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
CPU - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU - Adreno 306
RAM - 2 GB
Memory 16 GB, microSD
Camera - 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Secondary Camera - 5 MP
Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Connectivity - Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth v4.0
Battery - 2300 mAh
Dimensions - 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm
Weight - 123 g
Color Availability - Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold
Specifications A3:
Display - Super AMOLED, 4.5 inches, 540 x 960 pixels (~245 ppi pixel density)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
CPU - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU - Adreno 306
RAM - 1 GB - SM-A300F
1.5 GB - SM-A300FU
Memory - 16 GB, microSD
Camera - 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Secondary Camera - 5 MP
Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Connectivity - Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetoth v4.0
Battery - 1900 mAh
Dimensions - 130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm
Weight - 110 g
Color Availability - Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold
source: gsmarena.
ForumNinja said:
Hi all
This is a combined thread for discussions regarding the specifications and design of the Samsung Galaxy A3, A5 and A7. Was the choice between the 3 purely price driven?
Specifications A7:
Display - Super AMOLED, 5.5 inches, 1080 x 1920 pixels (~401 ppi pixel density)
Chipest - Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 - A700FD
Exynos 5 Octa 5430 - A700F
CPU - Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53 - A700FD
Quad-core 1.8 Cortex-A15 GHz & quad-core 1.3 Cortex-A7 GHz - A700F
GPU - Adreno 405 - A700FD
Mali-T628 MP6 - A700F
RAM - 2 GB
Memory - 16 GB, microSD
Camera - 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Secondary Camera - 5 MP
Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Connectivity - Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot, Bluetooth v4.0
Battery - 2600 mAh
Dimensions - 151 x 76.2 x 6.3 mm
Weight - 141 g
Color Availability - Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold
Specifications A5:
Display - Super AMOLED, 5.0 inches, 720 x 1280 pixels (~294 ppi pixel density)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
CPU - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU - Adreno 306
RAM - 2 GB
Memory 16 GB, microSD
Camera - 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Secondary Camera - 5 MP
Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Connectivity - Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth v4.0
Battery - 2300 mAh
Dimensions - 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm
Weight - 123 g
Color Availability - Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold
Specifications A3:
Display - Super AMOLED, 4.5 inches, 540 x 960 pixels (~245 ppi pixel density)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
CPU - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU - Adreno 306
RAM - 1 GB - SM-A300F
1.5 GB - SM-A300FU
Memory - 16 GB, microSD
Camera - 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Secondary Camera - 5 MP
Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Connectivity - Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetoth v4.0
Battery - 1900 mAh
Dimensions - 130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm
Weight - 110 g
Color Availability - Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold
source: gsmarena.
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Add Samsung Galaxy A8 also
Source : GSMArena
NETWORK Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
LAUNCH Announced 2015, July
Status Available. Released 2015, August
BODY Dimensions 158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm (6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)
Weight 151 g (5.33 oz)
SIM Nano-SIM
DISPLAY Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches (~73.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (~386 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (To be confirmed)
PLATFORM OS Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
CPU Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 405
MEMORY Card slot microSD, up to 128 GB
Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
CAMERA Primary 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
Video [email protected], check quality
Secondary 5 MP, 1080p
SOUND Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
COMMS WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant)
NFC Yes
Radio FM radio with RDS; recording
USB microUSB v2.0
FEATURES Sensors Fingerprint, accelerometer, proximity, compass
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Browser HTML5
Java No
- ANT+ support
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- MP4/WMV/H.264 player
- MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player
- Photo/video editor
- Document viewer
BATTERY Non-removable Li-Ion 3050 mAh battery
Stand-by
Talk time Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play Up to 51 h
MISC Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold
Price group 8/10
TESTS Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1089 / Basemark X: 8838
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.859 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -89.3dB / Crosstalk -53.8dB
Battery life
Endurance rating 98h
shubham540 said:
Add Samsung Galaxy A8 also
Source : GSMArena
NETWORKTechnology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
LAUNCHAnnounced2015, July
StatusAvailable. Released 2015, August
BODYDimensions158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm (6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)
Weight151 g (5.33 oz)
SIMNano-SIM
DISPLAYTypeSuper AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size5.7 inches (~73.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution1080 x 1920 pixels (~386 ppi pixel density)
MultitouchYes
ProtectionCorning Gorilla Glass 4 (To be confirmed)
PLATFORMOSAndroid OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
ChipsetQualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
CPUQuad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
GPUAdreno 405
MEMORYCard slotmicroSD, up to 128 GB
Internal32 GB, 2 GB RAM
CAMERAPrimary16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
FeaturesGeo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
[email protected], check quality
Secondary5 MP, 1080p
SOUNDAlert typesVibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
LoudspeakerYes
3.5mm jackYes
COMMSWLANWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetoothv4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
GPSYes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant)
NFCYes
RadioFM radio with RDS; recording
USBmicroUSB v2.0
FEATURESSensorsFingerprint, accelerometer, proximity, compass
MessagingSMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
BrowserHTML5
JavaNo
- ANT+ support
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- MP4/WMV/H.264 player
- MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player
- Photo/video editor
- Document viewer
BATTERY Non-removable Li-Ion 3050 mAh battery
Stand-by
Talk timeUp to 17 h (3G)
Music playUp to 51 h
MISCColorsPearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold
Price group8/10
TESTSPerformanceBasemark OS II 2.0: 1089 / Basemark X: 8838
DisplayContrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.859 (sunlight)
CameraPhoto / Video
LoudspeakerVoice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio qualityNoise -89.3dB / Crosstalk -53.8dB
Battery life
Endurance rating 98h
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Is there any heating problems with galaxy a8 ?
mikeloury said:
Is there any heating problems with galaxy a8 ?
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Absolutely No!
I am using SM-A800F (Exynos) similar chipset found in Galaxy Alpha.
shubham540 said:
Absolutely No!
I am using SM-A800F (Exynos) similar chipset found in Galaxy Alpha.
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Not sure whether this has been pointed out, but the camera specs for the A300FU are a bit wrong, specifically the resolution of the photos taken by the camera - they're not 264x2448 (that would be <1MP).