New Delhi: With an aim to make a dent in the market share of Chinese brands in the Rs 30,000-40,000 segment, Samsung India on Wednesday launched Galaxy A8+ smartphone with flagship features for Rs 32,990.
Galaxy A8+ is Samsung's first smartphone to sport a dual-front camera and will be available on Amazon.in.
"This device will play in the 30-40k price segment allowing us to enter that market in a big way. Galaxy A8+ inherits some features from our other flagship devices Samsung S8, S8 Plus and Note 8," Aditya Babbar, General Manager, Mobile Business, Samsung India, said.
"It has a dual-front camera setup -- offered for the first time by Samsung, 6GB RAM, 64GB internal memory, a large Infinity Display and stunning ergonomic design that draws on Samsung's flagship design heritage and experience," he added.
Asked about the features of the device that differentiates it from other smartphones in the segment, Babbar said Samsung was committed to meaningful innovation which can empower consumers to do more with a device. "With Galaxy A8+, we are bringing our customers' favourite features from our flagship smartphones, such as first dual-front camera with Live Focus. We are launching the device with metal and glass built in a segment that primarily features metal-built smartphones. Hence the big difference," he said.