The Galaxy A8’s camera will measure just 5mm thin. Photo: Samsung

Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy A8 may be a midrange smartphone, but it’s going to be a darn impressive one. According to the latest claims, the device will be packing a 16-megapixel camera that’s been specially optimized for the A8’s super-slim form factor.

The Galaxy A8 is big — but surprisingly thin. Photo: NowhereElse

Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy A8 is set to become its slimmest smartphone to date, but ahead of its official unveiling, the device has appeared in a new hands-on video. The three-minute clip shows off the Galaxy A8’s design, and what appears to be a new TouchWiz interface.

Samsung’s back on top in the U.S. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Samsung has overtaken Apple to regain its lead of the U.S. smartphone market following strong sales of the Galaxy S6. The South Korean company’s latest smartphone became the third best-selling smartphone in its first full month on sale, trailing only the iPhone 6 and the Galaxy S5.

Sony’s camera business is a big success. Photo: Sony

Sony is looking to pour billions into its smartphone camera business as it looks to increase production and development of modules for customers like Apple, Samsung, and others. The company’s camera business is already a success, but its production capacity is limited.

Can Samsung save the Snapdragon? Photo: Qualcomm

Following overheating headaches with its latest Snapdragon 810, Qualcomm will reportedly switch manufacturers for its next-generation Snapdragon 820.

Samsung has been chosen to build the chipset using its new 14-nanometer manufacturing process, a new report claims, and it will do so with custom CPU cores that will deliver speeds of up to 3GHz.