Samsung's Galaxy A80 has a slide

Samsung's new smartphone, the Galaxy A80, is one of the most interesting phones the company has launched in a while.

It's only got a triple rear camera, but that camera slides up and rotates to face you when you switch to selfie mode.

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Sounds odd? It actually might be pretty clever. In this way -- and unlike some other slide-out phones we've seen recently -- the phone's primary camera is also the phone's selfie camera. And given that the camera is a 48-megapixel, f/2.0 sensor coupled with an ultra-wide, 8-megapixel, F2.2 sensor and a 3D depth module, it should actually be better than most selfie cameras out there, while allowing Samsung to save some component money.

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It's hard to judge how well this works without trying it out, but a short promotional video from Samsung (below) makes the slide-out process look snappy enough for everyday use.

Credit: Samsung

The Galaxy A80, even though it's technically a mid-ranger, has pretty interesting specs as well. It Has a 6.7-inch, notch-less Super AMOLED display with a 2,400x1,080 pixel resolution. It's powered by an unnamed octa-core chip and comes with 8GB of RAM, 128GB of storage and Android 9.0 Pie. It has a 3,700mAh battery with 25W fast charging.

The Samsung Galaxy A80 will be available in three colors: Angel Gold, Ghost White and Phantom Black. There's no word on price or availability just yet.

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