Samsung’s upper tier smartphone line – the A-series has just
received a major refresh today with the announcement of the new A7, A5 and A3.
By the looks of it, the Korean tech firm is finally embracing the metal and
glass design language it has employed in its flagship models and bringing it to
the A-series.
The largest of the trio is of course the Galaxy A7 sporting
a 5.5-inch Super AMOLED 1080p screen. The A7 has 3GB of RAM, 16GB of expandable
internal storage and a 3300mAh battery.
There’s a 13MP camera at the back with f/1.9 aperture and
optical image stabilization. The front camera also has an f/1.9 aperture though
it has 8MP less than the one at the front. A fingerprint sensor is also on the
A7’s specs sheet.
Connectivity-wise, the A7 has room for two SIM cards in some
markets and comes with Cat 6 LTE connectivity.
A notch down, we have the Galaxy A5. Like the A7, it also
has Full HD resolution though the screen size is slightly smaller at 5 inches.
There’s 2GB of RAM, 16B of internal storage, an octa-core processor and a
2900mAh battery.
Samsung has used the same 13MP+5MP camera combo as in the A7
as well as the fingerprint reader that supports Samsung Pay.
Finally, there’s the Galaxy A3. It’s the smallest of the
bunch with its 4.7-inch Super AMOLED display with HD resolution. It has a
quad-core processor, 1.5GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage.
It uses the same 13MP+5MP camera combo as in the earlier
models and also comes with LTE connectivity (though not as fast as the other
two). Its power source is a 2300mAh battery and unlike the A7 and A5, this one
doesn’t have a fingerprint sensor.
Pricing and shipping dates are not available yet.
