The
Samsung Galaxy A7 has made it to the headlines as the Korean company officially
announced their slimmest phone to date. Everything you see about the Galaxy A7
comes from the same melting pot of the Galaxy Alpha. Being brewed in the
fiercest competition in the mobile industry, will the Galaxy A7 make a mark in
the international scene? Take a good read below and find out.
Design
The
Galaxy A7 culminates the heavy leaks about the Galaxy A series. Being a distant
cousin of the Galaxy Alpha, all that we could expect in this device range are
the more premium build and powerful performance. The design is absolutely a deviation
from the unapologetic plastic-clad Galaxy handsets that we have been accustomed
to for quite some time now.
Its
metal frame and body defines a premium Android experience akin to the HTC One
series. This 6.3-millimeter handset is shaping up to be one of the stunners in
the overcrowded Android ecosystem. The design definitely appeals to the
fashion-conscious and the purists. In parallel with its brilliant design, the
Galaxy A7 also breathes performance.
Hardware
The
handset will have two variants which will depend to the chipset that it'll
pack. The one with the Snapdragon 615 SoC is comprised of four 1.5GHZ A53 cores
and four 1.0GHz A53 cores; the device has a 64-bit desktop class configuration
like most of the handsets released this year. On the other hand, the 32-bit
Exynos 5430 model is comprised of four 1.8GHz A15 cores and four 1.3GHz A7
cores.
Both
versions have 2GB of RAM, 13MP rear camera, 5MP front snapper and a capable
2600 mAh battery. The 16GB of RAM also has microSD support in case you'll need
more space for your multimedia files.
Display and
Connectivity
The
display hits the phablet category with its 5.5-inch HD Super AMOLED panel. It
also has a complete set of connectivity features spearheaded by the Cat 4 LTE.
You'll get Android 4.4 KitKat with TouchWiz skin on top. Samsung also promised
for an Android 5.0 Lollipop update soon.
The
Samsung Galaxy A7 will be available in different hues - Midnight Black, Pearl
White and Champagne Gold. The device will be available at the end of Q1 with an
undisclosed price tag.
Samsung
Galaxy A7 Specs (International Version)
150.9
x 75.9 x 6.3-mm dimension
5.5-inch
HD Super AMOLED display (1080 x 1920p at 401ppi)
Samsung
Exynos 5430 octa-core CPU
(four
1.8GHz cortex A15-cores, 1.3GHz cortex-A7 cores)
Qualcomm
Snapdragon 615
(four
1.5GHz Cortex A53 cores and four 1.0GHz Cortex A53 cores)
2GB
RAM
16GB
Internal Memory
expandable
up to 64GB via microSD
12-megapixel
rear camera with LED flash
5-megapixel
front camera
Dual-SIM/Dual-Standby
4G
LTE, 3G HSPA+
NFC
Wi-Fi
802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
Bluetooth
4.0, A2DP
GLONASS,
GPS, A-GPS
Android
4.4.2 KitKat (upgradable to Android 5.0 Lollipop)
2600
mAh Li-On battery