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The first Alpha undertaking needed no ties with the Galaxy line - which has been everywhere, from passage level to premium. After an appreciated character help, the An arrangement returns home. The Galaxy A7 is in charge, a thin, light, metal-trimmed phablet to offer a distinct option for the Galaxy Note 4 and other premium phablets.
The A7 is an insignificant 6.3mm thick and has a metal casing, which gives the tall gadget an appreciated level of unbending nature. At 35g lighter than the Note 4, this phablet feels littler in the hand despite the fact that the tallness and width are close.
Like its kindred Samsung leaders, the Galaxy A7 has a Super AMOLED screen, 5.5" major with 1080p determination. It's fueled by either an Exynos 5430 (like the Galaxy Alpha) or a 64-bit Snapdragon 615. In either case you get a 13MP principle cam and a 5MP selfie cam.
Key features
- Super thin (6.3mm) phone with a premium metal frame
- Both Single SIM and Dual SIM models come LTE-equipped on many markets (Cat. 4 LTE 150/50Mbps)
- 5.5" Super AMOLED of 1,080 x 1,920px resolution, ~401ppi
- LTE/dual-SIM: Snapdragon 615 64-bit chipset, octa-core Cortex-A53 processor (four cores at 1.5GHz and four at 1GHz)
- LTE/single-SIM: Exynos 5430 chipset, quad-core 1.8GHz Cortex-A15 and quad 1.3GHz A7
- 2GB of RAM
- Android 4.4.4 KitKat with TouchWiz, theme support
- 13MP camera capable of 1080p video recording, 5MP front-facing camera, 1080p video
- 16GB of built-in storage
- Optional Dual SIM version with a nanoSIM slot inside the microSD card slot
- Active noise cancellation via dedicated mic
- Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, GPS/GLONASS, NFC
- 2,600mAh battery
Main disadvantages
- It's pricey for the hardware offered
- No Android Lollipop at launch
- Non-removable battery
- Extra SIM and microSD card share a slot, you can't have both in the Dual-SIM version
- No 2160p video capture or high frame-rate modes
We're testing the dual-SIM version powered by Snapdragon 615. It has 16GB of built-in storage, which you can expand if you're willing to give up the second SIM slot - it's one of the combo slots that have gained popularity lately. We would have preferred three slots, but this setup still affords a reasonable degree of flexibility.
Last season, the Galaxy Note 3 Neo was the low-cost alternative to the then flagship, but this year there's no Note 4 Neo. The Galaxy A7 takes that role in a way, but while it is indeed cheaper than the Note 4 we wouldn't call it "low-cost." It has a premium build and comes with a matching price tag.
The break from the secured Galaxy S and Note arrangement is likewise an opportunity to begin new. Truly, Samsung stayed near to its fundamental product offering as far as looks, yet the Galaxy An arrangement organizes outline over gimmicks. Not something we pondered a Samsung only a year back.
TouchWiz with themes
The Samsung Galaxy A5 runs on the latest available Android 4.4.4 KitKat enhanced with the TouchWiz UI. It offers graphical themes, a novelty for the Galaxy line. However, this version of the software doesn't stray too far from the TouchWiz-y looks that have defined Samsung software.
Here's a video we've prepared to give you a taste of what it's like.
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