Samsung Galaxy A (2017) series goes official: IP68, 16 MP front cameras, USB Type-C, and more

January 05, 2017 New Launch News Samsung

Samsung has announced the latest of its Galaxy A series smartphone midrange devices that offer similar looks to the company’s premium Galaxy S range, the new Galaxy A3, A5, and A7. Each model has the curved metal frame and 3D glass back and offer IP68 water and dust resistance, allowing it to withstand the elements, including rain, sweat, sand and dust, oval home-button-and-fingerprint-scanner, and glass back familiar from the Galaxy S7. Also new on the Galaxy A (2017) series compared to previous Galaxy A series smartphones is the support for up to 256GB microSD cards for storage expansion, a fingerprint scanner on the Home Button, the presence of fast charge support and USB Type-C port, apart from an Always on Display. Other features include support for Samsung Pay (with both NFC and MST compatibility), Samsung Cloud, and Secure Folder. Let see the new upgrade for the Samsung A series phones.

Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)

Let Start with the Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017), the smartphone sports a 4.7-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) Super AMOLED display, and is powered by a 1.6GHz octa-core SoC coupled with 2GB of RAM. Optics include a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and an f/1.9 aperture, apart from an 8-megapixel front camera with an f/1.9 aperture.The Galaxy A3 (2017) bears 16GB of inbuilt storage that is expandable via microSD card (up to 256GB). It measures 135.4x66.2x7.9mm and sports a 2350mAh battery.

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) sports a 5.2-inch full-HD (1080x1920 pixels) Super AMOLED display, and is powered by a 1.9GHz octa-core SoC coupled with 3GB of RAM. It ships with a 16-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and an f/1.9 aperture, alongside a 16-megapixel front camera with an f/1.9 aperture. The Galaxy A5 (2017) bears 32GB of inbuilt storage that is expandable via microSD card (up to 256GB), while connectivity options on board include 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth v4.2, NFC, and USB Type-C. It measures 146.1x71.4x7.9mm and sports a 3000mAh battery.

Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)

Finally, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) sports a 5.7-inch full-HD (1080x1920 pixels) Super AMOLED display, and is powered by a 1.9GHz octa-core SoC coupled with 3GB of RAM. It features a 16-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and an f/1.9 aperture, as well as a 16-megapixel front camera with an f/1.9 aperture.The Galaxy A7 (2017) bears 32GB of inbuilt storage that is expandable via microSD card (up to 256GB). It measures 156.8x77.6x7.9mm and sports a 3600mAh battery.