Samsung launched the Galaxy A7, its slimmest smartphone yet, in India over the weekend, and we had a chance to get our hands on it during the launch event in Bangkok on Monday.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 belongs to the new Galaxy A-series of smartphones, which, with their metal unibodies, are part of the South Korean consumer electronics giant’s attempt to distance itself from the all-plastic designs it has become notorious for.Samsung started along this path with the Galaxy Alpha, which launched in India in September 2014.
Samsung Galaxy A7
Design & Display
The Samsung Galaxy A7 arrives with a 5.5-inch Super AMOLED display which is designed to deliver rich colours, sharpness and high clarity thanks to full-HD resolution (1,080 x 1,920 pixels) leading to a pixel density of 401ppi.
Measuring 151×76.2×6.3mm, the Samsung Galaxy A7 weighs 141 grams.
Configuration and OS
For driving its processes, the Samsung Galaxy A7 is packed with a 64-bit Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 chipset housing four cores of 1.5GHz and four cores of 1GHz. Equally powerful is the 2GB RAM assisting it. The Adreno 405 GPU handles intensive games and movies smoothly. Such a powerful configuration is capable of making light of anything you throw at it. It ships with Android v4.4, a.k.a. KitKat OS.
Camera and Storage
The main camera of the Samsung Galaxy A7 captures 13MP stills and supports features like autofocus, LED flash, touch to focus, geo-tagging and others. You can also shoot full HD videos at 30fps with this camera. At the front panel, there is a 5MP snapper which will surely win the hearts of selfie lovers. Internally, the device comes with 16GB of memory out of which the user access 12GB. It also has a microSD slot capable of taking in cards up to 64GB.
Battery & Connectivity
The Galaxy A7 has a non-removable 2600mAh battery which is much larger than the Galaxy Alpha’s 1860mAh power pack.
The connectivity and networking package loaded in the Samsung Galaxy A7 comprises of latest features in the form of 4G LTE (selected countries), 3G, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/n 5GHz, USB port, Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP, Mobile hotspot and GPS/A-GPS.
Verdict
The Samsung Galaxy A7 is one of the much awaited smartphones from the Korean mobile giant. It flaunts a superb display backed by a beastly configuration. But then that’s what you expect in this price range. It also impresses with its excellent cameras, sound storage and latest connectivity features.
| PRICE | Rs.26,499  |
| OS | Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) |
| CPU | Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53 – A700FD |
| RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| SCREEN | 5.5 inches (~72.5% screen-to-body ratio) |
| DISPLAY | 1080 x 1920 pixels (~401 ppi pixel density) |
| SIM | Single SIM(Nano-SIM) |
| CAMERA | Rear Camera: 13 MP, Front Camera: 5 MP, LED Flash: Yes |
| MEMORY | Internal: 16 GB, microSD, up to 64 GB |
| BATTERY | Non-removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh battery |
| OTHERS | 2G,3G,4G,NFC,Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.1 |