Earlier last month, rumours suggested that Samsung's alleged Galaxy A Series (2017) smartphone will come with IP68 certification, making it highly resistant to dust and water. Now, the South Korean company has added further fuel to these rumours as it has teased water resistance feature for next generation of devices in its Galaxy A Series of smartphones - which are anticipated to be launched at CES 2017 next week.
Samsung Malaysia's Twitter account posted the official teaser for the upcoming phones in the Galaxy A Series on Monday. The company said, "It all begins with A. Hold your breath." If this was not hint enough, the company even added some water droplets into the image to make the matters more clear. However, it still remains to be seen if all phones from the series will get the water resistance or certain models.
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) specifications and features
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) is expected to feature either a 5.7-inch Super AMOLED display. It could be powered by an Exynos 7880 chipset, paired with Mali-T830 GPU and 3GB of RAM. The smartphone is expected to come with 32GB or 64GB storage options, with option of expanding storage via a microSD card. For photography, the Galaxy A7 (2017) is expected to sport a 16-megapixel rear camera with f/1.9 aperture, auto-focus, face detection and touch focus. Up front too, a 16-megapixel selfie camera is expected. For power, the smartphone is expected to use a 3,500mAh battery. Its connectivity options could be 4G LTE, USB Type-C port, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS. The smartphone will most likely feature a fingerprint scanner as seen in the Galaxy A7 (2016).
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) specifications and features
Based on the rumors and leaks so far, we can expect the Galaxy A5 (2017) to feature a 5.2-inch display and the smartphone could be offered in two models — single SIM and dual-SIM support. Under the hood, it could be powered by an octa-core Exynos 7880 processor (four Cortex A72 cores + four Cortex A53 cores) clocked at 1.87GHz paired with 3GB of RAM. However, details about internal storage are scarce at the moment. The smartphone could feature a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash. there is no word about the front-facing selfie camera. Furthermore, the smartphone is expected to be fuelled by a 3,300mAh battery with fast charging support. As per the benchmark listing, the smartphone is expected to run Android Marshmallow 6.0 wrapped under TouchWiz UI.
Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) specifications and features
The Galaxy A3 (2017) is could feature a 4.7-inch display with resolution of 720×1280 pixels. However, previous reports suggested a 5.5-inch display. It is said to be powered by an octa-core processor clocked at 1.5GHz and paired with ARM Mali-T830 GPU. The Galaxy A3 (2017) is expected to come with 2GB of RAM and onboard storage of 8GB, which would be further expandable up to 32GB via a microSD card. It is worth pointing out here that the Galaxy A3 (2016) comes with twice the internal storage, and expandable storage up to 128GB. In the photography department, the smartphone could sport a 12-megapixel rear camera and a 7-megapixel front camera. For connectivity, the smartphone could include NFC, Wi-Fi and the newest Bluetooth standard, Bluetooth 5.0, along with LTE support. On the software front, the smartphone is expected to runs Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow out-of-the-box and could be powered by a 3,000mAh battery.
The new Galaxy A Series phones are expected to be unveiled by the company at its CES 2017 event next month and as the rumours regarding the other models in the series are thin, we will have to wait for the official announcement by the company.
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