Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy A (2017) series has been in the news for quite sometime now. Just yesterday, Samsung Mobile released a teaser poster via its Malaysia’s Twitter confirming that the upcoming A-series smartphones will include water resistance capabilities. Now, Samsung has sent out media invites for a launch event on January 5, which is set to take place in Kuala Lumpur. Interestingly, the announcement coincides with CES 2017, which kickstarts in Las Vegas.
Interestingly, CES 2017 is also scheduled to begin from January 5 - and Samsung has a pre-CES event scheduled on January 4. It looks like the Kuala Lumpur event may see a local launch, while CES 2017 will be the stage for a global unveiling of the 2017 Galaxy A Series.
Samsung has already announced that it will be showcasing its home audio and video range at the CES. And while the Galaxy A (2017) series may see a local launch in Kuala Lampur, CES 2017 might be used as a stage for global unveiling. The upcoming Galaxy A (2017) series – Galaxy A3 (2017), Galaxy A5 (2017) and Galaxy A7 (2017) have already leaked via benchmarks and press renders, giving us a fair idea of what to expect. The series is set to get a design overhaul, better cameras and water resistance capabilities.
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.
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