Samsung announces the new Galaxy A for 2016, with a new design and particularly similar to that of Galaxy S6. They will come in a month.
Samsung has announced the launch of new devices Galaxy A for the year 2016, with the family that now comes in denominations of 4.7, 5.2 and 5.5 inches. The three new models in part incorporated the styles of the family at the top of the range Galaxy S, adopt materials and premium finishes, and evolve to its predecessors with a new design, the addition of a sensor for fingerprint scanning and cameras improved.
On an aesthetic new smartphone very reminiscent Galaxy S6, with metal frame and rear glass and a frame around the display is quite reduced. Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A7 share large part of integrated hardware components, including the octa-core 1.6 GHz processor, the maximum resolution of the display, the camera and the list of media connectivity.
Between the two models are different display, respectively, 5.2″ and 5.5″ for Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A7, the amount of RAM (2 and 3GB) and the built-in battery, respectively 2,900 and 3,330 mAh. The cameras are instead identical, both with a 13-megapixel sensor and optical stabilized, while selfie and video you can entrust a 5 megapixel sensor with optical f/1.9.
Model | Galaxy A3 |
Galaxy A5 | Galaxy A7 |
OS | Android 5.1 Lollipop | Android 5.1 Lollipop | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
Display | SuperAMOLED 4.7″ | 5.2″ FHD (1080p) | 5.5″ FHD |
Resolution | HD (720p) | FHD (1080p) | FHD (1080p) |
Processor | Quad-core 1.5GHz | Octa-core 1.6 GHz | Octa-core 1.6GHz |
RAM | 1.5 GB | 2 GB | 3 GB |
Storage | 16GB expandable | 16GB expandable | 16GB expandable |
Cameras | 13 MP 5 MP |
13 OIS MP 5 MP |
13 OIS MP 5 MP |
Connectivity | LTE Cat. 4 Wi-Fi 802.11n Bluetooth 4.1 NFC |
LTE Cat. 6 Wi-Fi 802.11n Bluetooth 4.1 NFC player imprints |
LTE Cat. 6 Wi-Fi 802.11n Bluetooth 4.1 NFC player imprints |
Battery | 2,300 mAh | 2,900 mAh | 3,300 mAh |
Dimensions | 134.5 x 65.2 x 7.3 | 144.8 x 71.0 x 7.3 | 151.5 x 74.1 x 7.3 |
Weight | 132 g | 155 g | 172 g |
The small group, Galaxy A3, adopts a display of 4.7 ” lower resolution, only HD, hardware components and less refined. The camera is always 13-megapixel but, unlike the older siblings, lack of optical stabilization images. In terms of connections, you have to live the support of 4G LTE Cat. 4, and there will be a biometric scanner.
For more information on the list of the technical specifications, we refer to the table that we reported above, while we have no official information yet on pricing. The smartphone will be available in China since the middle of December 2015, and will arrive in january 2016.