Everything Specs
Although not the most expensive smartphone in the A series, Samsung Galaxy A7 is somewhat very similar to the A9 and even better in some departments. For example, it has Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat), and A9 isn’t upgradable to Android 7.0. Samsung Galaxy A7 sports a solid 3 GB of RAM and 16 GB of internal storage, which is ok, but not great. An Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 CPU found here is common for budget devices and Mali-T720MP2 isn’t that great GPU, although this phone handles games very well.
We’re glad that Samsung included a Fingerprint scanner on this device, which they didn’t incorporate in some devices in J series. Samsung doesn’t seem to steer away from its working formula- a 13 MP main camera, quality enough to be one of the best in the class. Galaxy A7 has a 3300 mAh Li-Ion battery, which is solid and can last up to 78 h when playing music.
Announced Date | 2015, December |
Release Date | 2015, December |
Launched |
Dimensions | 151.5 x 74.1 x 7.3 mm (5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 in) |
Weight | 172 g (6.07 oz) |
Colors | Black, White, Gold, Pink |
Display Type | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
Size | 5.5 inches (~74.3% screen-to-body ratio) |
Resolution | 1080 x 1920 pixels (~401 ppi pixel density) |
Display Features | Multi Touch, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 |
Primary | 13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm, OIS, autofocus, LED flash |
Secondary | 5 MP, f/1.9, 24mm, 1080p |
Flash | |
Video | 1080p@30fps |
Camera Features | Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR |
Chipset | Exynos 7580 Octa |
CPU | Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 |
GPU | Mali-T720MP2 |
RAM | 3 GB |
Card Type | microSD |
Internal | 16 GB |
External | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model, microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual-SIM model |
OS | Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) |
Technology Used | Li-Ion |
Capacity | 3300 mAh battery |
Removable | |
Fast Charging |
Alert Type | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
3.5mm Jack | |
Loud Speaker | |
Features | Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
Bluetooth | v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE |
GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) |
NFC | |
Radio | |
USB | microUSB v2.0 |
Technology Used | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
2G | |
3G | |
4G | |
EDGE | |
GPRS | |
SIM | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
Sensors | Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass |
Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM |
Browsers | HTML5 |
Galaxy A series is one of my favorite smartphone series which are more budget-oriented, similar to J but better. Galaxy A7 has a great screen and it looks fantastic. I've been using it for almost half a year and i haven't had any problems… simply a brilliant phone!