Samsung has taken the wraps of its new Galaxy A7 smartphone at an event in Malaysia. Touting “premium hardware for a superior social experience”, the Galaxy A7 features an octa-core 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 SoC or 32-bit Exynos 5430 processor. Both versions of the smartphone will offer 2GB of RAM and 16GB of built-in memory. A microSD card slot for further expansion will also be available.
The screen on the A7 is a 5.5” HD Super AMOLED unit. The rest of the device’s specs include a 13MP main camera, 5MP front-facing unit, and full connectivity suite headed by Category 4 LTE. The smartphone boots Android 4.4 KitKat with TouchWiz UI. An update to Android 5.0 Lollipop is naturally in the works.
Physical measures of the Samsung Galaxy A7 are 151 x 76.2 x 6.3 mm, while its weight tips the scale at 141 grams. A 2,600mAh battery powers the device. The handset is the slimmest offering with metal unibody to date, slimmer even than the new iPhone 6.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 will be available in dark blue, white, or gold color schemes. Samsung promises a “competitive price point” for the device when it is launched.
