The Galaxy A7 and A9 represent the new face of Samsung's midrange lineup, with premium designs and multiple camera setups to match the most exuberant of flagships. Here are our first impressions.
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Following Huawei's announcement of the P20 Pro featuring a triple-lens camera earlier this year, Samsung is following suit by unveiling the Galaxy A7, its first handset to include such a camera.
After formally unveiling the 2017 editions of its Galaxy A3, A5, and A7 handsets earlier this year, Samsung has now announced the A5 and A7 for India. Pre-orders for the handsets are open.
Samsung has announced its 2017 lineup of Galaxy A smartphones. The handsets are water resistant, feature fingerprint scanners, USB Type-C connectivity and "3D glass" with a metallic design.
After teasing new Galaxy A-series devices yesterday, the specs and prices of Samsung's upcoming Galaxy A5 and A7 have leaked. The phones will include FHD Super AMOLED displays, 16MP cameras, and more.
Samsung has confirmed that it's working on a build of Android 7.0 Nougat for its mid-range Galaxy A smartphones. Unfortunately, owners of these models could end up waiting until mid-2017 for Nougat.
In June, Samsung released Android 6.0.1 for the Galaxy A7 in Russia. Three months later - and almost a full year after Marshmallow's release - the update is now available for the Galaxy A7 in Europe.
Samsung is continuing to make Marshmallow available for more of its devices - and it's just added two more to the list. Android 6.0.1 has started rolling out to the Galaxy A7 and Galaxy A5 (2016).
Samsung has announced the latest generation of the Galaxy A series, that includes the A3, A5 and A7 premium mid-range smartphones, which will be made available globally in the coming months.
Although Samsung is scaling back its smartphone production by 30 per cent, there are no clear signs that the number of models will decrease, with two more joining the growing army.
Samsung is expected to launch a new smartphone allegedly known as the Galaxy A7, which could be the company's slimmest one yet if the dimensions revealed during certification are to be believed.