Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A3 smartphones in its new A Series, after several rumors.Both these smartphones have full metal unibody, slim designs. These are Samsung’s slimmest smartphone to date. The Galaxy A5 is just 6.7mm thick and the Galaxy A3 is 6.9mm thick. These are aimed at young and trend conscious consumers, says the company.
Coming to the specifications, the Galaxy A5 has a 5-inch HD Super AMOLED display and the Galaxy A3 features a 4.5-inch qHD Super AMOLED display. Both these are powered by 1.2GHz Quad-Core Processors, have LTE support and run Android 4.4 (KitKat). The Galaxy A5 has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and the A3 features a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash. Both these have a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with wide-angle lens to capture better selfies.
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Both these have Ultra-Power Saving Mode, Private Mode and Multiscreen and adjustable audio which intelligently adapts and enhances sound output based on the user’s surrounding environment.
Samsung Galaxy A5 specifications
- 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD Super AMOLED display
- 1.2GHz quad-core processor
- 2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable up to 64GB with microSD
- Android 4.4 (KitKat)
- 13MP rear camera with LED flash, 1080p video recording
- 5MP front-facing camera
- Dimensions: 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7mm; Weight: 123 grams
- 4G LTE / 3G, Wi-Fi802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, A-GPS/ GLONASS, NFC (LTE version only)
- 2300 mAh battery
Samsung Galaxy A3 specifications
- 4.5-inch (960 x 540 pixels) qHD Super AMOLED display
- 1.2GHz quad-core processor
- 1GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable up to 64GB with microSD
- Android 4.4 (KitKat)
- 8MP rear camera with LED flash, 1080p video recording
- 5MP front-facing camera
- Dimensions: 130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9mm; Weight: 110.3 grams
- 4G LTE / 3G, Wi-Fi802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, A-GPS/ GLONASS, NFC (LTE version only)
- 1900 mAh battery
The Samsung Galaxy A5 and the Galaxy A3 smartphones comes in Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue and Champagne Gold color and would roll out in select markets including China starting in November 2014. No details about the pricing yet.