Samsung announced the Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A3 smartphones with unibody full metal build last month. At that time the company did not reveal any details regarding its dual SIM variant, but it confirmed that the smartphones would roll out in China in November. Now the dual SIM variant of the Galaxy A5 (SM-A5000) has surfaced on the official Samsung China website, which hints that the Galaxy A5 might go on sale in China before the A3.
In China the smartphone comes with dual nano SIM support and a range of connectivity features such as TD-LTE, FDD-LTE to work with China Mobile and China Unicom and has 3G TD-SCDMA support.
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
- Dual SIM (optional)
- 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
The Samsung Galaxy A5 comes in Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue and Champagne Gold colors. Samsung has not revealed the pricing yet.