Samsung Galaxy A3 and A5 successors show up on FCC


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FCC, the certification agency in USA has listed two new smartphones on its website. The smartphones are the successors of the Samsung Galaxy A3 and the Galaxy A5.

The models in question are the SM-A310F Galaxy A3 and the SM-A5100 Galaxy A5. There was also Galaxy A3 with the model number SM-A310DS which is a DualSIM variant.

Both the devices will come equipped with NFC which should be to facilitate Samsung Pay. There was a rumour that Samsung is looking to bring Samsung Pay to its lower end devices as well and not limit it to just the flagships.

The Galaxy A3 has the following rumoured specs:

  • 4.7″ 720p Display
  • 1.5GHz Quad-Core Exynos 7580 Processor, Mali-T720 GPU
  • 1.5GB RAM, 16GB Internal Memory
  • 13 Megapixel Primary Camera, 5 Megapixel Front Facing Camera

The Galaxy A5 rumoured specs are:

  • 5.2″ 1080p DIsplay
  • 1.6GHz Octa-Core CPU, Mali-T720 GPU
  • 2GB RAM, 16GB Internal Memory
  • 13 Megapixel Primary Camera, 5 Megapixel Front Facing Camera

Samsung is also expected to release an updated Galaxy A7 along with the updated A3 and A5 models. While we don’t have any information regarding the announcement date, we will be sure to keep you upto date on any information that arises regarding the handsets.

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Author: Sandeep Sarma

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