Samsung Announces 2016 Mid-Range Lineup: Galaxy A3, A5 & A7

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Samsung jut announced their mid-range phone lineup for 2016. We have the new versions for the Galaxy A3, the A5 and the A7. Here are their respective specs and features:

Galaxy A7 (2016)
  • LTE Cat.6 * May differ by markets and mobile operators
  • 5.5-inch FHD (1920×1080) Super AMOLED display
  • 1.6GHz Octa Core chipset
  • Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
  • 13MP OIS (F1.9) rear camera, 5MP (F1.9) front camera
  • MP4,M4V,3GP,3G2,WMV,ASF,AVI,FLV,MKV,WEBM
  • MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA
  • MST technology(Samsung Pay), Samsung KNOX, S-Voice, Dual SIM option, Samsung Pay launches may vary by market-readiness
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth® v 4.1, ANT+, USB 2.0, NFC (UICC, eSE)
  • Accelerometer, Proximity, Geomagnetic, RGB Light, Hall Fingerprint scanner
  • 3GB RAM + 16GB Storage, Micro SD slot (up to 128GB)
  • 151.5 x 74.1 x 7.3mm, 172g
  • 3,300mAh battery, Fast Charging
Galaxy A5 (2016)
  • LTE Cat.6 * May differ by markets and mobile operators
  • 5.2-inchFHD (1920×1080) Super AMOLED display
  • 1.6GHz Octa Core chipset
  • Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
  • 13MP OIS rear camera, 5MP front camera
  • MP4,M4V,3GP,3G2,WMV,ASF,AVI,FLV,MKV,WEBM
  • MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA
  • MST technology(Samsung Pay), Samsung KNOX, S-Voice, Dual SIM option Samsung Pay launches may vary by market-readiness
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth® v 4.1, ANT+, USB 2.0,
    NFC (UICC, eSE)
  • Accelerometer, Proximity, Geomagnetic, RGB Light, Hall Fingerprint scanner
  • 2GB RAM + 16GB Storage, Micro SD slot (up to 128GB)
  • 144.8 x 71.0 x 7.3mm , 155g
  • 2,900mAh battery, Fast Charging
Galaxy A3 (2016)
  • LTE Cat.4 * May differ by markets and mobile operators
  • 4.7-inch HD (1280×720) Super AMOLED
  • 1.5 GHz Quad Core
  • Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
  • 13MP (F1.9), Front : 5MP (F1.9)
  • MP4,M4V,3GP,3G2,WMV,ASF,AVI,FLV,MKV,WEBM
  • MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA
  • Samsung KNOX, S-Voice, Dual SIM option
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth® v 4.1, ANT+, USB 2.0, NFC (UICC)
  • Accelerometer, Proximity, Geomagnetic, RGB Light, Hall
  • 1.5GB RAM + 16GB Storage, Micro SD slot (up to 128GB)
  • 134.5 x 65.2 x 7.3mm, 132g
  • 2,300mAh battery
Each of these devices includes OIS in the camera and will support Samsung Pay. Pricing and availability were not revealed yet.
 

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I find it "interesting" that all 3 have microSD card slots while their flagship devices don't.
 

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I am hoping that this is a good sign that micro slots will be making a come back in the the flagships... But who really knows how much say carriers have in what features the new phones come with.
 

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I think the Galaxy will have an SD..
 

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Will it have CDMA and GSM antennas to be a true world phone?
 

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I find it "interesting" that all 3 have microSD card slots while their flagship devices don't.

So true!...I think by this Samsung is finally admitting how STUPID it was to remove these standard features that have been in all the previous versions. I absolutely passed on the Note 5 and now I'm waiting to see if they correct this mistake and put these things back in during 2016 with the S7, Note 6, etc.
 
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