My Review
Date: 3 March 2017
Samsung started their 2017 with the new A series edition. Being the first set of smartphones from Samsung after the unfortunate Note 7. But Samsung wasn’t going to let their customers slip away so quickly and if you keep on reading this article you will agree with me. Samsung has launched three new phones in the A series; the A3 (4.7”), A5 (5.2”) and the A7 (5.7”). Samsung has stuck to
the elegant Samsung S7 design and hopefully has the S7’s success.
Personalization
To start with personalising your phone Samsung has four colours available for all three phones; Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist and Peach Cloud. Some covers and accessories include:
Neon Flip
Available in Black, Blue, Pink and Gold.
The edges of the cover light up so you can take calls, view messages, the alarm and time when the cover is closed. What is also better is that the cover doesn’t need any external power source.
Clear Flip Cover
Available in Black, Blue, Pink and Gold.
This cover allows you to view notifications and play music while the cover is closed. Its shock resistant design leaves no stress with clumsy hands
S view standing cover
Available in Black, Blue, Pink and Gold.
The s view cover is a cover that can fold into a stand to watch your multimedia and your favourite content. The cover also allows you to make/receive calls and quickly capture moments with the camera.
Neon Flip
Available in Black, Blue, Pink and Gold.
The edges of the cover light up so you can take calls, view messages, the alarm and time when the cover is closed. What is also better is that the cover doesn’t need any external power source.
Clear Flip Cover
Available in Black, Blue, Pink and Gold.
This cover allows you to view notifications and play music while the cover is closed. Its shock resistant design leaves no stress with clumsy hands
S view standing cover
Available in Black, Blue, Pink and Gold.
The s view cover is a cover that can fold into a stand to watch your multimedia and your favourite content. The cover also allows you to make/receive calls and quickly capture moments with the camera.
Camera
Speaking of the camera, I was shocked to hear that the back AND front of the camera have 16 megapixels which Samsung says both of which have stable and accurate autofocus capabilities. You can use this camera in all conditions as the A series holds an IP68 rating which means it can stand well up to rain, sand, dust, etc.
Hardware
And with more storage than ever before and a micro SD slot capable of supporting 256GB you won’t have to worry about dumping your media onto a hard drive and for keeping this storage safe on your phone Samsung has introduced Samsung Knox for an anti- virus firewall and a fingerprint sensor for security and privacy. Samsung also added the reversible Type C – port with “Fast Charge” and a 2350 mAH (A3), 3000 mAH (A5), 3600 mAH (A7) battery which means reviving tour phone won’t take time and just as well it doesn’t.
Pictures
Specifications
- Processor
- CPU Speed 1.9GHz
- CPU Type Octa-Core
- Display
- Size (Main Display) 5.2" (132.2mm)
- Resolution (Main Display) 1920 x 1080 (FHD)
- Technology (Main Display) Super AMOLED
- Color Depth (Main Display) 16M
- S Pen Support No
- Camera
- Main Camera - ResolutionCMOS 16.0 MP
- Main Camera - F Number f/1.9
- Main Camera - Auto Focus Yes
- Front Camera - F Number f/1.9
- Main Camera - Flash Yes
- Video Recording Resolution FHD (1920 x 1080)@30fps
- Memory
- RAM_Size (GB) 3GB
- ROM Size (GB) 32 *
- Available Memory* (GB) 23.1 GB
- External Memory Support MicroSD (Up to 256GB)
- Network/Bearer
- Number of SIM Single-SIM
- SIM size Nano-SIM (4FF)
- SIM Slot Type SIM 1 + MicroSD
- Infra 2G GSM, 3G WCDMA, 4G LTE FDD, 4G LTE TDD
- 2G GSM GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
- 3G UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)
- 4G FDD LTE B1(2100), B2(1900), B3(1800), B4(AWS), B5(850), B7(2600), B8(900), B17(700), B20(800), B28(700)
- 4G TDD LTE B38(2600), B40(2300), B41(2500)
- Connectivity
- ANT+ Yes
- USB Interface USB Type-C
- USB Version USB 2.0
- Location Technology GPS, Glonass, Beidou
- Earjack 3.5mm Stereo
- MHL No
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac 2.4+5GHz
- Wi-Fi Direct Yes
- Bluetooth Version Bluetooth v4.2
- NFC Yes
- Bluetooth Profiles A2DP, AVRCP, DI, HFP, HID, HOGP, HSP, MAP, OPP, PAN, PBAP
- PC Sync Smart Switch (PC version)
- OS Android
- General Information
- Form Factor Touch Bar
- Sensors Accelerometer, Barometer, Fingerprint Sensor, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Hall Sensor, Proximity Sensor, RGB Light Sensor
- Physical specification
- Dimension (HxWxD, mm) 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9
- Weight (g)159
- Battery
- Internet Usage Time(3G) (Hours) Up to 13
- Internet Usage Time(LTE) (Hours) Up to 16
- Internet Usage Time(Wi-Fi) (Hours) Up to 18
- Video Playback Time (Hours) Up to 19
- Standard Battery Capacity (mAh) 3000
- Removable No
- Audio Playback Time (Hours) Up to 53
- Audio Playback Time (Hours, Always On Display Off) Up to 78
- Talk Time (3G WCDMA) (Hours) Up to 16
- Audio and Video
- Video Playing Format MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM
- Video Playing Resolution UHD 4K (3840 x 2160)@30fps
- Audio Playing Format MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA
- Services and Applications
- S-Voice
- No Bixby