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Samsung Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A7 Launched at Samsung Forum 2016, Coming to India Soon

Samsung is hosting the Samsung Forum 2016 at in Malaysia today, and in that event, we have seen a lot of new developments regarding Samsung. Samsung is going to focus on the Make in India Campaign of the Indian Government in the year 2016. Apart from all these announcements, they launched their new Samsung Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A7 Smartphones, dubbed the Galaxy A5 2016 edition and the Galaxy A7 2016 Edition.

Samsung Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A7

Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 Specifications

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The Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 is the cheaper of the two smartphones, and packs a 5.2-inch full-HD AMOLED display, with a 1.6GHz octa-core processor and 2GB of RAM. The phone comes with 16GB of onboard storage and has a microSD card slot for storage expansion up to 128GB. The phone also features a fingerprint scanner and support for Fast Charging. On the camera side of things, the Galaxy A5 2016 packs a 13-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front camera. Powering the entire device, we have a 2900mAh battery in the phone. The phone also features dual SIM cards, along with a separate microSD card slot. Along with the smartphone, you also get 30GB of Airtel 4G for 6 months, which is a reall good deal.

Samsung Galaxy A7 2016 Specifications

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The Samsung Galaxy A7 2016 is the more expensive, and larger in the size of the two smartphones launched today. The Galaxy A7 packs a 5.5-inch full HD AMOLED display, with a 1.6GHz octa-core processor and 3GB of RAM. This phone also comes with 16GB of onboard storage and has a microSD card slot for storage expansion, up to 128GB.  This phone also packs a fingerprint sensor and has support for Fast Charging. The camera on this device is also a 13-megapixel rear one and a 5-megapixel front one. The entire device is powered by a 3300mAh battery, which is larger than the one found on the Samsung Galaxy A5 2016. This phone also features dual SIM cards and a separate microSD card slot. Along with the smartphone, you also get 30GB of Airtel 4G for 6 months, which is a reall good deal.

Pricing and Availability

2016-02-03 (3)The phones were announced and launched today, and they will be available in India by 15th of February. The phones will be sold on the online e-commerce website Snapdeal. The Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 will be available for a price of INR 29,400 whereas the Samsung Galaxy A7 2016 will be available for a price of INR 33,400.

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Conclusion

Both these phones seem great from Samsung, and we will surely let you all know more about these two phones before you lay your hands on one. Our team member is at the event in Malaysia, so you can expect some updates on these two phones by the end of the day today. Make sure you are subscribed to GadgetsToUse so you don’t miss out on any updates from us.

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Aneesh Bhatnagar

Aneesh Bhatnagar is a freelance web developer, who specializes in front-end website development with HTML5, CSS3 and jQuery. He is also an Android enthusiast, and a budding Android Application developer.