Samsung has announced it’s new Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A3, which are full metal unibody, extra-slim, mid-range smartphones. The Galaxy A5 and A3 are Samsung’s slimmest smartphones to date, featuring refined full metal unibody designs that are 6.7mm and 6.9mm thin, respectively.
The new ultra-slim handsets were announced by Samsung on Oct. 31 as devices that are "optimized for social networking," as the technology giant aims to capture the imaginations and discretionary dollars of smartphone users who have lots of phones to choose from around the world.
The new Galaxy A5 and A3 handsets are the company's slimmest-ever phones so far, and are being launched first in China, which is the world's largest smartphone market. The phones will arrive in the United States and other world markets later, though no schedules or prices have yet been unveiled, a spokesman told eWEEK.
Specifications of Samsung Galaxy A3
- According to Samsung Tomorrow, the Samsung Galaxy A3 has a 4.5-inch Super AMOLED display screen with 540 x 960 pixels. It is 6.9 mm thick and it measures 130.1 x 65.5 mm. It weighs 110.3 g.
- The Galaxy A3 is powered with 1.2 GHz quad-core processor that is supported by 1 GB of RAM. It comes with an internal storage support of 16 GB. It also features an external memory card storage.
- The device's rear camera is 8 MP whereas the front-facing camera is 5 MP.
- Galaxy A3 will come preloaded with Android v4.4 KitKat. It offers plenty of connectivity features such as Wi-Fi 802.11/b/g/n/ac, LTE (Cat. 4), and Bluetooth v4.0, GPS, GLONASS, microUSB 2.0, DLNA and NFC. It will be shipped with 1900 mAh battery.
- The Samsung Galaxy A5 sports 5-inch Super AMOLED display that supports HD resolution. It is slimmer than the Galaxy A3 as its thickness is only 6.7 mm, which is similar with that of Samsung Galaxy Alpha smartphone. It measures 139.3 x 69.7 mm.
- The handset is powered by a quad-core processor that works at 1.2 GHz, which is complemented with 2 GB of RAM. The internal storage available with the Galaxy A5 is 16 GB, and it also features a microSD slot.
- There is a 13 MP camera on the back of the device and a 5 MP camera on the front. It also features Android v4.4 KitKat out-of-the-box and has numerous connectivity options like Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, LTE (Cat. 4), Bluetooth v4.0, GPS, GLONASS, microUSB 2.0 and NFC. It is housed with 2300 mAh battery.
- Animated GIF
- Beauty Face Features
- Rear-cam Selfie
- Palm Selfie
- Wide Selfie
Samsung has introduced its own software features like the Ultra-Power Saving Mode, Private Mode and Multiscreen in these phones as well.The Galaxy A5 and A3 will be available in select markets including China starting in November 2014. Both devices will come in a variety of colours, including Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue and Champagne Gold colours. It is, however, not clear is what the price of the smartphones will be and by when they will be launched in other countries.