Samsung Galaxy A8: New Photos of Samsung’s Upcoming Thinnest Smartphone, Home Button to Have Fingerprint Scanner

Samsung’s as yet unannounced handset Galaxy A8 has leaked out numerous times through photos and also a hands-on video. Although Samsung has not confirmed its existence, almost all its specs are out. We once again get to see photos of the device on the Chinese website P C Online.

PC Online has thoroughly checked out the prototype of the Galaxy A8 and has presented a report on its looks, features and performance. The Galaxy A series consists of mid-range all-metal frame handsets. Samsung has made the A8 its thinnest smartphone yet, measuring 157.7 x 76.7 x 5.94 mm. Unlike its predecessor the Galaxy A7, the Galaxy A8 has rounded corners and looks somewhat like the Galaxy S6. Although a mid-ranger, its specs are quite decent.

Looking to the specs, the upcoming Galaxy A8 features a 5.7 inches Full HD Super AMOLED 1920 x 1080p display. Its home button has the fingerprint scanner integrated into it similar to Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge. It is rumored that the device will have two variants of the processor – one with Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor and the other with Samsung’s own Exynos 5430 processor. This particular prototype tested by PC Online has the octa-core Snapdragon 615 processor. Memory options include a 2 GB RAM and 16 GB internal storage (expandable). There is a 16MP slimmed down version of the ISOCELL camera sensor at the back, a 5MP selfie camera in the front and a 3050mAh battery. The handset will run Android 5.1.1 with the company’s TouchWiz UI on top.

Rumors say that the Samsung Galaxy A8 could be priced at about 3000 Yuan or around US$ 500. The handset may be first introduced in China but the launch date is not known yet. It is also not known when the device will be available in other markets.

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Samsung Galaxy A8: New Photos of Samsung’s Upcoming Thinnest Smartphone, Home Button to Have Fingerprint Scanner

Samsung Galaxy A8 likely to have a finger-print sensor

A recent rumor coming from the industry shows that the upcoming handset Samsung Galaxy A8 is likely to arrive in different markets of Asia and Europe. Samsung based website Sammobile has claimed that the Samsung Galaxy A8 is likely to have a finger-print sensor which will be in fact a touch-based fingerprint reader similar to the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 Edge. This is a touch-based fingerprint sensor opposed to the swipe based one as seen in the Galaxy Alpha.

The source claims that the handset will also have the Themes feature with the TouchWiz UI which we recently saw in the Galaxy S6 series. This theme support is likely to arrive with other Galaxy handsets coming ahead this year.

Following the trend of the Galaxy A series handsets, the Galaxy A8 will have a all-metal build. The handset will have a Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 chipset with four 1.7GHz ARM Cortex-A53 CPU cores, four 1GHz ARM Cortex-A53 CPU cores, and an Adreno 405 GPU. The device will have a 2GB of RAM memory and 16GB of internal storage along with a 3050mAh of battery life support. The handset is supposed to have a 5.7inch screen with Super AMOLED display and fullHD resolution. The device is rumored to have a thickness of 5.9mm. this could mean that it might be thinnest handset from the Samsung camp.

We are yet to hear an official word regarding this from Samsung.

source: Sammobile

Samsung Galaxy A8 likely to have a finger-print sensor

Samsung Galaxy A7 said to be announced officially on Jan 14

Over the past month, we have the much awaited Samsung Galaxy A7 giving appearance many times through leaks and the handset is expected to make an official announcement in South Korean soon. Now a Korean website Ruliweb claims few more details saying that the Galaxy A7 could be announced officially on Jan 14 along with the Galaxy A5.

Needless to say that the Samsung Galaxy A7 is the most premium handset in the entire Galaxy A series and is also the thinnest smartphone ever with just 6.3 mm of thickness. Looking to its specs, the Samsung Galaxy A7 will offer a 5.5inch display with 1080×1920 pixel resolution. The device is said to be powered with an octa-core 1.5GHz chipset probably the Snapdragon 615. The memory options for it includes a 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal expandable storage. To its back, would be a 13MP primary camera while its front would have a 5MP secondary camera. However, a bit disappointment to fans would be is that the handset is said to be running the Android 4.4 KitKat on board, rather all of us have expected the Lollipop OS.

Apart from South Korea, the handset is also expected to be released in China with further sales expansion in Asia. Will get you with more details ahead. Check out the promo material images here.

source: Ruliweb

Samsung Galaxy A7 said to be announced officially on Jan 14

Samsung Galaxy Alpha to be discontinued by next February

Samsung is about to discontinue its Galaxy Alpha in the coming weeks. According to a report by ETNews, Galaxy Alpha will be replaced by Galaxy A5, which is set to launch in South Korea in early February. Production will come to halt once inventory for its materials is exhausted.

Galaxy A series smartphones will retain the Galaxy Alpha’s metal designs, but will settle for specifications to get a superior edge in the competitive mid-range smartphones segment. Moreover, Galaxy Alpha made headlines due to its attractive design but hasn’t been a great smartphone in terms of sales due to its high price tag. Samsung has to rethink their approach due to stiff competition from Chinese manufacturers in the price-aggressive smartphone market.

Analysts and insiders have acclaimed the Samsung’s choice. The Galaxy A5 is having “better price competitiveness based on specifications than its predecessors, and its design is thought to be better than that of the Galaxy Alpha.  It is rumored to be price at $361 (KRW 400,000), which is quite meaningful according to- Chang Jung-hyeok, VP of Atlas Research.

The Galaxy A5 features a 5-inch 720p display powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 chipset 2GB of RAM, a 13MP rear camera, a 5MP front camera, 2300mAh battery with an attractive metal unibody design. Currently, the Galaxy A5 is on sale in China and Russia and expected to arrive in February 2015 in South Korean market.

Samsung Galaxy Alpha to be discontinued by next February

Samsung Galaxy A7 specs leaks

Well, it seems that apart from just its flagship handsets, Samsung is putting a great amount attention to its Galaxy A series handset. After the Galaxy A3 and the Galaxy A5 that feature all metal bodies, it now seems that the company is now focusing on the Galaxy A7 whose recently leaked specs reveal it to be a higher segment mid-ranger.

Unlike the Galaxy A3 and the Galaxy A5 that have a Snapdragon 410 chipset, the Samsung Galaxy A7 is like to have an octa-core Exynos 5433 SoC the one that has been used in the Galaxy Note 4. However, there have been rumors that the Galaxy A7 would host a Snapdragon 615 but it seems that the Exynoss 5433 would be real treat with 1.3Ghz Cortex A53 cores and high power 1.8GHz Cortex A57 cores.

Additionally, the Galaxy A7 is expected to have a 5.5inch full HD display with 1080p resolution. Moreover, the device is likely to feature a 2GB of RAM, 13MP primary camera at the back, 5MP secondary front-facing camera, 16GB of storage and a 2600mAh of battery life. The device is expected to be very slim with just 6.3mm of thickness and weighing just 150 grams.

It is even possible that Samsung could place this handset in the higher segment pricing range. Well, before speculating anything further, we would wait for the official word from the company.

source: SamMobile

Samsung Galaxy A7 specs leaks

Samsung announces its Galaxy A3 and Galaxy A5

Just a day back we spotted some leaked out specs for the Samsung Galaxy A5 and now the Korean giant has officially went out announcing its duo of smartphones the Galaxy A5 and the Galaxy A3. This two device come with some entry and mid-range level specs, with a premium metal unibody finish and a variety of color options.

Looking to the specs straight away, the Galaxy A5 sports a 5” HD Super AMOLED 720p display. At its heart lies a 1.2GHz clocked quad-core CPU with 2GB of RAM support. The memory option for the device includes 16GB of internal expandable storage. The back side of the device sports a 13MP primary camera while the front side offers a 5MP snapper along with the complete connectivity suite including LTE. Taking a look at its dimensions, the device is very slim with just 6.7mm of thickness and weighs around just 123 grams. The battery capacity of the device is fairly good with 2300mAh.

The smaller brother Galaxy A3 comes with a 4.5” qHD Super AMOLED display. The device has the same quad-core CPU with 1.2GHz of clocking while the RAM memory is half with 1GB on-board. The storage is 8GB internal with expansion provision through microSD card. This too comes with a full connectivity suite along with Cat 4 LTE. Both the handsets run the latest Android 4.4. KitKat with TouchWiz UI. The dimensions of the device include a 6.9mm thickness and just 110.3 grams of weight. The battery capacity for the device is 1900mAh. Both these device would be released in selected countries in November.

Take a look at the promo video of the Galaxy A family released by the company.

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Samsung announces its Galaxy A3 and Galaxy A5