Camera and Internal Storage
The Galaxy A7 arrives with a 13 MP main camera at its back along with LED flash. This snapper is capable of recording Full HD 1080p videos at 30 fps. Besides this primary camera, there is a 5 MP selfie camera for making video conferencing and clicking self portrait shots. The selfie camera comes with features such as Rear-cam Selfie, Wide Selfie, Beauty Face, Auto Selfie and Ultra Wide Shoot. These imaging aspects sound pretty impressive and they are on par with those in the rivals of the Galaxy A7.
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The handset comes bundled with an ample 16 GB of native storage capacity that can house most of the necessary content. Also, there is expandable storage support up to 64 GB using a micro SD card. On the whole, this storage capacity should be fine for the users to store all that they want to.
Processor and Battery
The Samsung Galaxy A7 is equipped with a 1.5 GHz snapdragon 615 octa core processor with 64 bit processing support. It is further paired with 2 GB of RAM. Based on big.LITTTLE architecture, the chipset is efficient and it is integrated with 4G LTE. Also, the processor can render a decent performance that is expected from a device in this segment. A 2,600 mAh battery powers the Galaxy A7 from within rendering a decent backup to the device. We expect this battery to last up to a day under mixed usage without any hiccups.
Display and Features
The Galaxy A7 is given a 5.5 inch Super AMOLED display that packs a FHD screen resolution of 1920×1080 pixels. This panel should be rendering a better clarity and color reproduction and also save the battery life significantly.
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Running on Android 4.4 KitKat topped with TouchWiz UI, the device is given 4G, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS with GLONASS and NFC. It packs the usual software aspects including Ultra Power Saving Mode and others that are exclusive to Samsung devices.
Comparison
The Samsung Galaxy A7 has rivals across all segments and some of them are HTC Desire 820, Xiaomi Mi4, Lenovo Vibe X2, Huawei Honor 6 and others.
Key Specs
What we Like
Sturdy metal-clad buildSuperior hardware aspectsSelfie focused features
Price and Conclusion
The Samsung Galaxy A7 priced at Rs 30,499 seems to be priced reasonably for its high end aspects. The handset takes the advantage of a capable hardware, impressive metallic design and others for its pricing. With 4G connectivity support the package seems to have got completed addressing all the demands of potential buyers. We can expect this smartphone to outsell its rivals with all these aspects bundled into one.
