GALAXY A7 appreciated in almost the same amount as the flagship GALAXY S5. On the one hand, S5 for sale for many months and offers more features: it has protection against dust and moisture, higher productivity, there is a fingerprint scanner, it has a removable battery. But at the same time it has a smaller screen size, no radio housing made of plastic with a specific pattern. A7 does not claim to be the leader, it is more correct to call the advanced model of the middle class, where the manufacturer relies on slim metal. However, if we look at competitors, Huawei, Lenovo or Prestigio Fly and can offer even more subtle smartphones with similar characteristics. But here it is necessary to understand that choosing Samsung, have to pay for the A-brand with all other qualities.
Specifications
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Network: EDGE / GPRS / GSM (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz), HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz), LTE, Dual-SIM (one of the slots under the SIM- map combined with microSD)
Operating System: Android 4.4.4 (Kitkat), interface TouchWiz
Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 with a frequency of 1.5 GHz
Memory: 16 GB, slot microSD, 2 GB of RAM A7
Display: Super AMOLED, 5,5 “Full HD, 401 PPI
Camera: 13 megapixel primary, flash, video Full HD, 5MP front
Communications: Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n, NFC, Bluetooth: 4.0 (BLE, ANT +), USB 2.0, FM-radio, LTE Cat 4, A-GPS / GLONASS
Battery: removable 2600 mAh
Sensors: accelerometer sensor gestures, digital compass, magnetic sensor
Additional features: maximum energy savings mode, change the user in private mode, “2 active window”, function of quick connect
Dimensions and weight: 151 x 76.2 x 6.3 mm, 141 g
The price at the start of sales: 31990 rubles
Design
The words spoken to the GALAXY A3 and A5 can be safely used in A7 regard. Korean designers use oprovobovanny years method when you create a single version of the appearance, which is then further developed, based on the requirements for the form of the smartphone. Therefore, if there is no next to compare more compact A3 and A5, it is difficult to understand what the model of the range products.
The construction is solid, there is no loose parts, if not to take into account the trays for the cards. Build an excellent, everything is at a high level. Despite the fact that the smartphone is metal, feel noble material here is not so simple. The entire back panel is covered with a layer of matte plastic, so tactile sensations will be exactly the same as in cases where the preference of cheaper plastic.
Metal felt on the frame that surrounds the perimeter of the body, it is painted to match the body. It can be different colors: white, black or gold. Here are allocated brilliant cuts, which suggests that the iron is used. However, on a winter day in the street immediately noticeable, which is made from the phone, because the surface is quickly becoming cold. But what is sacred meaning to produce a candy bar without removable parts, entirely made of metal, and then it all to hide under a layer of plastic, from the point of view of logic do not understand.
Under the screen there is a mechanical button, next to which a pair of touch keys. On the right side handed down volume buttons and locking the screen, and the bottom will be 3.5 mm jack and microUSB.
According to our survey, visitors design GALAXY A7 liked model outperformed the comparative photoset competition from Apple and LG.
The Hardware
The smartphone has a more powerful processor than his younger brothers. If they work in tandem with Qualcomm Snapdragon 410, the GALAXY A7 offers an eight Qualcomm Snapdragon 615, where the four core Cortex-A53 operate at a frequency of 1.5 GHz and four cores at 1GHz. Graphics Adreno 405. There is also a version with a chip Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430, is a model with a single slot for SIM-card. Filling the middle class, GALAXY S5 for the same money can offer better performance. Opportunities trends demonstrate different benchmarks.
The RAM is 2GB of internal memory in the phone 16GB, of which the user is 12 GB. Memory card slot then combined with a tray for SIM-card, so you can choose what is more important, changing the drive for an additional operator. Supports cards up to 64 GB or less, with the drive of the volume of the smartphone worked fine.
Performance tests are average, still power – this is not the horse smartphone. But not at the expense of the most demanding filling it runs long enough, for many it will be a major plus. A7 plays Full HD video little more than 8 hours, and HD-video shows nearly 12 hours. In normal mode, the phone works 1-1.5 days.
smartphone supports GPS satellites and GLONASS, the coordinates of the terrain in less than 20 seconds. With Wi-Fi and 4G-networks, too, all was good, no problems with signal reception of cellular communication did not have.
Screen
The smartphone has become the largest representative of the A-series, received a 5.5-inch screen. Also here and a higher resolution than the simpler models in this series, he has Full HD screen.
But it did not save the display from PenTile, so attentive, users can pay attention to the subpixels, which are distinguishable on the fonts. As usual for Samsung, Super AMOLED matrix used with maximum viewing angles and bright picture.
