The Galaxy A7, its slimmest smartphone yet, in India over the weekend, and we had a chance to get our hands on it during the launch event in Bangkok on Monday.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 belongs to the new Galaxy A-series of smartphones, which, with their metal unibodies, are part of the South Korean consumer electronics giant's attempt to distance itself from the all-plastic designs it has become notorious for. Samsung started along this path with the Galaxy Alpha, which launched in India in September 2014.
Priced at Rs. 30, 499, the Galaxy A7 is significantly less expensive than the Samsung Galaxy Alpha was at Rs. 39, 990 - despite offering better specifications in some ways. The Alpha's price has dropped significantly since launch, however. Apart from a slower octa-core processor, the Galaxy A7 features higher-resolution front and rear cameras, a full-HD screen instead of HD, and storage expandability via microSD card. It comes with 16GB of built-in storage, whereas the Galaxy Alpha has 32GB but no microSD card slot.
