After the successful launch of the J (2016) series in the market, Samsung Nepal has finally launched Galaxy A (2016) series. The company is rapidly launching new mobile phones in the market. They launched the Galaxy A (2016) series two weeks after the launch of the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge. The new revised successor phones are coming to market approximately after one year. This time, Samsung Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) and Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) are launching at first. Other phones will follow later.
Samsung launched Galaxy J7 (2016) and Galaxy J5 (2016) in Nepal just a few days ago. Now the company already has A7 (2016) and A5 (2016) in the market. These two phones are in mid range segment and they are priced higher at launch than previous models of last year. The new phones don’t only have a high price but they also have upgraded features. To help you understand what is upgraded, updated, added, or removed we have tried to explain it here.
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According to Samsung, the company will be focusing highly on budget and mid-range smartphones due to their increasing popularity. In the current situation, the J series and A series devices most demanded phones in the market. This is why the company is upgrading the products of both series.
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) Specifications
- Dimension: 151.5 x 74.1 x 7.3 mm
- Weight: 172g
- Display: 5.5 Inches Super AMOLED Screen
- Resolution: 1080×1920
- Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 4
- SoC: Exynos 7580 (Octa-Core)
- CPU Details: 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
- GPU: Mali-T720MP2
- Memory: 3 GB RAM
- Storage: 16 GB Internal, 256 GB memory card support
- Battery: 3300 mAh Lithium-Ion
- Charging Rate: 18W
- Back Camera: 13 Megapixels with f/1.9 Aperture (OIS)
- Video: 1080p at 30 fps
- Front Camera: 5 Megapixels with f/1.9 Aperture
- OS: Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow (TouchWiz)
- Sensors: Front-mounted fingerprint scanner, Accelerometer, Proximity
- Price: Rs 50,900
This is a mid-range phone of A series and it is one of the most expensive phones in this price segment. Actually, Galaxy A7 (2016) is a premium mid-range smartphone with a metal and glass body. It has a metal side rail and Gorilla Glass on the front and back. On the inside, the phone is powered by Exynos 7850 octa-core processor, 3 GB RAM, 16 GB storage, and a 3300 mAh battery. There are special features like 18W fast charging and a fingerprint scanner on the home button.
On the front side, there is a 5.5″ AMOLED screen with full HD or 1080p resolution and there is also a 5 MP camera at the top. On the backside, there is a 13 MP camera with f/1.9 aperture and 1920×1080 video recording capability. This phone features very big changes when compared to Galaxy A7 2015. The Samsung Galaxy A7 2016 price in Nepal is Rs 50,900.
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) Specifications
- Dimension: 144.8 x 71 x 7.3 mm
- Weight: 155g
- Display: 5.2 Inches Super AMOLED Screen
- Resolution: 1080×1920
- Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 4
- SoC: Exynos 7580 (Octa-Core)
- CPU Details: 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
- GPU: Mali-T720MP2
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Storage: 16 GB Internal, 256 GB memory card support
- Battery: 2900 mAh Lithium-Ion
- Charging Rate: 18W
- Back Camera: 13 Megapixels with f/1.9 Aperture (OIS)
- Video: 1080p at 30 fps
- Front Camera: 5 Megapixels with f/1.9 Aperture
- OS: Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow (TouchWiz)
- Sensors: Front-mounted fingerprint scanner, Accelerometer, Proximity
- Price: Rs 41,900
The Galaxy A5 2016 features radical changes over the older original Galaxy A5. The new Galaxy A5 (2016) comes with metal rails on the sides, and Gorilla Glass 4 on both the front and back. Then at the front, there is a 5.2″ AMOLED screen with 1080p FHD resolution and a 5 MP selfie camera with f/1.9 aperture. Under the hood, there is Exynos 7580 processor which is also found in A7 (2016). This means there is no difference in processor. For memory, there is 2 GB RAM and for storage, there is 16 GB onboard storage.
The power is provided by a 2900 mAh battery that also has 18W fast charging. For the main camera, there is a 13 MP f/1.9 aperture camera module with 1080p video shooting capability. Just like A7 2016, this phone also comes with a front fingerprint scanner for biometric security. This new Galaxy A5 of 2016 has many upgrades in design, processor, features like a fingerprint scanner, software, and also screen resolution. The price is in the same range as last year and Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 price in Nepal is Rs 41,900.
Upgrades and Conclusion
Last year the Galaxy A series was a big hit due to its slim metal body, Gorilla Glass 4 protection, and 13 MP f/2.0 camera. This year it is even better and premium looking with metal and full glass cover, and wider f/1.9 aperture cameras with Optical Image Stabilization (OIS). This year, both Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) and Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) have OIS in their back 13 MP camera. This allows them to take better stabilized and less blurry photos and videos. It is a massive upgrade compared to their predecessors.
Now, both Galaxy J and Galaxy A series phones have Super AMOLED displays on their top phones. So the display is vibrant, with deeper blacks and punchy colors. The brilliant Samsung’s SAMOLED screens are now coming in budget phones which is well praised by consumers. We also like the fact that budget and mid-range phones are providing the best displays out there.
The A 2016 edition phones also have a bigger battery, increased RAM, almost doubly powered processor, latest operating system, software features, and optimization. These are the reasons why these new phones are very popular and high in demand. Many grey market third-party retailers are selling new phones at much lower prices but the Samsung is also preparing itself to fight the grey market. However, not every shop that sells below MRP is grey because genuine shopkeepers can also sell you the phone below MRP by cutting down their own profit margin sometimes. This is because they get commission on sales volume target.
