Samsung just revealed the company's most exciting
premium phone from the A series yet, the Galaxy A7 (2018) with triple cameras. It is the very first handset of
the Korean giant equipped with a triple-camera setup. It has a vertically
aligned cameras at the back which reminds us of the Huawei P20 Pro. But,
Samsung has a different triple camera implementation.
In particular, it has a 24MP f/1.7 primary shooter
paired with an 8MP f/2.4 120-degree wide-angle lens and a 5MP f/2.2 depth
sensor. The primary sensor is to capture the details and for better lowlight
performance. Obviously, the secondary camera is for the wide-angle mode and
third camera is for the Live Focus bokeh effect.
As expected, it has the intelligent Scene Optimizer
which works like the AI scene detection of other phone brands. For selfies, it has a 24MP
shooter with pixel binning tech which combines four pixel into 1 pixel for
lowlight shots. It also has an adjustable LED flash, Selfie Focus, Pro Lighting
Mode, and AR emoji.
In terms of specs, the Galaxy A7 (2018) has a metal
and glass design. Under the hood, it loads with a 2.2GHz octa-core processor
which could be the Exynos 7885 found on the Galaxy A8 series. It also has up to
6GB RAM, up to 128GB expandable storage, and 3,300mAh battery.
This phone will also feature a side-mounted
fingerprint scanner and Dolby Atmos audio. It has no IP68 water resistance
unlike other A series phones though.
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) Specs
- Display: 6-inch 2.5D curved Super AMOLED screen w/ FHD+ 2220 x 1080 resolution at 408 ppi
- CPU: 2.2GHz 64-bit octa-core processor
- RAM: 4GB/6GB
- ROM: 64GB/128GB expandable via microSD card slot up to 512GB
- Back Camera: 24MP f/1.7 + 8MP f/2.4 120-degree wide-angle lens + 5MP f/2.2 depth sensor w/ AI and LED flash
- Selfie Camera: 24MP f/2.0 w/ screen flash
- Battery: 3,500mAh w/ adaptive fast charging
- OS: Android 8.0 Oreo
- Connectivity: WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4/5GHz), VHT80, 4G LTE Cat 6, Bluetooth 5.0, optional NFC, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, dual SIM
- Sensors: Accelerometer, light, orientation, proximity, gyroscope, sound, magnetic, pressure
- Others: Fingerprint sensor, USB Type-C, Colors: blue, black, gold, pink
- Dimensions: 159.8 x 76.8 x 7.5 mm
- Weight: 168 g
- Price: TBC
Samsung revealed that it will be available in select
European and Asian markets from this fall and expand to additional markets in
the near future. The price starts at EUR 349 for the 4GB RAM/64GB ROM model.
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