Samsung seems to be gearing up for the launch of new smartphones under its A-series smartphones. We have already comes across smartphones like the Galaxy A5 (2017), Galaxy A8 (2017) and Galaxy A7 (2017) which have been spotted on benchmark listings and render leaks. Looks like Samsung has another smartphone lined up along under its A series. Recently, an unannounced Samsung smartphone, dubbed as the Galaxy A3 (2017), has been spotted online along with information about its expected specifications and features. According to reports, the smartphone along with other A series Samsung smartphones will be launched early next year. Hit the break to know more about the smartphone. Also Read - S Pen support coming to more Samsung devices
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Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017), which was spotted on the benchmarking site by thegadgetox.net, is likely to be the successor of the last year launched Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) and come with upgraded specifications. Last year’s the Galaxy A3 (2016) comes with a 4.7-inch Super AMOLED HD (720p) display. It is powered by a quad-core processor along with 1.5GB of RAM. It comes with 16GB of expandable storage, which is the same as previous generation. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera and 5-megapixel front facing camera. Along with a 2,300mAh battery and connectivity options such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 4G, GPS and NFC, the handset runs on Android 5.1.1.
While the the Galaxy A3 (2016) was never launched in India, the Galaxy A7 (2016) and Galaxy A5 (2016) were launched in India for Rs 33,400 and Rs 29,400 respectively. Later, prices were dropped to Rs 26,900 and Rs 21,900 respectively.
Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) specifications
As per the listing on the benchmarking site, the smartphone is expected to feature 4.7-inch with display resolutions of (720×1280) pixels. Though there were previous rumors that suggests that Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) will comes with 5.5-inch screen-size. The smartphone will be powered by a 1.5 GHz octa-core processor paired with ARM Mali-T830 GPU and 1.8GB of RAM. The smartphone will have an internal storage of 8GB, which can be further expanded up to 32GB.
On the camera front, the smartphone will come with 12-megapixel rear camera and a 7-megapixel front camera. Connectivity options included NFC, Wi-Fi and the newest Bluetooth standard, Bluetooth 5.0, along with LTE support.
Samsung is also reportedly working on the successor of the Galaxy A8 smartphone called, the Galaxy A8 (2016). REALATED: Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) renders with Galaxy S7-like front and back glass leaked
Well, it s not just the A-series that the company is planning to launch in the coming months. According to rumors, Samsung is soon going to launch the Galaxy J7 Prime, Samsung is also widely reported to be working on next-generation versions of the Galaxy Grand Prime, Galaxy On5 (2016) and Galaxy On7 (2016) as well. Details about the three smartphones have already been leaked online, giving us a fair idea on what to expect from them.