Samsung announced its first triple-camera smartphone: Galaxy A7 (2018)

South Korean tech major, Samsung Electronics announced the launch of its latest mid-range smartphone, Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), on Thursday.

It is the first smartphone from the company’s stable to be released with a triple rear camera setup. The other major highlights of the handset include a 6-inch full-HD+ Super AMOLED Infinity Display, Dolby Atmos audio technology, a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, and its 24-megapixel selfie camera.

Price of Samsung Galaxy A7 is yet to be announced but the company has stated that the phone would be made available in select European and Asian markets starting this fall, with plans to expand to other international markets in the near future.

According to a press statement from the company, Samsung is expected to launch yet another smartphone on October 11, which is anticipated to be the company’s and the industry’s first to sport a quadruple rear camera setup. This smartphone has now been confirmed to be from the Galaxy A range.

The dual-SIM Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) runs on Android 8.0 Oreo out-of-the-box and sports a large 6-inch full-HD+ (1080×2280 pixels) Super AMOLED Infinity Display with an aspect ratio of 18.5:9. This newly launched smartphone is powered by an unnamed octa-core SoC clocked at 2.2GHz, coupled with 4GB/ 6GB of RAM and 64GB/ 128GB of inbuilt storage. Storage on the handset is expandable via microSD card (up to 512GB)

In terms of optics, the Galaxy A7 (2018) sports a triple camera setup at the back. This setup consists of a 24-megapixel autofocus sensor with f/1.7 aperture, an 8-megapixel ultra wide sensor with f/2.4 aperture, and a 5-megapixel depth sensor with fixed focus and f/2.2 aperture. On the front, it comes with a single 24-megapixel selfie fixed focus camera sensor that has f/2.0 aperture, LED flash, Selfie Focus, and Pro Lighting Mode.

Connectivity options on the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) include 4G VoLTE, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth v5.0, ANT+, NFC (subject to region) with Samsung Pay support, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. There is a 3,300mAh battery under the hood. Dimensions of the handset are 159.8×76.8×7.5mm and weight is 168 grams. Sensors onboard the Galaxy A7 (2018) include accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity sensor, RGB light sensor, and a side-mounted fingerprint sensor.

DJ Koh, President and CEO of IT & Mobile Communications Division at Samsung Electronics, said, “Samsung is committed to delivering meaningful innovation to all consumers across the Galaxy family, no matter who they are or where they are in the world.” He also added, “”That’s why we’re excited to introduce innovative new features to the A series with the Galaxy A7, a practical but powerful device that is built to help make your everyday both convenient and extraordinary.”

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