First Impressions: Samsung Galaxy A7 for Millennials is Expensive

For the particular specs it claims, the Samsung phone targeting the millennials is expensive.

Samsung plans to bet big on the millennials in 2016. That’s why the company announced its two new phones the Galaxy A5 and A7 at the Samsung Forum 2016 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

We got our hands on the bigger of the two, the Galaxy A7 and here’s what we think of it.

Design and Finish

In terms of the design Samsung’s stuck to its glass-and-metal body design, something that’s seen on the Samsung Galaxy S6, S6 Edge, Note 6 and the S6 Edge+.

The finishing of the phone is great considering it’s not a flagship smartphone of the company, but because of the glass body, it’s a fingerprint magnet.

Especially the black colour as it will always look dirty, if you don’t clean it after using it every time.

The edges are smooth, the bezels are thin and in every way it’s a smart looking device.

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Watch: First Impressions of the Samsung Galaxy A7 and A5 (2016)

First impressions of the Samsung Galaxy A5 and A7 (2016) from the #SamsungForum2016 by The Quint's Editor Technology, Siddhartha Sharma and Dhruv Bhutani editor Fonearena

Posted by The Quint on Wednesday, February 3, 2016

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What’s in It?

The Samsung Galaxy A7 is priced at Rs 33,400. That’s a bit expensive considering you get an Exynos Octa-core processor with 3GB RAM, a 5.5-inch sAMOLED display, a 13-megapixel camera and a 5-megapixel front camera.

With that kind of a spec sheet, you can get phones in half the price. But the company says it’s relying on the experience of the phone and not the specs.

The display is as good as it gets on a Samsung. The phone display does not look cheap or down-market at all. In fact it’s one of the better displays we have seen in this price range.

The Android experience also seemed smooth, even with the Samsung’s bloatware on top of it.

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The camera also takes crisp images with sharp focus and details. But we’ll put it to test in our full review.

It’s a dual-SIM 4G LTE smartphone with a 3300 mAh battery and comes in three-colour options.

Samsung we feel is playing safe with the Galaxy A7 (2016) here, but it seems to be too expensive to us right now. If you throw in a couple of thousand bucks extra you can get the Samsung Galaxy S6 in that price range.

Maybe we get convinced once we use it for a longer duration. Watch this space for the review of the 2016 Samsung Galaxy A7.