Variety and quality - these are the features of the Samsung company, familiar to the whole world. A huge number of both simple budget phones and powerful devices can satisfy the needs of the most whimsical user.
Smartphone A7, located between two extremes, namely in the layer of mid-range phones, boasts very interesting features. A catchy look, large dimensions and an impressive screen size are only advantages that are noticeable to the naked eye. All the fun is hidden inside.
Design
It is worth noting a very interesting design of the device. If you didn’t have to deal with smartphones from the A line before the Galaxy A7, then it will be difficult to recognize the hand of Korean masters in this gadget. Considering that previous models were significantly smaller, the device retained the relationship with its predecessors.
For a start, it is striking that the device is quite thin and does not have removable panels, only cells for SIM cards. Although this is already a common practice in many phones and, most likely, only adds zest to the designsmartphone.
The strange feature of the phone is that although it is monolithic, it is made of metal. However, you can feel this material only in cold weather, because the top of the phone is covered with the most ordinary plastic.
From the bottom of the display of the device, as always, there are touch buttons for control and one mechanical one. Even lower in the Galaxy A7 is a headphone jack with an input of 3.5 millimeters and a hole for a USB cable. The volume control of the device is located on the right side panel.
Above the display you can see the standard company logo, earpiece, sensors and camera.
The reverse side of the phone has the same logo, flash and main camera. In addition, there is a speaker near the camera.
In general, the smartphone has a very interesting design that makes it stand out from the crowd.
Display
Smartphone Galaxy A7 got a surprisingly large screen size of 5.5 inches. Compared to its predecessors in the A series, this is the largest display.
Absolutely deservedly such a display can be considered one of the best in phones. In addition to the impressive diagonal, the device has a Full HD resolution, that is, 1920 x 1080 pixels. And that's where the benefits just begin.
Galaxy A7's screen is deep and realistic. The saturation of colors, the smallest study of shadows and brightness can only please. Moreover, the viewing angle in the device is 180 degrees. The company has equipped the display of its device with anti-glare.
Andmost importantly, the screen uses Super AMOLED technology, and this allows you to customize the display profile for yourself. There are three modes available: "Basic", "Photo", and "Movie".
Filling
From the very beginning, an excellent processor with eight cores catches the eye. The cores of the Galaxy A7 have different capacities, four cores at 1.5 GHz and, accordingly, four at 1.1 GHz. The phone is equipped with Adreno 405 video accelerator.
Such a filling will allow you to work with many modern applications without any difficulties or acquire demanding games.
Memory
The device's RAM looks very mediocre, only two gigabytes. Although with a similar filling, this is more than enough.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 phone has 16 GB of internal memory, although only 12 GB is available. The rest of the space is occupied by the operating system of the device.
It is possible to supplement the existing memory with a 64 GB microSD flash card. The device works without braking with a card of such a large size. It is installed in one of the SIM slots. Therefore, the user will have to choose what is more important to him - expanding the memory or working with two SIM cards.
Camera
The Galaxy A7's camera specs will delight photo lovers. Both the main and the front have high performance.
The front camera has got five megapixels, which is a pretty good indicator. The permission is alsolags behind and has 2592 X 1944 pixels. In general, it is ideal for both web communication and ordinary photos.
The main camera will delight you with the ability to shoot in Full HD and a standard resolution of 1920 X 1080 pixels. Unfortunately, it shoots only 30 frames per second, which looks very strange with the presence of such a filling.
The camera has 13 megapixels and shoots with a resolution of 4128 X 3096 pixels. The photographs are very high quality and bright. In addition, the camera has an LED flash, auto focus and HDR support.
Easy to work with the camera and simple, intuitive settings, as well as the ability to start shooting directly from the lock mode.
Battery
Equipped with Samsung Galaxy A7 LTE 2600 maH battery. Given the feature in the form of non-removable panels, a battery of this size looks very mediocre.
The presence of a large and rich display, powerful stuffing and many useful little things implies the presence of a battery with a larger capacity.
With minimal use of the device, the battery should last for a day. When using the Internet, applications, downloading videos, the time is reduced to about 8 hours.
The phone has a mode for more careful waste of energy, which allows you to extend the operation of the device. If necessary, you can reduce the screen brightness settings and reduce battery consumption by disabling some applications.
Sound
Small speaker on the backproduces a very good sound. Even at the maximum level of settings, it will be heard very well, without unpleasant crackling. The headphones included with the device also do not receive any complaints about the sound quality.
Operating system
The phone hides the standard system in the form of "Android 4.4.4" under the proprietary shell. The device has nice features in the form of a multi-window mode, simple gesture control and other useful Android features.
In the near future, smartphone users will be able to update their system to version 5.0.
Communications
The smartphone is equipped with the already familiar functions in the form of mobile Internet EDGE and GPRS, work with Wi-Fi networks and bluetooth. In addition to the usual set, there are also interesting functions in the form of LTE data transmission. The device also has an NFC chip.
Communication
In addition to the novelty in the form of the LTE function, the Galaxy A7 is capable of operating in GSM and UMTS networks. LTE performance is pretty good (both signal strength and processing speed).
Multimedia
The Galaxy A7 phone has all the necessary additional functions, players for audio files and programs for playing sound, working with radio and a voice recorder.
The "Android" system will allow you to supplement existing multimedia functions, adjusting to the need.
Navigation
To work with navigation, the smartphone uses GLONASS and GPS. Satellite connection takes approximately 20 secondsand locates up to 7 meters. Pretty good value for a phone.
However, indoor navigation will most likely fail to start. The phone with certain difficulties receives a signal, and this is not enough for optimal operation of the device.
In general, the device has useful and efficient navigation functions for orienting in the area.
Reviews
Despite the fact that the phone falls short in terms of its functions to many Samsung flagships, the impressions from the work remain only positive.
Most users are quite satisfied not only with the filling of the device, but also with its interesting design. Of course, there are also flaws that create petty dissatisfaction with certain features.
The owners of the device express confusion about why such a small battery capacity was chosen. In most cases, all negative reviews are limited to this.
Most owners are quite satisfied with their Galaxy A7 device. The reviews boil down to the fact that the advantages completely cover the minor flaws of the smartphone.
Before buying the Galaxy A7, a review of recommendations from personal experience will be useful information. It should be studied exactly what difficulties and shortcomings people have encountered.
You should always remember: after reviewing the reviews, there is a chance to get useful tips. For example, information about stores that sell the Galaxy A7, which may be slightly cheaper than most.
But still do the final review for the Galaxy A7the user will have to.
Dignity
Modern middle-class phones most often do not surprise with their capabilities. But in the Galaxy A7, the main advantage immediately catches the eye in the form of a 5.5-inch display, a unique range of rich colors and a size that is very few in a number of similar smartphones.
An undoubted plus is the ability to select the appropriate display mode. Each mode performed well in testing.
Besides, the phone is very thin for its dimensions, which will be a noticeable plus when working with it. The phone has a metal body, but weighs only 141 grams. All this ensures comfortable use.
Although the filling can not boast of high performance, having 8 cores and only two gigabytes of RAM, it will successfully cope with most tasks.
The device is equipped with a powerful 13 megapixel camera. In addition to high-quality pictures, there is the ability to record Full HD video.
The operation of the device on a modern version of the system with a further possibility of updating in the form of "Android 5.0" creates a large selection of applications for installation.
Flaws
The weakest point of the phone can be considered a battery with a capacity of only 2600 mAh. Given the lack of the ability to replace the battery with a more powerful one, this is a big drawback.
The camera, despite all its advantages of shooting in the daytime, shoots very mediocre at night. Availability of LED flashabsolutely does not correct this deficiency.
It is worth noting the complexity of choosing the installation of a flash card. The problem is that the phone has only two cells. And the user will have a choice, install two SIM cards or one communication card and a USB flash drive. A similar problem can be solved in a very risky way by filing a flash drive. Although this may damage both the flash drive and the cell under it.
Turning to the phone connection, I immediately want to note the Wi-Fi, which is not able to support the highest transmission speed. Most likely, this is a consequence of the operation of the SnapDragon615 chip.
It will be difficult to connect to the indoor navigation satellite. The signal just doesn't get through the walls.
And a smaller, but also unpleasant feature can be considered a phone cover. The metal of the device is hidden under the most common layer of plastic. Considering that the phone is made of metal, it gets noticeably hot during extended use.
Not a very pleasant minus for the Galaxy A7 - the price. Considering that this is not the company's flagship, the cost of the device can be unpleasantly surprising. Having examined in detail the functions and features of the phone, we can come to the conclusion that the company needs some re-evaluation of this device.
Package
The package bundle of the phone is slightly different from the usual. Including the built-in battery, the kit includes earphones, AC adapter, USB cable and a needle for opening SIM card slots.
Variety of colors
In addition to the usual black and white colors of devices, Samsung has released an interesting version of the Galaxy A7gold. The phone looks very expensive and with a standard set of colors, but gold definitely emphasizes belonging to an expensive class of devices better.
Regardless of the color of the Galaxy A7, the price of the device starts from 27 thousand rubles. Undoubtedly, this is the right decision, allowing you to choose a gadget for your own style.
Additional accessories
A metal device is undoubtedly more protected from unforeseen damage, but you can further secure your smartphone. Picking up a Galaxy A7 case is not difficult. You can stop your attention on the case offered by Samsung in the form of a book or pick up a rear bumper for the device. If necessary, you can buy an additional protective film.
Conclusions
In general, the device looks pretty good compared to its competitors. The presence of a filling that can compete with some flagships allows you to satisfy most of the user's requests. An interesting design adds zest and makes the phone not only functional, but also stylish.
The A7 phone will provide the owner not only with fast performance and functionality, but also with a lot of entertainment.
