The Samsung A7 smartphone is a bright representative of the A line, which received a large screen, a thin metal case and good technical characteristics. The gadget does not fall into the category of TOP devices due to insufficiently impressive hardware indicators, but it is rightfully awarded the title of a stylish middle peasant.
Appearance
Positive reviews "Samsung A7" received primarily due to the attractive body made of metal. A small aesthetic disadvantage is the material that covers the metal base, which makes the surface of the smartphone feel like ordinary plastic. There are the following color options for the Samsung A7: gold, silver, white, turquoise, black and pink. The case cannot be opened, so users cannot replace the battery themselves.
More than 70 percent of the front of the Samsung Galaxy A7 is taken up by the big screen. Above it are motion sensors and a light indicator, a front camera and a speaker for talking. Below the screen are threemain control keys: one physical and two touch.
On the left side of the device there is a volume rocker, on the right - a button to turn the device on and off, as well as two slots for various cards, hidden by special plugs. The latter have a small round hole that can only be opened with a special key. Its loss will force the owner to use ingenuity and use, say, an unbent paper clip as a key. In general, this can cause some discomfort, because it will not work to open the plug with a fingernail. One of the connectors is designed exclusively for a SIM card, the second accepts both SIM cards and memory cards, and this is another drawback. The simultaneous use of two SIM cards and a memory card on the Samsung Galaxy A7 is physically impossible, so you have to choose what is more important - the ability to use the services of two operators at the same time or expand the smartphone's memory.
At the bottom end of the model, the developers adapted a microphone, a 3.5 mm headset jack and a micro-USB connector. The top one was limited to the second microphone. The back panel of the device has the main camera, LED flash and music speaker.
Total dimensions of the device: 151 x 76.2 x 6.3 mm, weight - 141 grams. This data suggests comfortable use of the device, which is convenient to store in your pocket or bag, so the "A7" is perfect for both men and women.
Screen
Also, Samsung A7 earned positive reviews thanks to its excellent displaysize 5.5 inches. In the process of its creation, Super AMOLED technology was used, which allows achieving the highest image quality. In addition to the advanced matrix, a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels FHD is responsible for a stunning picture.
The color reproduction of the smartphone shows clear and rich colors. In the brightness settings, you can adjust the picture: from saturated to natural shades. Good viewing angles are also impressive: when viewed from the side, the information is viewed quite normally, and the font is not distorted. The color does not fade in direct sunlight, so users will not have any problems using the device in clear weather.
"Samsung A7", whose screen characteristics are amazing, will allow you to enjoy the image to the fullest by running a video, movie or high-quality game. The picture will surprise you with its realism. It is especially interesting to watch what is happening in 3D games: detailed drawing of graphics, bright colors, three-dimensional models and impressive special effects will not let you tear yourself away from the screen for a long time.
Specifications
As for the "iron", then the smartphone looks quite decent. On board the device is an eight-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor: 4 cores operate at a frequency of 1500 MHz, and 4 at a frequency of 1000 MHz. To match the processor, 2 GB of RAM is installed, which allows you to process information quite quickly. The Mali-T628 MP6 was chosen as the video processor, doing an excellent job. Data storage16 GB of memory is provided on the hard drive, it is expandable using microSD memory cards up to 64 GB. The gadget works on the Android 4.4.4 platform. Connectivity includes Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 4.0, USB 2.0, NFC and LTE support.
The technical component of the Samsung A7 (the manual comes with the device) does not cause any complaints: the smartphone is quite fast, has good results when tested in the AnTuTu program, supports multitasking and does not slow down. Unfortunately, no matter how impressive the hardware looks, it cannot be compared with models from the top category. The test all in the same AnTuTu leaves "A7" behind more eminent and expensive competitors. But this fact should not be very depressing, since the device focuses more on the image component and is presented primarily as a stylish and fashionable device, and not a super-efficient portable computer. But even despite not the most advanced filling, there are practically no cases when the Samsung A7 freezes, so it is quite possible to use this device as a full-fledged pocket computer.
Camera
"Samsung A7", the price of which is determined not only by a stylish body and a bright display, also has good optics. The main camera is capable of capturing 13MP wide-angle shots. This is a nice feature, since this option allows you to take a photo, for example, of a large company, while capturing the maximumdistance. In daylight, the pictures come out great. They can be deployed on a large screen, say, on a monitor or TV: there is practically no graininess, and thanks to the almost perfect color reproduction, the photos look very presentable.
Pictures taken at night or in a dark room are greatly inferior in quality. Still, this is not a “camera phone”, and the flash here is just an LED light bulb that is not capable of full-fledged illumination. But it cannot be said that in the dark the photos come out very bad. However, it is recommended that you prefer daylight photography or take photos indoors with plenty of light.
The front camera can only take pictures at a resolution of 5 megapixels, but they are also obtained in a wide format, and their quality is slightly inferior to that of the photos taken on the main camera.
The developers have installed a lot of interesting and different functions to achieve interesting effects. Among the options there are such: "Night", "Gif-animation", "Panorama", "Change resolution", "Auto-selfie" and much more. You can take a picture of yourself without even pressing any keys: just set the auto selfie mode, bring the phone to your head, and the camera will capture the image. You can set the voice mode, which is also a very convenient feature, since it is not very convenient to press any keys on the smartphone or its screen while taking a selfie.
It is worth saying a few words about video shooting in the Samsung A7 model. The camera features are remarkable1920 x 1080 resolution at 30 frames per second. It should be noted that, although the video comes out very bright and clear, the matrix is not ideally implemented. There are also problems with the autofocus. Automation is very bad at rebuilding itself from distant objects to nearby ones, so you have to stabilize the picture with a touch.
Sound
Although the speaker looks rather small, it produces quite a loud sound. Incoming calls, ringtones in the player or clips in movies sound loud and clear. But the traditional problem of speakers located on the back of smartphones remains to this day: if the device lies on any surface, then the sound hole is blocked, so the melody becomes much quieter - this is the risk of missing an important call. A smartphone is quite capable of replacing an mp3 player: if you buy good headphones, the sound will turn out to be very high quality. Among the options are automatic and manual equalizer adjustment, bass settings, playlist creation and more. Playing games or watching movies is much more fun when using the headset with special effects for a more engaging and realistic sound.
Applications
Today, there is not much software that the hardware of such a device as the Samsung A7 could not handle. The review showed that the system works quite adequately with a lot of resource-intensive applications and advanced toys.
Internet travel will deliver to loversThe World Wide Web is a real treat. Pages are processed very quickly, and there will be no problems downloading content or finding satellites for a GPS navigator.
Games
With advanced imaging technology, good resolution and large display size, the A7 makes gaming even more enjoyable. The filling of the model launches most of the complex and resource-demanding toys. With rich visuals and realistic sound effects, which can be achieved using a quality headset, any game will turn into an exciting adventure.
Battery
The battery for the device is rather modest, only 2600 mAh. This is too little for the Samsung A7: the screen and system characteristics are very decent, so the battery should be a match for them. As mentioned earlier, the battery cannot be replaced. With moderate use, the smartphone will last about two days. Decreasing the brightness can slightly increase this period.
To increase the period of working capacity, the phone has a power-saving mode function. When activated, the bright palette of the screen acquires nondescript gray shades, which allows you to extend battery life. Still, for such a device, the battery needs no less than 3000 mAh. Naturally, intensive use of applications, active video viewing and games at maximum brightness will “eat up” the battery very quickly. The developers claim that the life of the device when starting a video with maximum sound is 9 hours. In fact, this figureslightly less - about 8 hours.
Conclusion
Before us is a stylish device in a metal case with a large high-quality screen, good optics and decent technical characteristics. Thanks to the excellent design, the device is convenient to carry, and the multi-colored design options will allow everyone to choose the device to their taste. It will also turn out to pick up a great case for the Samsung A7. In addition to the elegant appearance, I was pleased with the very high-quality screen of the model, which demonstrates a stunning picture. The camera also turned out to be quite good, but the autofocus operation leaves much to be desired. Specifications have become somewhat better when compared to Samsung A5 and A7. Now even more quality games and advanced software are available to users.
From the minuses, we single out a weak battery, the same unstable autofocus and the inability to run 2 SIM cards and a memory card on a smartphone at the same time.
"Samsung A7", the price of which starts from about 22,000 rubles, proved to be an elegant, moderately powerful device with a large bright display. Of course, there are many competitors on the market in a similar price category, which are worth paying attention to, but the A7 is a very worthy opponent for them.
Reviews. Samsung A7: pros and cons
The design of the device impressed most of the users. They liked the variety of body colors, style and small thickness. The smartphone is convenient to carry around, and although it looks quite large, the gadget is quitesuitable even for a female audience. It is also easy to pick up a case for the Samsung A7.
Hardware-demanding users have not had the best impressions regarding performance. They believe that the smartphone is clearly not intended for advanced games and applications. Also, the speed of information processing leaves much to be desired - this is due to a weak processor and only 2 GB of RAM.
Other users claim the opposite: everything that is installed runs fine. It was also noted that the device quickly catches satellites and works well as a GPS navigator.
There are other reviews: "Samsung A7" received a too weak battery. The energy-saving mode somewhat corrects the situation. In general, the owners agreed that the device needs a more resource-intensive battery.
Some people think that the price-performance ratio is not quite right. The owners consider the amount somewhat overpriced for a device, although fashionable, but, in their opinion, with rather modest technical indicators that do not allow using the device as comfortably as possible.
There was an isolated case of a problem with calls: the screen went out during the dialing process. After that, the gadget stopped working normally, and it needed to be replaced.
Most liked the solid camera, capable of taking great pictures both with the main optics and with the front. The possibility of wide-angle shooting and an abundance of modes for selfies impressed many lovers of mobile photography. I was pleased with the clear and bright video recording with good frame processing. Other optical features were also noted, such as voice control.
The rich screen of the Samsung A7, whose characteristics were on top, impressed all the owners. Color reproduction, viewing angles, brightness - everything, according to users, is five points here. Good work under sunlight was noted: the information on the display, if it fades, is quite insignificant, and it is quite possible to make out it.
No one had any problems with the sound and the player. Loud speakers: both conversational and musical - perfectly reproduce voices and melodies. The player pleased with a large number of functions and high-quality playback of songs through the headset.
The owners were dissatisfied with the following nuance in the Samsung A7: only one SIM card can work with a flash drive, since the slot for the second SIM card is also a microSD slot.
