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On December 5, in Moscow, there will be a presentation of a new line of smartphones in the all-metal body of the Samsung GALAXY A, namely, its first “swallows”: the 5-inch GALAXY A5 and the 4.5-inch GALAXY A3. Metal smartphones have a 5-megapixel front camera and are the thinnest mobile devices from Samsung today: only 6.7 mm and 6.9 mm thick, respectively.

The older model of the Samsung GALAXY A5 series is equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 quad-core processor with a clock frequency of 1.2 GHz, a 5-inch Super AMOLED screen (1280x720), a 13-megapixel main camera and a 5-megapixel front camera. Also, the smartphone has 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of internal memory, which can be expanded with a slot for microSD-cards up to 64 GB. The device supports LTE networks (Cat4). Battery capacity - 2300 mAh. The smartphone works on Android 4.4 KitKat with TouchWiz. It is worth noting the Multi-Window mode, which allows you to simultaneously display two windows of different applications on the screen. The size of the model: 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm. Weight - 123 g.
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Technical characteristics of GALAXY A5:Cellular: 4G: LTE Cat 4 150/50 Mbit / s; 3G: HSPA + 42.2 / 5.76 Mbps
Processor: 4-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 with a frequency of 1.2 GHz
Screen: 5-inch HD Super AMOLED (1280x720)
Operating system: Android 4.4 (KitKat)
Camera: Main - 13 megapixel, autofocus, LED-flash; frontal - 5 Mp
Interfaces and Connections: WiFi 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac, Bluetooth: 4.0 (BLE, ANT +), NFC
Navigation: A-GPS / GLONASS
Sensors: accelerometer, gesture sensor, digital compass, magnetic field sensor
Memory: internal memory - 16 GB, slot for microSD cards (up to 64 GB); RAM - 2 GB
Dimensions and weight: 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm; 123 g
Battery: 2300 mAh (standard Li-ion)

Samsung GALAXY A3 has a similar 4-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor with a frequency of 1.2 GHz, a 4.5-inch qHD Super AMOLED display (960x540), an 8-megapixel main and 5-megapixel front camera, 1 GB RAM, 16 GB built-in Memory + microSD slot for expansion up to 64 GB, support for LTE networks (Cat4) and the same Android 4.4 KitKat platform with TouchWiz. The smartphone battery has a capacity of 1900 mAh. Dimensions: 130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm and weight is 110.3 g.
Technical characteristics of GALAXY A3:Cellular: 4G: LTE Cat 4 150/50 Mbit / s; 3G: HSPA + 42.2 / 5.76 Mbps
Processor: 4-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 with a frequency of 1.2 GHz
Screen: 4.5-inch HD Super AMOLED (960x540)
Operating system: Android 4.4 (KitKat)
Camera: Main - 8 megapixel, autofocus, LED-flash; frontal - 5 Mp
Interfaces and Connections: WiFi 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac, Bluetooth: 4.0 (BLE, ANT +), NFC
Navigation: A-GPS / GLONASS
Sensors: accelerometer, gesture sensor, digital compass, magnetic field sensor
Memory: internal memory - 16 GB, slot for microSD cards (up to 64 GB); RAM - 1 GB
Dimensions and weight: 130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm; 110.3 g
Battery: 1900 mAh (standard Li-ion)
New items will be presented in several colors: white, black, gold, silver, pink and light blue. Already in December, the Samsung GALAXY A line should appear on the domestic stalls. Official prices have not yet been disclosed.