Samsung China has now officially listed the next generation of Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A7 smartphones. However, the company is yet to list the smallest sibling of the refreshed Galaxy A (2016) lineup, the Galaxy A3 (2016).

The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) and Galaxy A7 (2016) have been listed with a price tag of CNY 2,398 (AU$516) and CNY 2,699 (AU$580) respectively. As promised, starting mid-December, the South Korean tech giant has started rolling out the handsets in China, reports SamMobile.

The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) sports a 5.2-inch Full HD super AMOLED display with a resolution of 1920 × 1080 pixels. It measures 144.8x71.0x7.3mm and weighs 155 grams. Its larger sibling, the Galaxy A7 (2016) features a 5.5-inch screen with similar resolution. However, both the devices come packed in glass and metal frame design.

Measuring 151.5 x 74.1 x 7.3mm , the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) houses a 3,300 mAh battery. On the other hand, the smaller A5 features a 2900mAh battery with fast charging.

Both the variants are powered by octa-core processors with the CPU clocked at 1.5GHz and 1.2GHz. The larger sibling is paired with 3GB of RAM, whereas the smaller Galaxy A5 comes packed with 2GB of RAM. However, both the smartphones feature 16GB of native storage with expandable memory up to 128GB via microSD slot.

Both the new generation of Galaxy A7 and A5 smartphones come with a fingerprint scanner. The duo also sports support MST technology. This will enable users to make payments using Samsung’s digital payment system.

Samsung has significantly overhauled the camera specs of the next generation of Galaxy A series. The inclusion of optical image stabilisation (OIS) is worth mentioning in this context. Both the handsets sport 13-megapixel main camera integrated with LED flash along with a5-megapixel front-facing camera. Both sport f/1.9 aperture lenses.

The smartphones are shipped with the Android 5.1.1 Lollipop out-of-the-box. In China, the phone will come with an option to remove pre-installed apps.

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