Originally posted on Gigaom:
After years of criticism of the materials quality for its plastic smartphones, Samsung has turned to metal casings for its Galaxy A3 and A5 handsets. Now, it has the A7 as part of the lineup: A larger metallic phone similar to the smaller models.
Depending on the regional market, the 5.5-inch Super AMOLED, 1080p Galaxy A7 with LTE will come with either a [company]Qualcomm[/company] or [company]Samsung[/company] processor; a dual-SIM model will use the former. Neither chip has the processing clock speed of what you'd see in a typical flagship phone, though, topping out at 1.8GHz and 1.5GHz.
However, those chips along with the 1080p display - should help provide solid runtime on a single charge for the 2,600 mAh battery. Samsung is using a 13-megapixel rear camera and 5-MP front sensor on the A7, along with an LED flash on the back. [company]Google[/company] Android 4.4, not Lollipop software, is pre-installed on...
