Samsung PH unveils Galaxy A7, A5, A3 full-metal phones

Samsung’s smartphones have always been known as plastic-fantastic amalgamations of technology. No more. The Korean company has officially taken the wraps off its new A series of devices in the Philippines—and the lineup makes use of full-metal unibodies.

Samsung has been tentatively dipping their toes in creating smartphones that feature metal in their design, starting with the Galaxy Alpha and then the Galaxy Note 4. However, the Samsung Galaxy A series, which is made up of the A3, A5, and A7, represents a radical shift in design for the Korean manufacturer.

The dual-SIM, LTE-capable Samsung Galaxy A7 is the biggest and most decked-out of the bunch, with a 5.5-inch full-HD Super AMOLED display, an Exynos 5433 processor, and a 12-megapixel rear camera on board.

You can increase the size of the 16GB internal storage by using a microSD card, though you can’t have an extra SIM and a microSD card installed at the same time.

The Samsung Galaxy A5 and A3 are both powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 410 processor and have LTE, though both are single-SIM affairs.

The Galaxy A5 has a 5-inch HD Super AMOLED display, 2GB of RAM, and a 13-megapixel rear camera. The Galaxy A3, on the other hand, is the runt of the litter, sporting a 4.5-inch qHD Super AMOLED display, 1GB of RAM, and an 8-megapixel rear camera.

The Galaxy A7, A5, and A3 should be hitting stores as early as the latter half of January for P24,990, P19,990, and P16,990 respectively.

Specs of the Samsung Galaxy A7 (price: P24,990, availability in the Philippines: as early as January 2015):
* LTE
* Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor
* Adreno 405 GPU
* 2GB RAM
* 16GB internal storage
* microSD card slot
* 5.5-inch AMOLED display (1,080 x 1,920 resolution)
* 12-megapixel rear camera with LED flash
* 5-megapixel front camera
* 2,600mAH non-removable battery
* Android KitKat 4.4.4

Specs of the Samsung Galaxy A5 (price: P19,990, availability in the Philippines: as early as January 2015):

* LTE
* Quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor
* Adreno 306 GPU
* 2GB RAM
* 16GB internal storage
* microSD card slot
* 5-inch AMOLED display (720 x 1,280 resolution)
* 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash
* 5-megapixel front camera
* 2,300mAH non-removable battery
* Android KitKat 4.4.4

Specs of the Samsung Galaxy A3 (price: P16,990, availability in the Philippines: as early as January 2015):

* LTE
* Quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor
* Adreno 306 GPU
* 1.5GB RAM
* 16GB internal storage
* microSD card slot
* 4.5-inch AMOLED display (540 x 960 resolution)
* 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash
* 5-megapixel front camera
*1,900mAH non-removable battery
* Android KitKat 4.4.4