Hey there, Alex here.
The Samsung Galaxy A series is like a much neglected middle child in the Galaxy family.
It's not as powerful or flashy as the S Series, and it's not as accessible as the
J Series.
It just sits quietly in the middle.
In its third generation, it seems like the A Series is all grown up.
It can now do even more of the things that the S series can do.
So let's take a closer look at the Galaxy A7, and see if it's any good.
As part of the Galaxy family, the A7 looks exactly like how much it costs.
Which is basically a slightly cheaper version of the Galaxy S7. Glass front and back, and
metal sides.
It still looks and feels great, but it just lacks that polish and shine that the Galaxy
S7 has.
Like it's literally less shiny.
An interesting design choice is that the speaker is actually at the side of the phone instead
of the bottom.
So instead of covering the speaker with my right hand, I'm now covering the speaker with
my left hand instead.
Anyway, the speaker itself is pretty average sounding.
The A7 is now water resistant, with an IP68 rating, which is definitely a very nice feature
to have.
Considering there are way more expensive phones still without that feature.
There is a 5.7-inch Full HD Super AMOLED screen at the front, and like all modern Samsung displays,
it looks pretty wonderful in most lighting conditions.
It has great contrast and nice colours.
It may not be as amazing as the display on the S7,
but it's definitely better than most phones in this price range.
I am in the camp that thinks that Full HD is still plenty enough for everyday use.
Furthermore, with lesser pixels to push around, the battery life and performance will likely
be better as well.
For those who find A7 a bit too big, there is the slightly smaller A5 with a smaller
screen and battery.
Performance wise, it's packing a mid-range Exynos 7880 chipset, 3GB of RAM, and 32GB
of internal memory.
This is a very similar chipset to the Snapdragon 625, also with Cortex A53 cores, and built
using the 14nm process.
The phone handles most everyday tasks with ease, even with a bit of gaming thrown in.
The user interface is generally pretty responsive despite TouchWiz.
It take a tiny bit more time to open apps, or load a game, but nothing that I would consider
a deal breaker.
On the bright side, the processor seems to be pretty power efficient.
With a 3,600mAh battery, I'm getting really great battery life with more than a day of
use, and great screen on time.
It supports fast charging as well, but since the battery life is so good, I rarely found
myself needing it.
Software wise, it's running a version of TouchWiz that looks similar to the Note7.
It's still running on Android 6.0, but it already comes with some Android 7.0 features
like split screen multitasking and blue light filter.
It's a bit of a bummer it's not on Android 7.0, but at least the security patch level
is still relatively recent for now.
It supports Samsung Pay, which means I can use it for mobile payments at more locations
with Samsung's MST technology.
Always-on-display is here too, which is a feature I have grown to love on the S7.
Another nice touch is that the fingerprint sensor is now always on, so no need for a
button press to wake the phone first.
Then you get a bunch of other TouchWiz features too like the ability to hide important data
in secure folder,
run apps in a floating window, game tools for enhanced gaming experience,
picture in picture mode in the Samsung browser, take a long screenshot,
clean the device up, and a bunch of other stuff.
So software experience wise, it's going to be a pretty familiar one if you've used a
Samsung phone before.
Which is to say it's decent, but not fantastic.
The A7 has a 16MP rear camera with f/1.9 aperture which actually performs really well in most
lighting conditions.
You're not going to get S7-like quality from this camera, but it's still pretty good.
It does struggle a little bit in low light especially with no optical image stabilisation,
but then again most mid range devices do.
That said, it is still slightly better than I expected it to be.
My main complaint with this camera is the app itself.
Not with the lack of modes compared to the S7, but with the Auto mode.
The Auto mode isn't really that great, because I still have to manually switch between HDR
and Night mode to get the most out of the camera.
It's 2017 for crying out loud, and even mid-range devices deserves a full auto mode
with auto HDR and scene detection.
The front camera fares a lot better with its 16MP camera and f/1.9 aperture.
I don't take much selfies,
but I am pretty impressed with images that it's able to produce, even in dimmer lighting conditions.
So while the camera experience isn't perfect, and the focusing speeds isn't the fastest around,
I think it's still a decent camera for a mid range device, especially if you use the front
camera more than the back.
So is the Galaxy A7 worth buying?
Well, it depends.
On its own, it is really good at almost everything, but it's not great at anything in particular.
If I wanted to name it, I'll probably just call it Jack.
Because basically, the A7 is a Jack of all trades.
Except for the fact that it's able to support 2 SIM cards with a microSD card, and it has
great battery life,
it's basically a step down from the S7 in almost every single way.
And that's a good thing.
Because for a mid-range phone, it's hard to find a package as complete as this.
However I do think that the A7 is a little bit pricey for what it is.
For around the same price, there is the OnePlus 3T which has better specs, camera, and software
experience.
Even though it doesn't have water resistance, and the display isn't as good.
Or maybe even a used Note5 or S7 Edge could be a decent option too.
But if you want to stick with a brand you know, want a brand new phone, and don't want
to spend too much money, the Galaxy A7 will most likely satisfy your needs.
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