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    Inside Samsung’s New Galaxy A5 and A3 Smartphones

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    Todd R. Weiss
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    November 7, 2014
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      1Inside Samsung’s New Galaxy A5 and A3 Smartphones

      1 - Inside Samsung's New Galaxy A5 and A3 Smartphones

      by Todd R. Weiss

      2The New Samsung Galaxy A5

      2 - The New Samsung Galaxy A5

      There’s no shortage of nice features in the larger A5 handset, including a 5-inch Super AMOLED display, 2GB of RAM and a nonremovable 2,300-mAh battery.

      3All-Metal Chassis for Strength

      3 - All-Metal Chassis for Strength

      Like its stable mate, the larger Galaxy A5 includes an all-metal case and has a sizable, bright screen that provides a great platform for high-volume texting and social networking.

      4Galaxy A5 Features a Quality Camera

      4 - Galaxy A5 Features a Quality Camera

      A feature-rich 13-megapixel rear camera is included, while a 5MP front-facing camera includes several modes for creative selfies desired by younger users, such as Wide Selfie, Palm Selfie, Animated GIF, Beauty Face Features and Rear-cam Selfie.

      5Powered by Quad-Core Processors

      5 - Powered by Quad-Core Processors

      Both the Galaxy A5 (seen here) and the A3 phones run quad-core 1.2GHz processors to provide good performance for users. Here the white A5 is pictured.

      6Galaxy A5’s Slightly Smaller Display

      6 - Galaxy A5's Slightly Smaller Display

      The Galaxy A3 (shown here) is slightly smaller than the A5, featuring a 4.5-inch Super AMOLED display. The A3 also features half the RAM of its big brother at 1GB of RAM, as well as a smaller nonremovable 1,900-mAh battery.

      7Wide Array of Colors

      7 - Wide Array of Colors

      The smaller A3 (pictured) and the A5 both will be available in a wide range of colors, including Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue and Champagne Gold. Here, the gold model is shown.

      8Additional Shared Features

      8 - Additional Shared Features

      Both smartphone models include storage provided by 16GB of internal memory and a micro SD slot that holds a card with up to 64GB of capacity. Both the A5 and A3 (shown in pink) also include WiFi and Bluetooth capabilities.

      9Ultra-Thin Profiles

      9 - Ultra-Thin Profiles

      To make the Galaxy A5 and A3 (shown here in blue) phones popular with younger users, Samsung made them as thin as possible, with 6.7mm and 6.9mm thin profiles, respectively. Both models run on Android 4.4 KitKat and will operate on 3G or 4G networks.

      10Galaxy A3 Includes 8MP Rear Camera

      10 - Galaxy A3 Includes 8MP Rear Camera

      The A3, shown here in silver, gets a less powerful 8MP rear camera and shares the same 5MP front camera as its A5 partner. Both models also include a full range of preloaded Google services, including Gmail, Google+, Hangouts, Maps, Play Games, Play Music and YouTube.

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