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Samsung A5 & A3 (possibly A7 as well): Aluminium unibody!

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A couple of weeks ago, we exclusively leaked details about the Galaxy A5 with an aluminium unibody and the Galaxy A3. It appears that the guys over atAndroidMX have leaked the images of the Galaxy A5 as well as the Galaxy A3. According to the Mexican Android website, the Galaxy A5 will feature an aluminium unibody with chamfered edges, a non-removable back cover and a Nano-SIM card slot. Both, the Galaxy A5 and the Galaxy A3 might be launched in the coming months.

 

As per our previous leaks, the Galaxy A5 (SM-A500F) would feature an aluminium unibody, a 5-inch HD Super AMOLED display, a 13-megapixel primary camera, a 5-megapixel secondary camera, a Snapdragon 400 processor, 16GB of internal storage, and a 2,330 mAh battery. According to our sources, the Galaxy A5 is a mid-range smartphone so it might have a shell made out of some unique material to keep the manufacturing cost down while still providing a premium feel when held in the hands. The Galaxy A5 might be released with a price tag somewhere between $400 to $450.

 

Just like the Galaxy A5, even the Galaxy A3 might feature dual-SIM card slots with LTE connectivity. It might carry a price tag of around $350 to $400. Samsung is also expected to be working on the Galaxy A7 with a 5.5-inch screen and a dual-SIM card slot with a suggested retail price of around $500. The Galaxy Alpha is one of the most beautiful smartphones that Samsung has ever made and after repeated requests from consumers, looks like Samsung is working on a complete range of smartphones with premium materials.

 

 

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Finally Samsung's made the move.

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Now the only reason i have to hate samsung it touchwiz

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I think they're kinda ugly...

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LOL the same flat edges as the old iphone!

It seems like apple and samsung have traded phone edge designs.

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Now the only reason i have to hate samsung it touchwiz

I like touchwiz :)

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LOL the same flat edges as the old iphone!

It seems like apple and samsung have traded phone edge designs.

i like it xD

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Now the only reason i have to hate samsung it touchwiz

Yes true

 

I think they're kinda ugly...

Yes true

 

LOL the same flat edges as the old iphone!

It seems like apple and samsung have traded phone edge designs.

Yes true

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Yes true

 

Yes true

 

Yes true

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It's interesting how as time goes on, Samsung appear to be making their
phones look more and more like the Galaxy S2...

 

Not that I'm complaining. Personally I thought the S2 was an excellent
looking phone. So long as you looked at it exclusively from the front. :P

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But Snapdragon 400!? That kinda sucks doesn't it?

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Now the only reason i have to hate samsung it touchwiz

 

The corrupt chairman is also another reason.

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So Apple takes the HTC design, and Samsung takes the Apple design..... Nice trade there, I can see lawsuits inbound.....

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Oh god, please don't switch to this in flagships. Seriously fuck non-removable batteries. It's not worth it. I hate all of you aesthetics whores. *sigh* I guess this is the end of removable batteries forever. Thanks Apple. :/

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I think it's sad to see Samsung move to aluminum as well.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, aluminum is not a good material for phones. Personally I prefer function over form and this goes against that a lot.

More expensive: Harder to make the reception decent. More prone to visible scratches No removable battery (if it's unibody at least). No wireless charging (I think... [Citation Needed]). Not waterproof-able (I think... [Citation needed]).

 

It's also pretty weird how they made mid range phones out of what's considered a "premium material". You'd think that they would put that on their high end phones.

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I prefer the plastic phones, they feel better in my hands and more grippier than aluminium.

But I guess they're answering the people who wanted so called "good build quality".

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is it me or do the pics look like an aluminum S2 ?

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I think it's sad to see Samsung move to aluminum as well.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, aluminum is not a good material for phones. Personally I prefer function over form and this goes against that a lot.

More expensive: Harder to make the reception decent. More prone to visible scratches No removable battery (if it's unibody at least). No wireless charging (I think... [Citation Needed]). Not waterproof-able (I think... [Citation needed]).

 

It's also pretty weird how they made mid range phones out of what's considered a "premium material". You'd think that they would put that on their high end phones.

Plastic is more durable.

My S3 definitely vouches for that.

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It's interesting how as time goes on, Samsung appear to be making their

phones look more and more like the Galaxy S2...

 

Not that I'm complaining. Personally I thought the S2 was an excellent

looking phone. So long as you looked at it exclusively from the front. :P

S2 in my opinion is one of the best looking phone till date.

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S2 in my opinion is one of the best looking phone till date.

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I like touchwiz :)

on the s3 i find touchwiz added good functionality to the notification center and multitasking compared stock android but outside of it touchwiz is a disgrace, it skins everything and adds a stupid amount of lag, it takes 2 seconds for the devices to turn on when pressing the unlock button

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I for one like the rubberised back on my Nexus 5 better than aluminium :P

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it looks like they made a good move here... a lot of people miss the iphone's beveled edges and now samsung picked that up in effort to get people to switch over...

 

 

wow.. such a good move buisiness-wise

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I like touchwiz :)

 

ah so your the one

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