Samsung unveils triple camera smartphone Galaxy A7

Samsung on Tuesday announced the launch of Galaxy A7, the first triple camera smartphone, at Samsung Opera House in Bengaluru.

It comes with 24MP main, 5 MP live focus and 8MP ultra-wide cameras and the new phone's camera gets a scene optimiser that automatically detects any of 19 different scenarios such as food, flower or sunset.

Launching the phone, Aditya Babbar, General Manager, mobile business of Samsung India said, "Our consumer insight found that millennials love to click and edit photos and that 44% of them use smartphone camera every day and open the same 18 times a day. Also, 40% of them edit photos before sending or sharing it. The new phone- Galaxy A7 has got ultra-wide lens that allows one to capture unrestricted wide-angle photos."

The new phone also features a 6.0 inch FHD+ super AMOLED display and consumers can ennhance their instant messaging experience by creating customised avatars using the AR Emoji feature by taking a picture of themselves with the selfie camera.

Galaxy A7 comes with a 2.5D glass back design, 7.5 mm slim body and a side fingerprint sensor where the sensor has been integrated into the power button.

Powered by a Samsung Exynos 7885 2.2 GHz Octa Core processor, the device will be available in 6GB RAM/ 128GB ROM and 4GB RAM and 64GB ROM Variants. This can be enhanced with a 512GB expandable memory and the device is powered by a 3,300mAh battery and runs the Android Oreo operating system.

Galaxy A7 range will be priced at Rs 23,990 (4GB/64GB variant) and Rs 28,990 (6GB/128GB variant), and will be available in blue, black and gold colours.

The device will be available for a special preview sale on Flipkart, Samsung e-shop and at Samsung Opera House on September 27 and 28, said Babbar. By the end of September, it will be available across 1.80 lakh outlets.