News & Reviews:   Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 specs

While it’s a fact that Apple arrived pretty late with the water and dust resistance feature for their iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, it’s no doubt that their upcoming 10^th Anniversary iPhone will continue to carry forward that feature and according to The Korea Herald, a news agency from South Korea; Apple is planning to upgrade it to IP68 from IP67.

With the on-going demand of the Samsung Galaxy A Series (2017), Samsung Electronics Malaysia is pleased to announce that the pre-order of both Galaxy A5 (2017) and A7 (2017) has been extended to 22 January 2017!

Did you know? Samsung Malaysia Electronics is offering a special pre-order promo where purchase of every Galaxy A Series (2017) comes bundled with an exclusive free gift, a Samsung Level U Pro wireless headphones worth RM399! Customers can choose to walk into their nearest or preferred Samsung Brand Stores, Courts, Harvey Norman, Seng Heng and SenQ to pre-order in-store, or place their pre-orders online through Lazada and 11Street.

By now you should have heard of the newly released Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) and A5 (2017), not only do these two phones look good but both are equipped with IP68 water and dust resistance, as well as 16MP for the front and back cameras and Samsung Pay. Priced at RM1899 and RM1699, you may have some trouble to choose which one to get, asking what's the difference between the devices? Isn't the A7 (2017) better? Well, yes and no, but do read below to find out what we mean.

For Digi customers (or new potential ones), there is a new smartphone that can be purchased through the telco – the recently announced Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) and A7 (2017). The new mid-tier smartphones offers a lot of performance for its looks and price.

Fresh from the official launch of their Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) and Galaxy A5 (2017), we managed to get some time with both phones, taking them for a spin and checking out the features. Taking a big step forward (which will probably result in many others following in their footsteps) the new Galaxy A (2017) phones feature IP68 water and dust resistance, 16MP front and back cameras and support for Samsung Pay.

As of 5 January 2017, both the Samsung Galaxy A7 and A5 (2017) smartphones were revealed in Malaysia for RM1899 and RM1699 respectively. While we're on this topic, we actually did a comparison between the original Galaxy A series to the Galaxy A series (2016) last year, so this begs the question - Should you upgrade your Galaxy A series (2016) to the latest Galaxy A (2017) models? Read below to find out!

Samsung Malaysia Electronics officially launched their much teased Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) and Galaxy A5 (2017) for RM1899 and RM1699. Pre-orders with the free Samsung Level U Pro start tomorrow to be delivered on 25 January 2016 before Chinese New Year. The first Samsung midrangers to offer IP68 water resistance they also offer sleek metal frames, fingerprint sensors, Samsung Pay (NFC+MST) and 16MP front and back autofocus cameras.

While we're still set for the Malaysian launch on 5 January 2017, Samsung Electronics have globally announced their new Galaxy A (2017) series featuring the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), Galaxy A5 (2017) and Galaxy A3 (2017). The new range will feature premium metal frames and curved 3D glass backs similar to the latest flagship level Galaxy S series and will be available in black, blue, gold and peach.

As per previous rumours, Samsung Malaysia have officially confirmed that their upcoming Samsung Galaxy A 2017 series will not only be the first IP68 water resistant and dust resistant midrange Samsung phones but they will also be priced from RM1699. Two variants will be made available with the Galaxy A5 2017 for RM1699 and the Galaxy A7 2017 at RM1899.

Both will be available on pre-order from 10.00 AM 6 January 2017 until 15 January 2016. For those who pre-order you will get a Samsung Level U Pro wireless headphone FREE (worth RM399, while stocks last).