Samsung launched the Galaxy A7, its slimmest smartphone yet, in India over the weekend , and we had a chance to get our hands on it during the launch event in Bangkok on Monday. The Samsung Galaxy A7 belongs to the new Galaxy A-series of smartphones, which, with their metal unibodies, are part of...

Samsung has made something of a shift in its design ethos with its Alpha and A range of smartphones. Instead of the plastic chassis of the Samsung Galaxy S5 , an all-metal unibody design has been used. This design is a major hint at what to expect when the Samsung Galaxy S6 eventually arrives.

Samsung Galaxy A7 is 5.5 inch FHD sAMOLED display device having 1080 x 1920 pixel resolution with 401 ppi pixel density. It is running on Kitkat OS. The Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor along with 2GB RAM. With rear 13MP camera and front camera of 5MP, it looks amazing.

Quality camera; Great performance; Good battery support; Excellent display

Expensive; No Lollipop OS

(UPDATE @ 5:13PM, 12th January) The Galaxy A7 has been officially unveiled by Samsung. Find out more about the device here . At the Samsung Galaxy A5 and A3 launch event that took place earlier today, the Galaxy A7 was unexpectedly up for display as well.