Samsung Brings Waterproofing & 16MP Selfies To The A Series (2017)

Samsung has been rapidly improving it’s midrange offerings for quite some time now, and nowhere is that more evident than this year’s (2017) new A Series. Clad in similar clothing to the popular Galaxy S7 line, it also inherits one of it’s newest features: IP68 Water & Dust Resistance. This will give consumers peace of mind when taking this out for a spin at the beach, pool, in the rain, or even just your lowly YouTube-watching daily shower. They also pack 16MP f1.9 cameras both front and back for great selfies and travel photos. Interested? Check out our quick video preview embedded above or more of it’s specs and availability below!

	Brand	Device	Launch Date	Launch Price (SRP)	Lowest Price	Processor	Display	Version (At Launch)	Skin	Rear Camera	Front Camera	RAM / ROM / MicroSD	Battery	Telephony	Extra Connectivity	USB OTG / SD Install	Miscellaneous	Updates	Links	Buy Online	UI Smoothness	Antutu Score	Work Battery
	Samsung	Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)	2017-01-11	23990 (PHP)		1.9Ghz Octa-Core Exynos 7880	5.7" 1920x1080 Super AMOLED Gorilla Glass	6.0.1 Android Marshmallow	TouchWiz	16MP LED Flash	16MP	3GB / 32GB / Yes	3600 mAh Non-removable Fast Charging	Dual SIM LTE	NFC	??? / ???	Fingeprint Sensor, IP68 Water & Dust Resist, Always On Display
	Samsung	Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)	2017-01-11	19990 (PHP)		1.9Ghz Octa-Core Exynos 7880	5.2" 1920x1080 Super AMOLED Gorilla Glass	6.0.1 Android Marshmallow	TouchWiz	16MP LED Flash	16MP	3GB / 32GB / Yes	3000 mAh Non-removable Fast Charging	Dual SIM LTE	NFC	??? / ???	Fingeprint Sensor, IP68 Water & Dust Resist, Always On Display

The Samsung Galaxy A5 and A7 will be first available online through Abenson & Lazada, with physical retail picking it up soon after. For more information on their availability and features, check out Samsung’s microsite here!

Disclaimer: Samsung or this site doesn’t recommend using this phone underwater. That being said, it is officially water resistant up to 1.5 meters underwater for up to 30 mins. Avoid saltwater though.