Rumored Samsung Galaxy A7 gets FCC nod - report

Samsung may soon be coming out soon with its rumored Galaxy A7 smartphone, after the device supposedly earned the nod of the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

 

The Galaxy A7 was to be part of a new series of smartphones that included the newly announced A3 and A5, enthusiast site SamMobile said.

 

"(I)t looks like Samsung might announce the Galaxy A7 soon as it has passed through FCC. The FCC has confirmed that the Galaxy A7 (SM-A700FD) features 4G LTE, dual-band Wi-Fi, NFC, and A-GPS," it said.

 

Also, it said the FCC certification indicate the A7 may be 150 mm tall and 75 mm wide.

 

Citing earlier leaks and its own information, the site also said other specifications include:

 

- a 5.2-inch 1080p display

- an octa-core Snapdragon 615 SoC with 64-bit CPU cores

- Adreno 405 GPU

- 2GB RAM

- 16GB internal storage

 

The A7 will also likely have a 12-megapixel primary camera with 1080p video recording and a 5-megapixel secondary camera, the site added.

 

Signal strength

 

On the other hand, SamMobile noted the Galaxy A3 and A5 now face signal strength issues.

 

"Did Samsung held off the announcement of the Galaxy A7 due of the same reason?" it said.

 

No guarantee of immediate launch

 

A separate article on 9to5google.com also said the FCC's nod is no guarantee there would be an immediate product launch.

 

"(H)owever it does confirm that something (most likely the Galaxy A7) is in the works," it said. — Joel Locsin/TJD, GMA News