Samsung Unveils Unibody Aluminum Framed Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A3

After a number of rumors and leaks in the past couple of months, Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A3 smartphones running Android 4.4.4 Kitkat. Aside from the devices sleek design, the Korean company said that these two are the slimmest smartphones they have ever built with the A5 sporting a 6.7mm thick and A3 with 6.9mm profile size. Samsung also encased the smartphones in an all-aluminum metal frame.

The Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A3 feature a 13MP and 8MP rear cameras respectively paired with 5MP front facing shooters. Users can also expect camera-related features, modes and effects that come prelaoded with the phones. Clearly these camera configurations target those users who love taking pictures and share on social media sites. See below the A5 and A3's specs and a promotional video released by Samsung.

Samsung Galaxy A5 Specs:

- 5" HD Super AMOLED Display
- 1280x720 resolution, 294ppi
- 1.2GHz Quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor
- 2GB RAM
- 16GB internal storage
- supports microSD card up to 64GB
- 13MP Rear camera
- 5MP front camera
- Android 4.4 Kitkat
- WiFi 802.11n, Bluetooth 4.0 LE
- NFC, LTE, A-GPS
- 139 x 70 x 6.7 mm, 123 g
- white, black, silver, gold, pink or blue
- 2,300mAh Battery

Samsung Galaxy A3 Specs:

- 4.5" qHD Super AMOLED display
- 960x540 resolution, 245ppi
- 1.2GHz Quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor
- 1GB RAM
- 16GB internal storage
- supports microSD card up to 64GB
- 8MP Rear camera
- 5MP front camera
- Android 4.4 Kitkat
- WiFi 802.11n, Bluetooth 4.0 LE
- NFC, LTE, A-GPS
- 130 x 66 x 6.9 mm, 110 g
- white, black, silver, gold, pink or blue
- 1,900mAh battery