{"id":15834,"date":"2017-04-05T07:22:06","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T05:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/?p=15834"},"modified":"2017-05-16T10:25:25","modified_gmt":"2017-05-16T08:25:25","slug":"review-samsung-galaxy-a7-16-gb-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/review-samsung-galaxy-a7-16-gb-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Samsung Galaxy A7 16 GB"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The phablet is a high-demand device and because of this Samsung is expanding their range beyond the <em>Note <\/em>series, which popularised the big screen phenomenon. It\u2019s now a stalwart of the A-line-up. Right off the bat, it can be said, it has the looks, but let\u2019s see if the inner-workings are up to standard.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Key specs<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>5.5\u201d Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen<\/li>\n<li>Resolution: 1080 X 1920<\/li>\n<li>Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 4<\/li>\n<li>13 MP, autofocus, LED flash camera<\/li>\n<li>5 MP, 1080p front-facing camera<\/li>\n<li>Video: 1080p@30fps<\/li>\n<li>Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to v5.0.2 (Lollipop)<\/li>\n<li>Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 &#8211; A700FD chipset<\/li>\n<li>Octa-core (4&#215;1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 &amp; 4&#215;1.0 GHz Cortex-A53) &#8211; A700FD<\/li>\n<li>microSD dedicated card slot (expandable up to 64 GB)<\/li>\n<li>2GB RAM 16 GB internal memory<\/li>\n<li>Bluetooth: 0, A2DP, EDR, LE<\/li>\n<li>microUSB v2.0<\/li>\n<li>Non-removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh battery<\/li>\n<li>Up to 17 h (3G) of talk time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>The A7 is a first-rate device and so you can expect a top-notch 1080p display \u2013and with over 400ppi the sharpness is fantastic. It also sports a SuperAMOLED panel, ensuring that colour vibrancy is abundant. You\u2019ll also find that there isn\u2019t an issue with legibility in sunlight.<\/p>\n<p>Even though the battery is only 2600mAh, which is basically the same as the one in an S6, the endurance is impressive.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-15838\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Samsung-Galaxy-A7-2016-insert-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Samsung-Galaxy-A7-2016-insert-300x300.jpg 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Samsung-Galaxy-A7-2016-insert-150x150.jpg 150w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Samsung-Galaxy-A7-2016-insert.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The gallery has DLNA facial recognition, which allows you to find photos featuring a specific person! No more scrolling through your albums is necessary.<\/p>\n<p>The A7 is perfect for your multimedia needs, not only in terms of viewing, but also storage. Google Music Play serves as your audio entertainment hub: it is compatible with offline and online playback, it\u2019s your music store and provides cloud storage \u2013 you music anywhere, anytime!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pros: <\/strong>AMOLED big screen; very thin; captivating design; premium build; large screen makes it perfect for multimedia playback<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cons: <\/strong>Expensive; only 16 GB internal memory; no 2160p video recording<\/p>\n<p><strong>Verdict: 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/offers\/73571724\/Samsung+Galaxy+A7+16GB+Black?sst=16+a7+galaxy+gb+samsung%2Cfkey&amp;ssp=3&amp;sso=0&amp;rc=default\">Samsung Galaxy A7 16 GB available from R5,081<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The phablet is a high-demand device and because of this Samsung is expanding their range beyond the Note series, which popularised the big screen phenomenon. It\u2019s now a stalwart of the A-line-up. Right off the bat, it can be said, it has the looks, but let\u2019s see if the inner-workings are up to standard. \u00a0Key<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"\/blog\/review-samsung-galaxy-a7-16-gb-gold\/\" title=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15836,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"amp_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[91],"tags":[2004,2006,2005],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Samsung-Galaxy-A7-24-840x560.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15834"}],"collection":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15834"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15834\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16174,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15834\/revisions\/16174"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15834"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15834"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}