The Samsung Galaxy A7 is on everyone's lips these days, and for good reason. The highly-anticipated Samsung handset was spotted on AnTuTu's database, revealing a puzzling hardware package.
Other hardware pieces are consistent with older rumors, which might means that the Galaxy A7 will come in two models, one equipped with the Exynos and the other featuring the Snapdragon SoC.
Previously leaked information about the Galaxy A7's specs claimed that its chipset will be a Snapdragon 615 SoC, but according to a recent AnTuTu benchmark that surfaced on Weibo (via GforGames), the Samsung device will have a different processor - the Exynos 7580 to be precise.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 already made the news with its presence at Bluetooth SIG on Nov. 18. The model number spotted there was identical to the model number of the AnTuTu Galaxy A7. Interestingly, the A7 that appeared on Bluetooth SIG had an Exynos 7580 chipset, just like the S5 Neo and the Samsung Galaxy J7.
The chipset, which is based on 28nm technology, has no less than eight Cortex-A53 cores, running at 1.6 GHz. Visuals should run smoothly due to Mali-T720 MP2 GPU, while the RAM stands at a hefty 3 GB.
Recent tests showed that the capacity of Exynos 7580 is pretty much equal to that of the MediaTek M6752 and Snapdragon 615. The A7 terminal tested by AnTuTu scored a total of 37,563 points in the recent benchmark.
The Exynos powered Galaxy A7 does little to surprise in other aspects. Its 5.5-inch display features a 1920 x 1080 resolution, and the camera combo reads 13 megapixels for the main photos and 5 megapixels for the selfie snaps. The default storage space is 16 GB, and the OS is Android 5.1.1 Lollipop out of the box. However, some hope that by the time it launches, the device will get an update to Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
As both Galaxy models A5 and A7 are part of the same mid-tier line, it is plausible that A5 will share some hardware features with the A7. For now, the only leaked information points to a Galaxy A5 with an Exynos 7 Octa chipset.
