Founded back in 1969 as Samsung Electric Industries, Suwon, South Korea-headquartered Samsung Electronics today makes everything from televisions to semiconductors. It released its first Android smartphone in 2009, and can be credited with the launch of the first Android tablet back in 2010. The company is among the biggest players in the smartphone market in the world. It has recently developed smartphones running Tizen OS, as an alternative to its Android-based smartphones. Samsung's latest mobile launch is the Galaxy A7 (2017). The smartphone was launched in January 2017. The phone comes with a 5.70-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1080 pixels by 1920 pixels.

The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) is powered by 1.9GHz octa-core it comes with 3GB of RAM. The phone packs 32GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 256GB via a microSD card. As far as the cameras are concerned, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) packs a 16-megapixel primary camera on the rear and a 16-megapixel front shooter for selfies.

The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) runs Android 6.0 and is powered by a 3600mAh non removable battery. It measures 156.80 x 77.60 x 7.90 (height x width x thickness) .

Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, NFC, Headphones and FM. Sensors on the phone include Proximity sensor, Accelerometer and Barometer.