Samsung Galaxy A Series (2017) Gets IP68 Certification; Will Have Android Marshmallow 6.0.1 and Nougat Update Wil Be Added Soon

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Samsung recently announced Samsung Galaxy A Series (2017). Although speculations were that it will have a water-resistant coating, finally it is official that the Samsung A Series (2017) comes with IP68 certified Water-resistance.

Earlier, in a report about Samsung A Series (2017) stated that all the three smartphones in the series i.e. Samsung Galaxy A3, Galaxy A5, and Galaxy A7 showed just slight upgrades from its predecessor launched last year. However, the IP68 certified water-resistant coating is something that makes the new iteration enticing. 

PhoneArena quoted that the Samsung Galaxy A Series (2017) will be available in Russia in few days whereas rest of global markets will have to wait few weeks to get their share of new A series iteration. 

Similar to that of Samsung Galaxy S7, the Samsung Galaxy A Series received an IP68 certificate. The highest variant Galaxy A7 will be available at $424, similarly, Galaxy A5 will cost $378, and the lowest variant Galaxy A3 will have a slightly lower price, however, there is not information on the price. 

All the three devices will have a 3D glass back and premium metal frame which was since in its last year iteration too. Above all, although the soon to available smartphones have pre-installed Android Marshmallow 6.0.1, these devices will receive Android Nougat 7.0 soon, Android Central stated.

The Samsung Galaxy A3 sports a 1.6Ghz octa-core processor coupled with 16GB ROM and 2GB RAM. A slightly higher variant that is Galaxy A5 comes with Full-HF resolution and a 5.2" Super AMOLED Display and a 16-megapixel front and rear camera. The highest among the trio is Samsung Galaxy A7 will host a 5.7" Super AMOLED Display with 3GB RAM and a 1.9Ghz Octa-core processor. The Internal Storage is 32GB. 

Although these three devices have received slight upgrades, the IP68 Certified smartphones is an impressive feature.