Samsung is launching upgraded version of A5 and A7. Samsung galaxy A5 and A7 2016 new version will be known as Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 and A7 2017 respectively.
There is no magnificent improvement between two edition, it looks old wine in new bottle. Only change that get your immediate attention is selfie camera. Selfie camera has improved 16 MP than earlier 5 MP in both versions.
However considering competition say Gionee S6 Pro, Vivo V5 plus and Oppo’s F1s it is still lagging in feature.
A quick comparison in new and old version of Samsung A5 and A7 is as below.
| Consumer Usage Feature set | Samsung A5 2016 | Samsung A5 2017 | Samsung A7 2016 | Samsung A7 2017 |
| MOP | 22000 | 22000 | 32000 | 32000 |
| CAMERA | ||||
| Camera MP | 13 MP | 16 MP | 13 MP | 16 MP |
| Video Recording | HD Quality | HD Quality | HD Quality | HD Quality |
| Selfie Camera | 5 MP | 16 MP | 5 MP | 16 MP |
| DISPLAY | ||||
| Screen Size | 5.2 FHD sAMOLED | 5.2 FHD sAMOLED | 5.5 FHD sAMOLED | 5.7 FHD sAMOLED |
| MEMORY | ||||
| Internal Memory (up to) | 16 GB | 32 GB | 16 GB | 32 GB |
| RAM (More RAM, more speed overall) | 2 GB | 3 GB | 3 GB | 3 GB |
| Expandable memory | 128 GB | 256 GB | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| CONNECTIVITY | ||||
| Dual SIM | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Processor | Octa core | Octacore (Exynos) | Octa core | Octacore (Exynos) |
| Operating System | Andriod | Andriod | Andriod | Andriod |
| Network | LTE CAT .6 | LTE CAT .6 | LTE CAT .6 | LTE CAT .6 |
| Wi-Fi | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| A GPS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| BATTERY | 2900 mAh | 3000 mAh | 3300 mAh | 3600 mAh |
| Battery rating | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |