Samsung has officially announced Galaxy A series in Russia. This includes Galaxy A3 (2017), Galaxy A5 (2017) and Galaxy A7 (2017). Currently, these handsets will sell in Russia only. Soon they will be released worldwide.

Samsung has not recently revealed the pricing of any handset but as per rumors Galaxy A5 (2017) will cost $378 and Galaxy A7 (2017) will be priced at $424. We can safely assume that Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) will be cheaper than other two phones and all will sell in four colors i.e. Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist and Peach Cloud.

Talking about the specs, the less hefty, Galaxy A3 (2017) comes with 4.7-inch Super AMOLED HD display with a 720p resolution. It will also have fingerprint reader and USB Type-C port. As far as the innards are concerned, Galaxy A3 (2017) packs 1.6GHz octa-core processor. Inside is the 2GB RAM and 16GB ROM which is expandable up to 256GB. The handset gets its life from 2,350 mAh battery. Camera-wise, it has a 13MP rear unit, as well as 8MP secondary camera.

The more beefy and next in line, Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) launches with 5.2-inch Super AMOLED display with full HD (1080p) resolution. The camera department is bit hefty with 16MP rear and interestingly, the resolution same for the front, both featuring f/1.9 aperture.  The Galaxy A5 (2017) sports 1.9GHz octa-core processor with 3GB of RAM and 32GB expandable storage, which is up to 256GB. The Galaxy A5 (2017) runs on a whopping 3,000 mAh battery, and features fingerprint sensor and USB Type-C port.

Last but the heftiest of the three dubbed Galaxy A7 (2017) features 5.7-inch with similar display and camera configuration. The rest of the features are also same except the battery which is 3600mAh. It also has a fingerprint reader and USB Type-C port.

The Galaxy A5 (2017) and Galaxy A7 (2017) has the fast charging technology, and all handsets features IP68 certification for dust and water resistance. They have premium metal frame and 3D glass back.

Currently, the Galaxy A (2017) series will ship with Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow OS, but, hopefully, they will be updated to Android Nougat in near future.