Samsung releases update of Android 7.0 Nougat for the Galaxy A7
The Galaxy A7 released in January this year, now, receives the upgrade to the Android 7.0 Nougat operating system. The release for the new version began on Wednesday (09) when Samsung released the latest version of Android for the smartphone.
According to SamMobile, a portal specializing in the South Korean manufacturer, the owners of precious stones in Thailand will be the first to receive the update for Android 7.0 Nougat. However, the software should be available in the coming weeks for everyone, for all device users have access to 1.4 GB of data.
Among the new features that the Nougat brings are the new Samsung Pass and Dual Messenger. The new system should provide greater agility and performance with lower battery consumption.
What’s New in Android 7.0 Nougat
With the new Nougat operating system you can through “Multi-window mode” go to recent apps, then press and hold on top of the app you want and drag it onto the screen. Repeat the process for the bottom of the screen to use both simultaneously.
You can also perform “Quick switching between apps” by switching applications using the recently opened tab, to return to the last application you used, double-tap recent apps.
While the “notifications are unified”, to view them just touch the top to see all the items. Notification settings are also displayed on the same panel as they appear. Tap and hold the notification, drag it to the right or left and press the gear icon.
It is also allowed to “customize the shortcuts” so go to the shortcuts bar, click edit to customize. In addition, more than 1,500 new “emojis” have been added to Android Nougat.
As the “interface” gained clearer and more intuitive navigation, it was even easier to find and make device settings.
For “data saving” it is now possible to activate the mode that restricts the use of the internet by the smartphone, for this, it only goes to adjustments, after in use of data and then, saving of data.
The “battery life” has improved because through the power saving mode of Android improves significantly with the Nougat.
Technical specifications Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)
- Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow under the interface of Samsung as operating system – Update of Android version Nougat
- Super AMOLED 5.7-inch screen with Full HD resolution (1920 x 1080 pixels);
- 3 GB of RAM;
- 32 GB of memory for internal storage;
- MicroSD card slot up to 256 GB;
- Samsung Exynos 7880 Chipset;
- Eight-core processor running at up to 1.9 GHz;
- ARM Mali-T830 MP3 Graphic Card;
- 16-megapixel main camera with f / 1.9 aperture and 27 mm lenses;
- 16-megapixel front camera with f / 1.9 aperture;
- Fingerprint reader on home button;
- Dimensions (156.8 x 77.6 x 7.9) mm;
- It weighs 186 grams;
- 600 mAh battery.
