Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) & Galaxy A7 (2016) Gets June Security Update

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) and Galaxy A7 (2016) have started getting the latest June security update. With a file size of just 40MB, the update has already started to make its way to various units in India.

Samsung Galaxy A5 & Samsung Galaxy A7
The June Security Update which we will get to see in Samsung Galaxy A5 and Samsung Galaxy A7 will improve their performance [image source]

The new security update has fixed 96 issues of CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) along with fixing 23 vulnerabilities in the Samsung’s software. The update will also improve the performance of the device. Users will not be able to downgrade to the old software once they have upgraded their smartphone to the firmware version as the current firmware launch brings updates to the security policy.

Recently, we have seen that the company is being quite consistent with its software updates. It was recently announced that its device, Galaxy J5 Prime would get updated to the latest Android Nougat 7.0 very soon. The new update claims to boost up the performance of the device too.

Reports also claim that the update would take a while before it makes it way to all the devices. In order to receive the update, users have to go to the ‘Settings’ menu of your device and check for updates. However, you have to keep in mind that the update is available only for the unlocked version of the Galaxy A5.

Samsung Galaxy A5 ( 2016) sports a Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 1280*720 pixels. Powered by Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 SoC and is backed by a non-removable 2,300mAh battery. With a 2GB RAM and 16GB internal memory, it has a 13-megapixel primary and 5-megapixel secondary camera. Check out the device from the video below.

On the other hand, Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) is powered by Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615. It has a 5.5-inch Super AMOLED display with 1080*1920 pixels, which is protected by a Corning Gorilla Glass 4. Its storage and camera features are similar to that of Galaxy A5. Besides, it has support for face detection, touch focus, panorama, geo-tagging, and HDR. Take a look at the device from the video below.

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