Samsung has been trying to gain back some market traction lately and earlier this week, Samsung Malaysia launched a the Galaxy A series to the Malaysia market. The Galaxy A series is technically derived from the Galaxy Alpha but stretches all the way to the mid-range device segment. Building up from the semi-metal build of the Galaxy Alpha, the Galaxy A range of devices feature an aluminium unibody design which mean the devices doesn't have Samsung's signature removable plastic back and not to mention the battery is not user replaceable.

Both the Galaxy A3 and A5 will be the first two devices in this family and they share a lot in common. The Snapdragon 410 powers both devices and on the front, both devices feature a 5MP front facing camera which Samsung expects users to take a lot of selfies with. Heck yeah, there's even a software features called wide-selfie to help you get more faces onto the frame. Well if that's not enough, the Rear-cam selfie mode will enable you to easily take selfies with the more higher resolution rear facing camera.

In terms of design, the two devices feature a near identical look on the back and front. The only noticeable difference is the sheer size of the device and both devices have a thickness of under 7mm. Additionally, these devices do not features a user replaceable battery but unlike the Galaxy Alpha, the Galaxy A series of devices does indeed feature a microSD card slot for further storage expansion. Check out the full specification of the devices below.

Galaxy A3 specifications:

• 4.5 inch 540 X 960 resolution display (245PPI)
• 1.2GHz quad core Snapdragon 410
• 130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm (110g)
• 1.5GB RAM 
• 16GB (microSD upto 16GB)
• 8MP + LED flash (5MP selfie camera)
• 1,900mAh battery
• nano SIM (LTE) 
• Android 4.4 Kitkat

Galaxy A5 specifications: