The Samsung Galaxy A7 belongs to the new Galaxy A-series of smartphones, which, with their metal unibodies, are part of the South Korean consumer electronics giant’s attempt to distance itself from the all-plastic designs it has become notorious for The Galaxy A7 has a larger screen at 5.5-inches compared to the Galaxy Alpha’s 4.7-inch one, though of course unless media consumption is one of the primary usage cases for potential buyers they would probably be better served with a more manageably sized device.