Samsung has just announced the Galaxy A8 and Galaxy A8+ but it appears to be gearing up to release yet another handset from its Galaxy A-series. We are talking about the Galaxy A5 (2018).

The South Korean technology company is yet to reveal the exact release date of the Galaxy A5 (2018) but its launch is imminent as it has been cleared by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Bluetooth SIG and Wi-Fi Alliance along with the Galaxy A7 (2018). Now, a new device codenamed SM-A530x, which is believed to be the 2018 version of Galaxy A5, has been spotted on GFXBench website with key specifications.

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It is reported that the device will be unveiled either by the end of this month or early next year (2018). It may see the light of day most propable at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show 2018 (CES 2018) which will commence on January 9.

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2018) as seen on Slashleaks
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2018) as seen on SlashleaksSlashleaks

The Galaxy A5 (2018) has been spotted with 5.6-inch display with 2,220x1,080 screen resolution, an Android 7.1.1 Nougat operating system, an octa core CPU clocking at 2.1GHz, a 4GB RAM, a 32GB storage, and 16MP rear and front cameras on GFXBench.

However, earlier reports have claimed that the device might feature a 5.5-inch AMOLED screen with full HD+ (2160x1080p) resolution and 18:9 aspect ratio, an Exynos 7885 chipset, an Android 7.1.1 Nougat OS, a 4GB RAM, a 32GB internal memory with microSD card slot, and Bluetooth 5.0 support.