Samsung Galaxy A5 (2018) spotted online with an 18.5:9 display

A few weeks ago, we heard for the first time that the next-gen Galaxy A handsets will feature an Infinity Display similar to that of the Galaxy S8 flagships. Although Samsung still has to confirm this, evidence that the Galaxy A5 (2018) features a display with an aspect ratio of 18.5:9 surfaced online via the HTML5test website.

In the past, we saw the Galaxy A5 (2018) surface online with the model number SM-A5300. This time, the device spotted on HTML5test goes as the Samsung SM-A530F and, considering the naming conventions used so far by Samsung, this should be the international unlocked variant of the Galaxy A5 (2018). 

The HTM5test listing reveals that the Samsung SM-A530F runs Android 7.1.1 Nougat, thus confirming the previous leaks claiming that the updated Galaxy A series will ship with this version out of the box instead of the brand-new Android 8.0 Oreo. While the 846 x 412 pixels resolution mentioned by HTML5test is definitely inaccurate, it confirms the 18.5:9 aspect ratio.

Since the Galaxy A5 (2018) apparently features an Infinity Display, it would be natural for it to drop the home button as well. The fingerprint reader would also need to be relocated, most likely below the camera, on the back. 

Back when we saw the Samsung SM-A5300 surface on Geekbench, we spotted two key specs, namely the processor and the amount of memory. These are both in line with the higher mid-range price of the Galaxy A5, since not many handsets in this area of the market come a Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 processor next to no less than 6 GB RAM these days. 

The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) arrived on the market in January 2017, about a year after its predecessor, so the Galaxy A5 (2018) will probably hit the road in early 2018. Samsung has not confirmed anything about the launch of this handset yet, but we expect it to happen in the coming weeks.