First Galaxy A7 (2016) firmware now available online

It has only been a few days since the new Galaxy A lineup was unveiled, the Galaxy A3, A5 and A7 (2016) models have initially been released in China before they're brought over to other markets across the globe. The new handsets bring significant improvements over their predecessors, touting features like Optical Image Stabilization and fingerprint sensors with support for Samsung Pay. Now the first Galaxy A7 (2016) firmware has been released, it's actually the first firmware release for any of the new Galaxy A handsets, and it's now available for download from our firmware section.

Firmware details:

Model: SM-A710M
Model name:
Country: Colombia
Version: Android 5.1.1
Changelist: 101969629
Build date: Wed, 02 Dec 2015 05:53:19 +0000
Product code: COO
PDA: A710MUBU1AOL1
CSC: A710MUUB1AOL1

As previously mentioned China is the first market for these new smartphones so those of us who are not based in the People's Republic may have to wait until 2016 to get our hands on the 2016 Galaxy A3, A5 or A7.

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