A new leak of the next generation of Samsung Galaxy A7 due for 2016 has surfaced. The device recently appeared on the AnTuTu benchmark listing, which confirms its Exynos 7580 chipset.

As reported by GforGames, the official AnTuTu account on Weibo reveals that the successor of Galaxy A7, which is expected to be unveiled early next year, will be powered by the Exynos 7580 octa-core chipset with the Mali-T720 GPU. This is contrary to the previous leaks which suggested that the upcoming Samsung Galaxy A7 will be equipped with a Snapdragon 615 processor.

According to the speculations, the device will be launched in two variants powered by different processors on board. Thus, the possibility of a Galaxy A7 (2016) model with Snapdragon 625 chipset still remains. Samsung unveiled Galaxy J7 in two versions which were powered by Snapdragon 615 as well as Exynos 7580, reports GSM Arena.

Built on 28nm technology, the Exynos 7580 chipset features a total of eight Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 1.6 GHz. The SoC managed to get an overall score of 37,563 points in AnTuTu’s benchmark.

A closer look at the AnTuTu benchmark reveals that the smartphone will feature a 5.5-inch display with a screen resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. The device will house 3 GB of RAM coupled with 16 GB of storage. Running on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop, the handset will feature a 13 MP main camera along with a 5 MP front snapper, according to the report.

Recently, live images of Galaxy A7 successor surfaced, which indicate that the mid-range smartphone will host a single LED flash next to the camera, according to GSM Arena. The handset also got certified by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) . However, the website listed several variants of the device including SM-A710F/DS, SM-A710X, SM-A710S, SM-A710K and SM-A710L.

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