San Francisco Sep 9 (IANS) Expanding its mid-tier offerings for consumers in the US Samsung on Sunday launched two mid-range Android devices -- the Galaxy "A6" smartphone and a 10.5-inch tablet Galaxy "Tab A".
Single-SIM "Galaxy A6" priced at $359.99 comes with a 5.6-inch super AMOLED "Infinity Display" 3GBRAM and 32GB internal storage which is expandable up to 400GB.
The smartphone runs on Android 8.0 Oreo and is fuelled by a 3000mAh battery along with fingerprint as well as facial recognition unlock system.
"The Galaxy A6 joins the Galaxy J S and Note series while Galaxy Tab A joins the Galaxy Tab S4 tablet. The strengthened mid-tier gives consumers more flexibility to choose the phone or tablet that best fits their needs " the company said in a statement late on Saturday.
The "Galaxy Tab A" costing $329.99 sports a 10.5-inch thin-film-transistor liquid-crystal (TFT LCD) display 3GB RAM and 32GB internal memory which is expandable up to 400GB.
The tab features an 8MP rear camera with auto focus (AF) and a 5MP front camera with flash.
Powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 Octa-Core chipset and 7 300mAh battery the device runs Android Android 8.1 Oreo OS.
"Consumers are increasingly looking for innovative features and high-quality hardware in mid-tier mobile devices. Samsung is delivering by expanding its line-up with excellent devices offered at an exceptional value " the company added.
The US-specific devices will be available for consumers starting on September 14.

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