Samsung's new slim selfie phones

The new handsets, which Samsung describes as "trendy," are extraordinarily slim (the A5 is 6.7mm thick and the A3 and 6.9mm), use plastic in favor of a quality metal unibody, and are aimed at young connected consumers.

So as well as a premium feel the handsets both boast very generous 5-megapixel front facing cameras for facilitating selfies which are supported by a host of features such as auto focus and auto face detection and remote shutter release to ensure the best self or group portrait.

An LTE/4G connection plus enhanced social networking features means that once the picture has been captured and sufficiently manipulated, sharing it is simple.

"The Galaxy A5 and A3 offer a beautifully crafted full metal unibody, slim design, superior hardware and the best possible social media experience," said JK Shin, CEO and Head of IT & Mobile Communication at Samsung Electronics.

But as well as camera tricks the handsets have good screens -- the A5 boasts a 5-inch full HD super AMOLED display and the A3 a 4.5-inch qHD Super AMOLED display and decent enough internal specifications that everything moves smoothly.

A larger screen isn't the only difference between the two handsets. The Galaxy A5 also has 2GB of RAM and a 1.2GHz quad-core processor -- the A3 has just 1GB -- and its rear-facing camera clocks in at 11-megapixels (8 megapixels for the A3). Still, both handsets support NFC and feature a microSD port for memory expansion up to an extra 64GB.