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Blackview A5 Mobile Phone
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 4.4Android 4.4Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.8 GHz2.5 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelMediatek MT6580Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580
GPU modelARM Mali-400 MPPowerVR SGX544Qualcomm Adreno 330ARM Mali-T720
RAM memory1 GB2 GB2 GB2 GB

Display

Screen size4.5 in4.7 in5.1 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution480 x 854 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1080 x 1920 px
TechnologyIPS LCDSuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLED
Pixel density218.0 ppi312.0 ppi432.0 ppi432.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnonoyesno
HDRnononono
Multi touchyesyesyes
N/A
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.8 f2.2 f2.2 f
N/A
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyes
N/A
Digital zoomyesyesyes
N/A
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yesyesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
120.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution2.0 Mpx2.1 Mpx2.1 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage8 GB32 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
16 GB
Memory card readeryesnoyesyes
Maximum card storage32GB
N/A
128GB128GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • White
MaterialPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
PlasticPlastic
Water resistant
N/A
noyesyes
Shock resistant
N/A
nonono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.11 in5.21 in5.59 in5.59 in
Width2.6 in2.58 in2.85 in2.85 in
Depth0.37 in0.26 in0.32 in0.32 in
Weight4.76 oz4.06 oz5.11 oz5.11 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
N/A
Proximity
N/A
yesyesyes
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Fingerprint
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Pedometer
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yesyes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnonono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.04.1
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
yesyesyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFC
N/A
yesyesyes
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSBUSB
USB version
N/A
2.0
3.0/3.1
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyesyes
Video output
N/A
NoMHLNo
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • SBC
  • aptX
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGLONASSGLONASSS-GPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
4G LTEnoyesyesyes
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
N/A
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
MiracastMirrorLink

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity2000.0 mAh1860.0 mAh2800.0 mAh2800.0 mAh
Standby time209.0 h350.0 h390.0 h
N/A
Talk time8.0 h11.0 h21.0 h15.0 h
Fast chargingnonoyesyes
Wireless charging
N/A
yesyesno
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
N/A

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