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Blackview A5 Mobile Phone
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Our Blackview A5 Review is here bringing the detailed analysis of the ultra budget $40 device for the masses without deep pockets.Read more
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The Galaxy S5 was state of the art in 2014, but it's still kicking around. How does it compare to cheaper new phones?Read more
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4.1 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 4.4Android 5.1Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.6 GHz1.6 GHz2.5 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelMediatek MT6580Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084
GPU modelARM Mali-400 MPPowerVR SGX544ARM Mali-T720Qualcomm Adreno 420
RAM memory1 GB2 GB2 GB2 GB

Display

Screen size4.5 in5.0 in5.1 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution480 x 854 px1920 x 1080 px1080 x 1920 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS LCD
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLEDSuper AMOLED
Pixel density218.0 ppi441.0 ppi432.0 ppi432.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnoyesnoyes
HDRnononono
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
yes
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.8 f2.2 f
N/A
2.2 f
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
yes
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
yes
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyes
N/A
yes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
1
N/A
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
30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Optical zoom
N/A
10x
N/A
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Touch focus
N/A
yesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Voice control
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution2.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
1
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage32GB64GB128GB128GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • White
MaterialPlasticPlasticPlasticPlastic
Water resistant
N/A
noyesyes
Shock resistant
N/A
nonono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.11 in5.38 in5.59 in5.59 in
Width2.6 in2.75 in2.85 in2.85 in
Depth0.37 in0.31 in0.32 in0.32 in
Weight4.76 oz4.59 oz5.11 oz5.11 oz

Sensors

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

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnonono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.14.0
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
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
N/A
NFC
N/A
yesyesyes
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSBUSB
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
3.0/3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyesyes
Video output
N/A
MHLNoMHL

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 systemGPSGLONASSS-GPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEno
  • no
  • yes
yesyes
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
yes
LTE frequencies
N/A
Regional
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Streaming standards
N/A
MiracastMirrorLink
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity2000.0 mAh2600.0 mAh2800.0 mAh2800.0 mAh
Standby time209.0 h370.0 h
N/A
390.0 h
Talk time8.0 h17.0 h15.0 h21.0 h
Fast chargingnonoyesyes
Wireless charging
N/A
yesnoyes

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