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Gaba A5 Mobile Phone
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4.1 out of 5
13 user ratings
5 stars
38 %
4 stars
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3 stars
7 %
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4.0 out of 5
43 user ratings
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4 stars
46 %
3 stars
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2 stars
2 %
1 stars
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4.2 out of 5
37 user ratings
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38 user ratings
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 5.1Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.3 GHz2.5 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
RAM memory1 GB1 GB2 GB
CPU model
N/A
Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3
GPU model
N/A
ARM Mali-T720 GPUQualcomm Adreno 330

Display

Screen size5.5 in4.7 in5.1 in
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px960 x 540 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS LCDSuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density267.0 ppi234.0 ppi432.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyesyes
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M
HDR
N/A
nono
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
yes
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Digital zoomyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.2 f2.2 f
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution
N/A
1280 x 720 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocus
N/A
yesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Touch focus
N/A
yesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution2.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx2.1 Mpx

Storage

Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB128GB128GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Internal storage
N/A
8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB

Design

Colour of productWhite
  • Black
  • Gold
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Yellow
Material
N/A
PlasticPlastic
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
yes
Shock resistant
N/A
N/A
no
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height6.14 in5.37 in5.59 in
Width3.02 in2.72 in2.85 in
Depth0.27 in0.33 in0.32 in
Weight5.11 oz4.55 oz5.11 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
N/A
yes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yes
Gyroscope
N/A
N/A
yes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesno
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.0
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
Sim card size
N/A
Micro-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
NFC
N/A
noyes
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
yes
USB version
N/A
N/A
3.0/3.1
Video output
N/A
N/A
MHL

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Data transmissionHSDPAHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 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
UMTS frequences2100 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyes
4G LTE
N/A
yesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 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
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
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
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyes
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2200.0 mAh2000.0 mAh2800.0 mAh
Talk time
N/A
12.0 h21.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
noyes
Standby time
N/A
N/A
390.0 h
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
yes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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