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Karbonn A6 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A5 2016
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Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
Editiorial reviews
9
3.9 out of 5
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3 stars
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4.1 out of 5
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User rating
42
4.0 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
47 %
3 stars
21 %
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2 %
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4.0 out of 5
44 user ratings
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54
4.3 out of 5
54 user ratings
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.0Android 5.1Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz1.6 GHz1.9 GHz
CPU coresSingle-core8-core8-core
RAM memory512 MB2 GB3 GB
CPU model
N/A
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880
GPU model
N/A
ARM Mali-T720 MP2ARM Mali-T830 MP2

Display

Screen size4.0 in5.2 in5.2 in
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution800 x 480 px1080 x 1920 px1080 x 1920 px
TechnologyIPS LCD
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Full HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density233.0 ppi424.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Multi touchyes
N/A
N/A
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Screen material
N/A
  • 2.5D Arc Glass
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
no
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
LED Flashyes
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
AutomaticAutomatic
Highest video resolution
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Touch focus
N/A
yes
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px

Front camera

Primary resolution0.3 Mpx5.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
F/1.9F/1.9
Light source
N/A
N/A
Display flash

Storage

Memory card readeryes
N/A
N/A
Maximum card storage32GB128GB256GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Internal storage
N/A
16 GB32 GB

Dimensions

Height5.04 in5.7 in5.75 in
Width2.59 in2.8 in2.81 in
Depth0.46 in0.29 in0.31 in
Weight4.02 oz5.64 oz5.61 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
N/A
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Bluetoothyesyesyes
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USBUSB Type-C
Dual sim support
N/A
noyes
Sim card size
N/A
Nano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
DLNA certified
N/A
yes
N/A
Bluetooth version
N/A
4.14.2
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
SBC
NFC
N/A
yesyes
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSB
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
Video output
N/A
NoNo
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
no

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
N/A
2G GSMyes
N/A
N/A
GSM frequencies
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
N/A
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
N/A
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation system
N/A
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
Google Cast

Battery

Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity1450.0 mAh2900.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time250.0 h
N/A
N/A
Talk time4.0 h16.0 h16.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
yes
N/A

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