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Samsung Galaxy A Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A
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Samsung Galaxy S6 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S6
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Samsung Galaxy S7 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S7
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16
4.1 out of 5
10 user ratings
5 stars
30 %
4 stars
60 %
3 stars
10 %
2 stars
0 %
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5 stars
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4 stars
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16 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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User rating
45
4.0 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
28 %
2 stars
2 %
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39 user ratings
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 2.1Android 5.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed0.72 GHz2.1 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresSingle-core8-core8-core
RAM memory384 MB3 GB4 GB
CPU model
N/A
Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU model
N/A
ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T880 MP12

Display

Screen size3.7 in5.1 in5.1 in
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution800 x 480 px2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyAMOLEDSuper AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density252.0 ppi576.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyesyes
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen support
N/A
yesno
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyes
HDR
N/A
nono

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.6"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
1.9 f1.7 f
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
120.0 fps240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyes
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yesyes
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes

Storage

Memory card readeryesnoyes
Maximum card storage32GB128GB200GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Internal storage
N/A
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB

Dimensions

Height4.7 in5.65 in5.61 in
Width2.36 in2.78 in2.74 in
Depth0.49 in0.27 in0.31 in
Weight4.52 oz4.87 oz5.36 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
yesyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yesyes
ANT+
N/A
yesyes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version2.1 EDR4.14.2
Charging connectionUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
Micro-USB
Dual sim support
N/A
noyes
Sim card size
N/A
Nano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certified
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFC
N/A
yesyes
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
Video output
N/A
MHLNo

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Data transmissionHSDPAHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGPSGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTE
N/A
yesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1500.0 mAh2550.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time460.0 h
N/A
288.0 h
Talk time13.0 h17.0 h27.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
nono
Fast charging
N/A
yesyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast ChargeQualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Wireless charging
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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