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Samsung Galaxy A5 2015 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 Mobile Phone
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4.4 out of 5
19 user ratings
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43
4.3 out of 5
43 user ratings
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 4.4Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz1.2 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelApple A8
N/A
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580
GPU modelPowerVR GX6650
N/A
ARM Mali-T720 MP2
RAM memory1 GB2 GB2 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.0 in5.2 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCD
N/A
OLED
Resolution1334 x 750 px1280 x 720 px1080 x 1920 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
HD Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi
N/A
424.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
  • 2.5D Arc Glass
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
no

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution1.2 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Face detectionFace recognition
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2
N/A
F/1.9

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB16 GB
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
128GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Beige
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Orange
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • Turquoise
  • White
Midnight black
  • Gold
  • Black
  • White
  • Silver
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Blue
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
Aluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass

Dimensions

Height5.44 in5.48 in5.7 in
Width2.64 in2.74 in2.8 in
Depth0.27 in0.26 in0.29 in
Weight4.55 oz4.34 oz5.64 oz

Connectivity

Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetooth version4.04.04.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HID
  • SAP
  • PBAP
  • MAP
  • HOGP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Charging connection
  • HDMI
  • Lightning
USBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specific
N/A
No
Bluetooth
N/A
yesyes
NFC
N/A
yesyes
Type of USB connector
N/A
Mini-USBMicro-USB
Dual sim support
N/A
N/A
no
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
yes
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.0

Cellular

Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity1810.0 mAh2300.0 mAh2900.0 mAh
Standby time250.0 h
N/A
N/A
Talk time14.0 h15.0 h16.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
yes

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