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Samsung Galaxy A5 2015 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A5 2016
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4.1 out of 5
13 user ratings
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50
4.1 out of 5
50 user ratings
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4 stars
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 4.4Android 5.1
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz1.2 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelApple A10 Fusion
N/A
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580
GPU modelPowerVR GT7600
N/A
ARM Mali-T720 MP2
RAM memory2 GB2 GB2 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.0 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
N/A
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
Dual screen supportno
N/A
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
no
HDRno
N/A
N/A
Multi touchyes
N/A
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.8 f
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
Video recordingyes
N/A
N/A
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 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
Autofocusyes
N/A
N/A
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
Optical zoom2x
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
N/A
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyes
N/A
N/A
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2
N/A
F/1.9
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A

Storage

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

Design

Colour of product
  • Red
  • Rose gold
  • Gold
  • Jet black
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
Midnight black
  • Gold
  • Black
  • White
  • Silver
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Blue
MaterialAluminumAluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistantyes
N/A
N/A
Shock resistantno
N/A
N/A
Dust resistantyes
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.44 in5.48 in5.7 in
Width2.64 in2.74 in2.8 in
Depth0.28 in0.26 in0.29 in
Weight4.87 oz4.34 oz5.64 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
N/A
Fingerprintyes
N/A
N/A
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
yes
Barometeryes
N/A
N/A
Pedometeryes
N/A
N/A
Magnetometer
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportno
N/A
no
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
yes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.04.1
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
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionLightningUSBUSB
Video outputManufacturer specific
N/A
No
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connector
N/A
Mini-USBMicro-USB
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.0

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
N/A
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
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
2G GSMyes
N/A
N/A
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
3G UMTSyes
N/A
N/A
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
4G LTEyes
N/A
N/A
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
N/A
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity1960.0 mAh2300.0 mAh2900.0 mAh
Standby time240.0 h
N/A
N/A
Talk time14.0 h15.0 h16.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
yes
Wireless charging no
N/A
N/A

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