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Samsung Galaxy A5 2015 Mobile Phone
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 5.1Android 4.3Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz1.6 GHz1.4 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-coreQuad-core8-core
RAM memory2 GB2 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
2 GB
CPU model
N/A
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410
GPU model
N/A
ARM Mali-T720 MP2ARM Mali-400PowerVR SGX544

Display

Screen size5.0 in5.2 in4.8 in5.0 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Resolution1280 x 720 px1080 x 1920 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyHD Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Panel type
N/A
OLEDOLEDOLED
Pixel density
N/A
424.0 ppi306.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Screen material
N/A
  • 2.5D Arc Glass
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
Scratch resistant display
N/A
noyesyes
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
noyes
HDR
N/A
N/A
nono
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Highest video resolution
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Touch focus
N/A
yesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.6 f2.2 f
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Autofocus
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yesyes
LED Flash
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
10x
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx1.9 Mpx2.0 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
F/1.9
N/A
N/A
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1

Storage

Internal storage16 GB16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Maximum card storage
N/A
128GB64GB64GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Memory card reader
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Design

Colour of productMidnight black
  • Gold
  • Black
  • White
  • Silver
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
MaterialAluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
PlasticPlastic
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
nono
Shock resistant
N/A
N/A
nono

Dimensions

Height5.48 in5.7 in5.38 in5.38 in
Width2.74 in2.8 in2.78 in2.75 in
Depth0.26 in0.29 in0.34 in0.31 in
Weight4.34 oz5.64 oz4.69 oz4.59 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Magnetometeryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyesyes
Ambient light sensor
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.14.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HID
  • SAP
  • PBAP
  • MAP
  • HOGP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMini-USBMicro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
Dual sim support
N/A
nonono
DLNA certified
N/A
yesyesyes
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
USB version
N/A
2.02.02.0
Video output
N/A
NoMHLMHL
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Cellular

Data transmission
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
GLONASSGLONASS
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A
Miracast
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
N/A
yesyes
2G GSM
N/A
N/A
yesyes
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
yesyes
4G LTE
N/A
N/A
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
Regional
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Battery

Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2300.0 mAh2900.0 mAh2100.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Talk time15.0 h16.0 h22.0 h17.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
yesnono
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Standby time
N/A
N/A
830.0 h370.0 h
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
noyes

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