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Samsung Galaxy A5 2015 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A5 2015
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Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A5 2016
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Sony Zylo Mobile Phone
Sony Zylo
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7 editorial reviews
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3.9 out of 5
4 user ratings
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0 %
4 stars
75 %
3 stars
25 %
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As well as some imaginative colour naming, <b>Sony</b> <b>Ericsson</b> sometimes takes the same approach when naming its devices. One example is the <b>Zylo</b>.Read more
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User rating
42
4.3 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
45 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
11 %
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4.0 out of 5
44 user ratings
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31 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
25 %
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2 %
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 5.1Proprietary OS
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz1.6 GHz
N/A
CPU coresQuad-core8-coreSingle-core
RAM memory2 GB2 GB260 MB
CPU model
N/A
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580
N/A
GPU model
N/A
ARM Mali-T720 MP2
N/A

Display

Screen size5.0 in5.2 in2.6 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M262K
Resolution1280 x 720 px1080 x 1920 px320 x 240 px
TechnologyHD Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
IPS TFT
Panel type
N/A
OLEDLCD
Pixel density
N/A
424.0 ppi154.0 ppi
Screen material
N/A
  • 2.5D Arc Glass
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
nono
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
no
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
no
HDR
N/A
N/A
no

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx3.2 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
Highest video resolution
N/A
1920 x 1080 px640 x 480 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yes
N/A
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
Geo-tagging
N/A
N/A
yes

Storage

Internal storage16 GB16 GB256 MB
Maximum card storage
N/A
128GB16GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
Memory card reader
N/A
N/A
yes

Design

Colour of productMidnight black
  • Gold
  • Black
  • White
  • Silver
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Pink
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
MaterialAluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Plastic
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
no
Shock resistant
N/A
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height5.48 in5.7 in4.06 in
Width2.74 in2.8 in2.05 in
Depth0.26 in0.29 in0.63 in
Weight4.34 oz5.64 oz4.06 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyes
N/A
Magnetometeryes
N/A
N/A
Gyroscope
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMMini-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.12.1 EDR
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
NFCyesyesno
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMini-USBMicro-USB
N/A
Dual sim support
N/A
nono
DLNA certified
N/A
yesno
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • AAC
  • SBC
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
Video output
N/A
NoNo

Cellular

Data transmission
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
HSDPA
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
A-GPS
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
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
N/A
no
2G GSM
N/A
N/A
yes
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTE
N/A
N/A
no

Battery

Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity2300.0 mAh2900.0 mAh920.0 mAh
Talk time15.0 h16.0 h3.5 h
Fast charging
N/A
yesno
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
yes
Standby time
N/A
N/A
403.0 h
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
no

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