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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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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus Mobile Phone
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 5.1Android 5.0Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz1.6 GHz2.1 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core8-core8-core
RAM memory2 GB2 GB3 GB4 GB
CPU model
N/A
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420
GPU model
N/A
ARM Mali-T720 MP2ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T760 MP8

Display

Screen size5.0 in5.2 in5.1 in5.7 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Resolution1280 x 720 px1080 x 1920 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2560 px
TechnologyHD Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLED
Panel type
N/A
OLEDOLEDOLED
Pixel density
N/A
424.0 ppi576.0 ppi518.0 ppi
Screen material
N/A
  • 2.5D Arc Glass
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
noyesyes
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
nono
HDR
N/A
N/A
nono
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
Highest video resolution
N/A
1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 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 fps60.0 fps120.0 fps
Touch focus
N/A
yesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.6"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
1.9 f
N/A
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocus
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Geo-tagging
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
LED Flash
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
F/1.9
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage16 GB16 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
32 GB
Maximum card storage
N/A
128GB
N/A
N/A
Types of memory card supported
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
N/A
Memory card reader
N/A
N/A
nono

Design

Colour of productMidnight black
  • Gold
  • Black
  • White
  • Silver
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Green
  • Blue
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Blue
MaterialAluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Aluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
nono
Shock resistant
N/A
N/A
nono

Dimensions

Height5.48 in5.7 in5.59 in6.08 in
Width2.74 in2.8 in2.76 in2.98 in
Depth0.26 in0.29 in0.28 in0.27 in
Weight4.34 oz5.64 oz4.66 oz5.4 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Magnetometeryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Ambient light sensor
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yesyes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.14.14.2
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
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMini-USBMicro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
Dual sim support
N/A
nono
  • no
  • yes
DLNA certified
N/A
yesyesno
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
USB version
N/A
2.02.02.0
Video output
N/A
NoMHLNo
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
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
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
N/A
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
Google CastGoogle Cast
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
N/A
yesyes
2G GSM
N/A
N/A
yesyes
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
yesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
4G LTE
N/A
N/A
yesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Battery

Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity2300.0 mAh2900.0 mAh2600.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Talk time15.0 h16.0 h18.0 h20.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
yesyesno
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
nono
Standby time
N/A
N/A
302.0 h
N/A
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge

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