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Samsung Galaxy A Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A
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Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
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Samsung Galaxy A71 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A71
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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus
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16
4.1 out of 5
10 user ratings
5 stars
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10 %
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11
3.9 out of 5
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5 stars
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4 stars
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16
4.2 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
16 %
4 stars
83 %
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User rating
45
4.0 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
28 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
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54
4.3 out of 5
54 user ratings
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40 %
3 stars
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4.2 out of 5
38 user ratings
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39 %
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44 %
3 stars
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4.2 out of 5
35 user ratings
5 stars
48 %
4 stars
28 %
3 stars
20 %
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 2.1Android 7.0Android 10Android 5.1
CPU clock speed0.72 GHz1.9 GHz2.2 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU coresSingle-core8-core8-core8-core
RAM memory384 MB3 GB6 GB4 GB
CPU model
N/A
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880Qualcomm Snapdragon 730Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420
GPU model
N/A
ARM Mali-T830 MP2
N/A
ARM Mali-T760 MP8

Display

Screen size3.7 in5.2 in6.7 in5.7 in
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution800 x 480 px1080 x 1920 px2400 x 1080 px1440 x 2560 px
TechnologyAMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Full HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED PlusAMOLED
Pixel density252.0 ppi424.0 ppi394.0 ppi518.0 ppi
Multi touchyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M16.7M
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
N/A
HDR
N/A
N/A
yesno
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx64.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
3840 x 2160 px
Autofocusyes
N/A
N/A
yes
LED Flashyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Focus adjustment
N/A
AutomaticAutomatic
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
N/A
12.0 Mpx
N/A
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
N/A
5.0 Mpx
N/A
Resolution (fourth camera)
N/A
N/A
5.0 Mpx
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
N/A
F/2.2
N/A
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
Lens aperture (fourth camera)
N/A
N/A
F/2.2
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)
N/A
N/A
123.0 °
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
Video recording
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focus
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height4.7 in5.75 in6.44 in6.08 in
Width2.36 in2.81 in2.99 in2.98 in
Depth0.49 in0.31 in0.3 in0.27 in
Weight4.52 oz5.61 oz6.31 oz5.4 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version2.1 EDR4.25.0 LE4.2
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
N/A
Dual sim support
N/A
yesyes
  • no
  • yes
Sim card size
N/A
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HID
  • SAP
  • PBAP
  • MAP
  • HOGP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBC
N/A
  • SBC
  • aptX
NFC
N/A
yesyesyes
USB version
N/A
2.0
N/A
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
no
N/A
yes
Video output
N/A
No
N/A
No
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
N/A
yes
Data transmissionHSDPA
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
HSPA+
Navigation systemGPS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
GLONASS
2G GSMyes
N/A
N/A
yes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 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
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Streaming standards
N/A
Google Cast
N/A
Google Cast
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
4G LTE
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Battery

Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity1500.0 mAh3000.0 mAh4500.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time460.0 h
N/A
N/A
N/A
Talk time13.0 h16.0 h42.0 h20.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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