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Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
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Samsung Galaxy Light Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S8 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S8
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Thanks to its LTE support and solid call quality, the Samsung Galaxy Light stands as a good value for entry-level Android smartphones on T-Mobile.Read more
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It’s no secret that many kids are scared of the dark. If you’re a human being with a pulse, there’s a good chance you used to be one of them. But at some point, your kids need to sleep, and a brightly-lit room is not the best environment for that. One solution is to use a simple nightlight. As a matter of fact, it’s such a popular solution that manufacturers often build them into other household products. For example, there are many HEPA filters that come with built-in night lights. A built-in nightlight is a utilitarian solution that gets theRead more
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 4.2Android 9.0 PieAndroid 7.0
CPU clock speed1.9 GHz1.4 GHz2.7 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412
N/A
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
GPU modelARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-400
N/A
ARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory3 GB1 GB8 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.2 in4.0 in6.1 in5.8 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1080 x 1920 px800 x 480 px3040 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Full HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
N/A
Infinity-O Dynamic AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density424.0 ppi233.0 ppi550.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Multi touch
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
HDR
N/A
N/A
yesyes
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 resolution16.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
3D Capture
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Autofocus
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
LED Flash
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Slow-Mo
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
N/A
12.0 Mpx
N/A
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
N/A
16.0 Mpx
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
N/A
F/1.5 & f/2.4
N/A
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
N/A
F/2.2
N/A
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
N/A
45.0 °
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (third camera)
N/A
N/A
123.0 °
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
2x
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/2.55"
Video recording
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution16.0 Mpx0.3 Mpx10.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Lens apertureF/1.9
N/A
F/1.9F/1.7
Light sourceDisplay flash
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
N/A
45.0 °
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/2.55"

Dimensions

Height5.75 in4.78 in5.9 in5.86 in
Width2.81 in2.5 in2.77 in2.68 in
Depth0.31 in0.4 in0.31 in0.31 in
Weight5.61 oz4.27 oz5.54 oz5.47 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
yesyes
Barometeryes
N/A
yesyes
Digital compass
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Fingerprint
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
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyes
N/A
yesno
Sim card size
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Micro-SIMNano SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.22.1 EDR5.0 LE5.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
N/A
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codecSBC
N/A
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSB
N/A
USBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
N/A
N/A
3.1
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CMicro-USBUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)no
N/A
N/A
yes
Video outputNo
N/A
N/A
DisplayPort over USB-C
DLNA certified
N/A
yes
N/A
no

Cellular

Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • VoLTE
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoWiFi
  • LAA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation system
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
N/A
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
Streaming standardsGoogle Cast
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
2G GSM
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
4G LTE
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Battery

Battery capacity3000.0 mAh1800.0 mAh3400.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Talk time16.0 h13.0 h21.0 h20.0 h
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ion
N/A
N/A
Standby time
N/A
460.0 h
N/A
326.0 h
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • Qi
  • Fast Wireless Charging 2.0
  • Wireless PowerShare
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge

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