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Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S6 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S8 Mobile Phone

Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 7.0Android 5.1Android 5.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz1.9 GHz2.1 GHz2.1 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
GPU modelARM Mali-T720 MP2ARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory2 GB3 GB4 GB3 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.2 in5.2 in5.7 in5.1 in5.8 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1080 x 1920 px1080 x 1920 px2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Full HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density424.0 ppi424.0 ppi518.0 ppi576.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen material
  • 2.5D Arc Glass
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Scratch resistant displayno
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesno
HDR
N/A
N/A
N/A
noyes
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps120.0 fps120.0 fps240.0 fps
Touch focusyes
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
1.9 f1.9 f
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.55"
Video recording
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Autofocus
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
LED Flash
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Lens apertureF/1.9F/1.9
N/A
N/A
F/1.7
Light source
N/A
Display flash
N/A
N/A
N/A
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.55"
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual

Storage

Internal storage16 GB32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB
Maximum card storage128GB256GB
N/A
128GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slotNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Memory card reader
N/A
N/A
nonoyes

Dimensions

Height5.7 in5.75 in6.03 in5.65 in5.86 in
Width2.8 in2.81 in3.0 in2.78 in2.68 in
Depth0.29 in0.31 in0.3 in0.27 in0.31 in
Weight5.64 oz5.61 oz6.03 oz4.87 oz5.47 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesyesnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Nano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
N/A
yesno
Bluetoothyesyes
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.24.14.15.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
SBCSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyes
N/A
yesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.02.0
3.1
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBUSB Type-C
N/A
N/A
USB Type-C
Video outputNoNoMHLMHLDisplayPort over USB-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
no
N/A
yesyes

Cellular

Wireless networking standard
  • 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
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
N/A
HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation system
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
N/A
GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
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
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
Streaming standards
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
Google CastMiracast
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes
2G GSM
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes
4G LTE
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Battery

Battery capacity2900.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh2550.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Talk time16.0 h16.0 h21.0 h17.0 h20.0 h
Fast chargingyes
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Battery type
N/A
N/A
Lithium PolymerLithium ion
N/A
Standby time
N/A
N/A
336.0 h
N/A
326.0 h
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
N/A
nono
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast ChargeSamsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes

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