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Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A5 2016
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Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
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Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Note 5
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Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 7.0Android 5.1Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz1.9 GHz2.1 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU modelARM Mali-T720 MP2ARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory2 GB3 GB4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.2 in5.2 in5.7 in5.5 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1080 x 1920 px1080 x 1920 px2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Full HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density424.0 ppi424.0 ppi518.0 ppi534.0 ppi
Screen material
  • 2.5D Arc Glass
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Scratch resistant displayno
N/A
N/A
yes
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
HDR
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
Automatic
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps120.0 fps120.0 fps
Touch focusyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
1.9 f1.7 f
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
Video recording
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Autofocus
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Geo-tagging
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
LED Flash
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Self timer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Lens apertureF/1.9F/1.9
N/A
F/1.7
Light source
N/A
Display flash
N/A
LED flash
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1

Storage

Internal storage16 GB32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Maximum card storage128GB256GB
N/A
200GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Memory card reader
N/A
N/A
noyes

Design

Colour of product
  • Gold
  • Black
  • White
  • Silver
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Blue
N/A
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • Titanium silver
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Shock resistant
N/A
yes
N/A
no
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.7 in5.75 in6.03 in5.94 in
Width2.8 in2.81 in3.0 in2.85 in
Depth0.29 in0.31 in0.3 in0.3 in
Weight5.64 oz5.61 oz6.03 oz5.54 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Nano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Bluetoothyesyes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version4.14.24.14.2
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
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
SBCSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyes
N/A
yes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.02.0
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBUSB Type-C
N/A
Micro-USB
Video outputNoNoMHLNo
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
no
N/A
yes

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
Data transmission
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
N/A
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation system
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
N/A
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • 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
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
Streaming standards
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
Google CastMiracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 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
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
2G GSM
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
4G LTE
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Battery

Battery capacity2900.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3600.0 mAh
Talk time16.0 h16.0 h21.0 h33.0 h
Fast chargingyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Battery type
N/A
N/A
Lithium PolymerLithium ion
Standby time
N/A
N/A
336.0 h336.0 h
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

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