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Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S8 Mobile Phone

Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 5.0Android 5.1Android 6.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.9 GHz2.1 GHz2.1 GHz2.3 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
GPU modelARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T760 MP8ARM Mali-T880 MP12ARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory3 GB3 GB4 GB4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.2 in5.1 in5.7 in5.5 in5.8 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1080 x 1920 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2560 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Full HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density424.0 ppi576.0 ppi518.0 ppi534.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen support
N/A
nononono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyesyesyes
HDR
N/A
nononoyes
Multi touch
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
Automatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px3840 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 fps60.0 fps120.0 fps120.0 fps240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.6"1/2.6"1/2.55"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
1.9 f
N/A
1.7 f
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Autofocus
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
yesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yes
N/A
yesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
LED Flash
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yesyesyes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yes
N/A
yesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yesyesyes
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
11
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Self timer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution16.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Lens apertureF/1.9
N/A
N/A
F/1.7F/1.7
Light sourceDisplay flash
N/A
N/A
LED flash
N/A
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
11
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.6"1/2.6"1/2.55"
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
Automatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual

Storage

Internal storage32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB
Maximum card storage256GB
N/A
N/A
200GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Memory card reader
N/A
nonoyesyes

Design

Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Aluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
N/A
Shock resistantyesnononono
Colour of product
N/A
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Green
  • Blue
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • Titanium silver
  • White
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
Water resistant
N/A
nonoyesyes
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Dimensions

Height5.75 in5.59 in6.08 in5.94 in5.86 in
Width2.81 in2.76 in2.98 in2.85 in2.68 in
Depth0.31 in0.28 in0.27 in0.3 in0.31 in
Weight5.61 oz4.66 oz5.4 oz5.54 oz5.47 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Fingerprint
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yesyesyesyes
ANT+
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Altimeter
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Thermometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Magnetometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesno
  • no
  • yes
nono
Sim card size
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Nano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.14.24.25.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
USBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.02.0
3.1
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CMicro-USB
N/A
Micro-USBUSB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)noyesyesyesyes
Video outputNoMHLNoNoDisplayPort over USB-C
DLNA certified
N/A
yesnoyesno

Cellular

Wireless networking standard
  • 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
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation system
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
Streaming standardsGoogle CastGoogle CastGoogle Cast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yesyesyesyes
2G GSM
N/A
yesyesyesyes
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
4G LTE
N/A
yesyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
N/A

Battery

Battery capacity3000.0 mAh2600.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3600.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Talk time16.0 h18.0 h20.0 h33.0 h20.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
nononono
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ion
N/A
Lithium ion
N/A
Standby time
N/A
302.0 h
N/A
336.0 h326.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
yesnoyesyes
Wireless charging
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast ChargeQualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge

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