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Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
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Samsung Galaxy S8 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S8
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Hardware

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

Display

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

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Highest video resolution1920 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 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps60.0 fps120.0 fps240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.6"1/2.55"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
1.9 f1.7 f
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yesyesyes
Autofocus
N/A
yesyesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yesyesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
LED Flash
N/A
yesyesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yesyesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
11
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Self timer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

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

Storage

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

Design

Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Aluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
N/A
Shock resistantyesnonono
Colour of product
N/A
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Green
  • 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
noyesyes
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Dimensions

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

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Fingerprint
N/A
yesyesyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yesyesyes
ANT+
N/A
yesyesyes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Altimeter
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Thermometer
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Magnetometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnonono
Sim card size
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Nano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.14.25.0
Bluetooth profile
  • 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
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
USBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
3.1
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CMicro-USBMicro-USBUSB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)noyesyesyes
Video outputNoMHLNoDisplayPort over USB-C
DLNA certified
N/A
yesyesno

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
Data transmission
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
Streaming standardsGoogle CastGoogle Cast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yesyesyes
2G GSM
N/A
yesyesyes
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
4G LTE
N/A
yesyesyes
LTE frequencies
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
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyes
N/A

Battery

Battery capacity3000.0 mAh2600.0 mAh3600.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Talk time16.0 h18.0 h33.0 h20.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
nonono
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Standby time
N/A
302.0 h336.0 h326.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
yesyesyes
Wireless charging
N/A
yesyesyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge

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