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Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 Mobile Phone
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 6.0Android 5.0
CPU clock speed1.9 GHz1.5 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880
N/A
Samsung Exynos Octa 7420
GPU modelARM Mali-T830 MP2
N/A
ARM Mali-T760
RAM memory3 GB4 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size5.2 in5.2 in5.1 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDLCDOLED
Resolution1080 x 1920 px1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Full HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density424.0 ppi424.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
Dual screen support
N/A
nono
HDR
N/A
nono
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
Automatic
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps
N/A
60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Primary lens aperture
N/A
1.9 f1.9 f
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Autofocus
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyes
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyes
LED Flash
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes
Touch focus
N/A
yesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution16.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Lens apertureF/1.9
N/A
N/A
Light sourceDisplay flash
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage32 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Maximum card storage256GB128GB
N/A
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSDNo memory slot
Memory card reader
N/A
yesno

Dimensions

Height5.75 in5.74 in5.59 in
Width2.81 in2.83 in2.76 in
Depth0.31 in0.26 in0.28 in
Weight5.61 oz5.4 oz4.66 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
yes
Barometeryes
N/A
yes
Digital compass
N/A
yesyes
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
yesyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesno
Sim card size
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Micro-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.24.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codecSBC
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
N/A
2.0
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CMicro-USBMicro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)noyesyes
Video outputNo
N/A
MHL
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
yes

Cellular

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

Battery

Battery capacity3000.0 mAh2600.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Talk time16.0 h
N/A
18.0 h
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion
Fast charging
N/A
noyes
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
no
Standby time
N/A
N/A
302.0 h
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
yes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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