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Samsung Galaxy C5 Mobile Phone
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Editiorial reviews
29
4.5 out of 5
17 user ratings
5 stars
70 %
4 stars
23 %
3 stars
5 %
2 stars
0 %
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30
4.3 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
54 %
3 stars
9 %
2 stars
0 %
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0 %
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4.5 out of 5
16 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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User rating
38
4.2 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
42 %
4 stars
34 %
3 stars
23 %
2 stars
0 %
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0 %
39
4.0 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
46 %
3 stars
25 %
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38
4.4 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
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34 %
3 stars
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42
4.1 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
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35 %
3 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 5.0Android 5.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz2.1 GHz2.1 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core8-core
RAM memory4 GB3 GB3 GB4 GB
CPU model
N/A
Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU model
N/A
ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T880 MP12

Display

Screen size5.2 in5.1 in5.1 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyIPS LCDSuper AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density424.0 ppi576.0 ppi576.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnoyesnono
HDRnononono
Multi touchyesyesyesyes
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.9 f1.9 f1.9 f1.7 f
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Digital zoomyesyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyesyesyes
N/A
HDR Captureyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.6"1/2.6"
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
120.0 fps60.0 fps240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yesyesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
AutomaticAutomatic
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/1.7
Light source
N/A
N/A
N/A
LED flash

Storage

Internal storage
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesnonoyes
Maximum card storage128GB128GB
N/A
200GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDNo memory slotNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Green
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Pink/gold
  • Platinum gold
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • White pearl
Material
N/A
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Aluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistant
N/A
nonoyes
Shock resistant
N/A
nonono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.74 in5.65 in5.59 in5.61 in
Width2.83 in2.78 in2.76 in2.74 in
Depth0.26 in0.27 in0.28 in0.31 in
Weight5.4 oz4.87 oz4.66 oz5.36 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Fingerprintyesyesyesyes
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
yesyesyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yesyesyes
ANT+
N/A
yesyesyes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnonoyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.14.14.2
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesyes
DLNA certified
N/A
yesyesyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
USB version
N/A
2.02.02.0
Video output
N/A
MHLMHLNo

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 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 transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGPSGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Google Cast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2600.0 mAh2550.0 mAh2600.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Fast chargingnoyesyesyes
Replaceable battery
N/A
nonono
Talk time
N/A
17.0 h18.0 h27.0 h
Fast charging standard
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Wireless charging
N/A
yesyesyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Standby time
N/A
N/A
302.0 h288.0 h

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