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Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
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54
4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 5.0Android 5.0
CPU clock speed1.9 GHz2.7 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5433Samsung Exynos Octa 7420
GPU modelARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-T760 MP16ARM Mali-T760
RAM memory3 GB3 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size5.2 in5.7 in5.1 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1080 x 1920 px2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Full HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
Pixel density424.0 ppi515.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen support
N/A
yesyes
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyes
HDR
N/A
nono
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps60.0 fps120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.6"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.2 f1.9 f
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Autofocus
N/A
yesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
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
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes
Touch focus
N/A
yesyes

Front camera

Primary resolution16.0 Mpx3.7 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Lens apertureF/1.9
N/A
N/A
Light sourceDisplay flash
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage32 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Maximum card storage256GB128GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
Memory card reader
N/A
yesno

Design

Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
  • Aluminum
  • Carbon fiber
  • Kevlar
  • Plastic
  • Rubber
  • Steel
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Shock resistantyesnono
Colour of product
N/A
  • Black
  • Bronze
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
Water resistant
N/A
nono

Dimensions

Height5.75 in6.04 in5.65 in
Width2.81 in3.09 in2.78 in
Depth0.31 in0.33 in0.27 in
Weight5.61 oz6.21 oz4.87 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
yesyes
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
yesyes
Pedometer
N/A
yes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yesyes
ANT+
N/A
yesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyes
  • no
  • yes
no
Sim card size
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Micro-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.04.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codecSBCSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-C
N/A
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)noyesyes
Video outputNoMHLMHL
DLNA certified
N/A
yesyes

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
Data transmission
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation system
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASS
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
Streaming standardsGoogle Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
N/A
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
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTE
N/A
yesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyes

Battery

Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3220.0 mAh2550.0 mAh
Talk time16.0 h20.0 h17.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
yesno
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion
Fast charging
N/A
yesyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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