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

Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 5.1Android 5.0
CPU clock speed1.9 GHz2.1 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos Octa 7420
GPU modelARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T760
RAM memory3 GB4 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 ppi518.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
yes
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
yes
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR
N/A
N/A
no
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 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 fps120.0 fps120.0 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
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yes
Autofocus
N/A
N/A
yes
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yes
Geo-tagging
N/A
N/A
yes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yes
LED Flash
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focus
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

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

Storage

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

Design

Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Shock resistantyes
N/A
no
Colour of product
N/A
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height5.75 in6.03 in5.65 in
Width2.81 in3.0 in2.78 in
Depth0.31 in0.3 in0.27 in
Weight5.61 oz6.03 oz4.87 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesno
Sim card size
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Nano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version4.24.14.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codecSBCSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyes
N/A
yes
Charging connectionUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
  • 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)no
N/A
yes
Video outputNoMHLMHL
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
yes

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
N/A
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
N/A
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 CastMiracast
N/A
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
N/A
yes
2G GSM
N/A
N/A
yes
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
yes
4G LTE
N/A
N/A
yes
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
yes

Battery

Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh2550.0 mAh
Talk time16.0 h21.0 h17.0 h
Battery type
N/A
Lithium PolymerLithium ion
Standby time
N/A
336.0 h
N/A
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
no
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
yes
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
yes

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