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Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus
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4.4 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 5.0Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz2.1 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420
GPU modelARM Mali-T720 MP2ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T760 MP8
RAM memory2 GB3 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.2 in5.1 in5.7 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1080 x 1920 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2560 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLED
Pixel density424.0 ppi576.0 ppi518.0 ppi
Screen material
  • 2.5D Arc Glass
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Scratch resistant displaynoyesyes
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
Dual screen support
N/A
nono
HDR
N/A
nono
Multi touch
N/A
yes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px3840 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
Touch focusyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.6"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
1.9 f
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocus
N/A
yesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
Geo-tagging
N/A
yes
N/A
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
LED Flash
N/A
yesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yes
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Lens apertureF/1.9
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage16 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
32 GB
Maximum card storage128GB
N/A
N/A
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
N/A
Memory card reader
N/A
nono

Design

Colour of product
  • Gold
  • Black
  • White
  • Silver
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Green
  • Blue
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Blue
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Aluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistant
N/A
nono
Shock resistant
N/A
nono

Dimensions

Height5.7 in5.59 in6.08 in
Width2.8 in2.76 in2.98 in
Depth0.29 in0.28 in0.27 in
Weight5.64 oz4.66 oz5.4 oz

Sensors

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

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnono
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesno
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.14.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
Video outputNoMHLNo
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes

Cellular

Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 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
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
GLONASS
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
Streaming standards
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
Google CastGoogle 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
N/A
4G LTE
N/A
yesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yes
N/A

Battery

Battery capacity2900.0 mAh2600.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Talk time16.0 h18.0 h20.0 h
Fast chargingyesyesno
Replaceable battery
N/A
nono
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ion
N/A
Standby time
N/A
302.0 h
N/A
Wireless charging
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge

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