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Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Mobile Phone

Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 5.0Android 5.0Android 6.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.9 GHz2.1 GHz2.1 GHz2.3 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU modelARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T880 MP12ARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory3 GB3 GB3 GB4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.2 in5.1 in5.1 in5.1 in5.5 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1080 x 1920 px2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Full HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density424.0 ppi576.0 ppi576.0 ppi576.0 ppi534.0 ppi
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen support
N/A
yesnonono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyesyesyes
HDR
N/A
nononono
Multi touch
N/A
yesyesyes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
AutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps120.0 fps60.0 fps240.0 fps120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.6"1/2.6"1/2.6"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
1.9 f1.9 f1.7 f1.7 f
Video recording
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Autofocus
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyesyes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Face detection
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
yesyes
N/A
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyesyes
N/A
LED Flash
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
yesyes
N/A
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Self timer
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution16.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Lens apertureF/1.9
N/A
N/A
F/1.7F/1.7
Light sourceDisplay flash
N/A
N/A
LED flashLED flash
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1

Storage

Internal storage32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Maximum card storage256GB128GB
N/A
200GB200GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slotNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Memory card reader
N/A
nonoyesyes

Design

Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Aluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Shock resistantyesnononono
Colour of product
N/A
  • 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
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • Titanium silver
  • White
Water resistant
N/A
nonoyesyes
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.75 in5.65 in5.59 in5.61 in5.94 in
Width2.81 in2.78 in2.76 in2.74 in2.85 in
Depth0.31 in0.27 in0.28 in0.31 in0.3 in
Weight5.61 oz4.87 oz4.66 oz5.36 oz5.54 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
yesyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yesyesyes
N/A
Fingerprint
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yesyesyesyes
ANT+
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Altimeter
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Thermometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Magnetometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnonoyesno
Sim card size
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Nano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.14.14.24.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
  • USB
  • Wireless
USBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.02.02.0
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-C
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USBMicro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)noyesyesyesyes
Video outputNoMHLMHLNoNo
DLNA certified
N/A
yesyesyesyes

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
  • 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+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation system
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
GLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
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
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
Streaming standardsGoogle Cast
N/A
Google Cast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yesyesyesyes
2G GSM
N/A
yesyesyesyes
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTE
N/A
yesyesyesyes
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
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyesyesyes

Battery

Battery capacity3000.0 mAh2550.0 mAh2600.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3600.0 mAh
Talk time16.0 h17.0 h18.0 h27.0 h33.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
nononono
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Fast charging
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Wireless charging
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Standby time
N/A
N/A
302.0 h288.0 h336.0 h

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