Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

Released 2015, December
155g, 7.3mm thickness
Android 5.1.1, up to 7.0
16GB storage, microSD card slot
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5.2"
1080x1920 pixels
13MP
1080p
2GB RAM
Exynos 7580 Octa
2900mAh
Li-Ion

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A510F

A510F/DS

A510FD

A510M

A510M/DS

A510Y/DS

A5100

Versions: A510F (EMEA); A510F/DS (KAZ, RUS); A510M (LATAM); A510M/DS (BRA, CHL); A510FD (SEA, IND); A510Y/DS (AUS, TWN, NZL, PHL); A5100 (HKG, CHN). Also known as Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) Duos with dual-SIM card slots

Network	Technology	GSM / UMTS / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
		UMTS 2100
	4G bands	LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300)
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes
	EDGE	Yes

Launch	Announced	2015, December
Launch	Status	Available. Released 2015, December

Body	Dimensions	144.8 x 71 x 7.3 mm (5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 in)
	Weight	155 g (5.47 oz)
	Build	Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
	SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
		- Samsung Pay

Display	Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.2 inches, 74.5 cm² (~72.5% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Platform	OS	Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
	Chipset	Exynos 7580 Octa Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 - China only
	CPU	Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) - China only
	GPU	Mali-T720MP2 Adreno 405 - China only

Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
	Internal	16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Main Camera	Single	13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm, OIS, AF
	Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps

Selfie camera	Single	5 MP, f/1.9, 24mm
	Video	1080p@30fps

Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
		- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
	NFC	Yes
	Radio	FM radio
	USB	microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML5
		- Fast battery charging - ANT+ support - MP4/WMV/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer

Battery		Non-removable Li-Ion 2900 mAh battery
	Talk time	Up to 16 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 75 h

Misc	Colors	Black, White, Gold, Pink
	SAR	0.29 W/kg (head) 0.47 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.29 W/kg (head) 0.47 W/kg (body)
	Price	About 270 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 833 / Basemark X: 4947
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.789 (sunlight)3.789
	Camera	Photo / Video
	Loudspeaker	Voice 65dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 66dB
	Audio quality	Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -53.0dB
	Battery life	Endurance rating 91h

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) - user opinions and reviews

Rachel
pcc
12 Aug 2018

My goodness, look how complicated and detailed these phones are. We are overdeveloped in Technology. I've just realised why. It's to stop us from talking and communicating with each other.....

Dell
thb
12 Aug 2018

Hi, I just want to ask what should I do if my a5's wifi and bluetooth cannot be activated? thanks

Oops!!
6iN
05 Aug 2018

Got 98.xx mb update. But coudnt find the changes.