Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) - user opinions and reviews
- OMGush
- 7Xr
alin, 05 Feb 2016My S3 never froze, so you know, I wouldn't replace it for a phone with more problems, which co... moreThen why bother asking about this device when you're not gonna even replace your prehistoric S3 in the first place anyway? smh
What more problems? A5 2016? Says who? lol
- OMGush
- 7Xr
Robert, 05 Feb 2016I want to buy this phone because of the battery life, but in their tests they used Snapdragon ... moreMy exynos A52016 Screen of time lasted for 7 hrs and still has 20% left before I charged it.
A total of a day and a half of hard usage. Pretty impressive nonetheless.
- alin
- 3c0
OMGush, 05 Feb 2016Any phones can get glitches from time to time. Haven't experienced it yet on my device.My S3 never froze, so you know, I wouldn't replace it for a phone with more problems, which costs 3 times than mine :)
- alin
- 3c0
Charlie, 05 Feb 2016We bought it 6 days ago, and we noticed that it occassionally hangs up. I dunno if this is an ... moreYou"re not the first who says that, so... Hm, I like it, but now when I see how many people have this problems....
- Robert
- snd
I want to buy this phone because of the battery life, but in their tests they used Snapdragon 615. I'm concerned that the Exynos 7580 version will have more mediocre battery life. What do you think?
I believe the european version SM-510F uses Exynos 7580, right?
- AnonD-448088
- PSL
It has SD 615 and think about it's price. Octa-core doesn't matter always. 615 is way weaker than SD 801,805 and believe me they and Quad core CPU.
Samsung has become #Shamesung.
In this price people should get Moto X Style which will be way better except the fingerprint scanner or even nexus 5x or OP2
- AnonD-484842
- UD$
alin, 04 Feb 2016In your opinion, it is slippery than S3 ( Neo ) ? I have that phone and that plastick back is ... moreit's better, it doesn't slip at all...
- Cheong
- vV5
OMGush, 04 Feb 2016I have an old s3 as well and yeah a5 is more slippery than that. The glass back has oleophobic... moreYou can change the way of answering or rejecting calls from swipe to the right or left now to just a single tap on the screen.
It looks more stylish and special now because we are SAMSUNG smartphone users.
Just turn on the Single tap mode in Accessibility there.
- Charlie
- t7D
OMGush, 05 Feb 2016Any phones can get glitches from time to time. Haven't experienced it yet on my device.We bought it 6 days ago, and we noticed that it occassionally hangs up. I dunno if this is an isolated case or not...
- Mirkran
- 8AW
There is a mistake in the Basemark X score, in the Tests section. It should say 4947, not 27169.
By the way, this phone looks interesting, but I'm sure that in my country it'll cost about 400.000 CLP (more or less 570 USD).
- OMGush
- 7Xr
alin, 05 Feb 2016How about functioning problems, did you noticed something or it's running smooth ? Some people... moreAny phones can get glitches from time to time.
Haven't experienced it yet on my device.
- alin
- JEF
OMGush, 04 Feb 2016I have an old s3 as well and yeah a5 is more slippery than that. The glass back has oleophobic... moreHow about functioning problems, did you noticed something or it's running smooth ? Some people complaint about being frozen when making a call, and others say that their camera "got blurry" after some kind of update, and I wondered if that's a general problem or they are only exceptions...
- OMGush
- 7Xr
alin, 04 Feb 2016In your opinion, it is slippery than S3 ( Neo ) ? I have that phone and that plastick back is ... moreI have an old s3 as well and yeah a5 is more slippery than that. The glass back has oleophobic coating as well, it will also slide on uneven surfaces.
But the front and back is just a glory to hold.
The new A 2016 series is the best looking mid range phones available and I looked and tested several brands before purchasing the a5.
The phone has this "wow" factor which is surprising because its not a flagship device.
I always criticize samsung because of the cheap looking plastic materials on their devices but not with the A series, Samsung nailed it here IMO.
The only issue is the price, but for me its worth it. It mostly have all the bells and whistles of a flagship.
- OMGush
- 7Xr
Nickey, 04 Feb 2016Hey guys i need your opininion.. Should i buy this phone or lg g3..g3 is 2 year old flagship w... moreG3 has battery heating and performance issues.
Dunno if this is already been fixed via software updates still Im gonna avoid it if I were you. Lol
If its using the snapdragon 801 chipset then avoid it like plague.
Also the plastic on the g3 also has this self hairline cracking on the charging and headphone ports. You can google all of this, research before planning on getting it.
A56 will look more premium than g3 even its not a flagship device, also a5 fingerprint sensor is just too handy to pass. Lol
- jojo
- nuZ
In my country (eastern europe) I can buy
Samsung Galaxy A5 Dual LTE A510F-DS (Europe version) at a price of € 425.00 and
Samsung Galaxy A5 A5100 Dual LTE 16GB (Hong Kong Version) at a price of € 349
Does anyone know why there is this difference in price
- alin
- JEF
OMGush, 04 Feb 2016Mine is the exynos chipset as well. The performance is hella impressive for a mid range device... moreIn your opinion, it is slippery than S3 ( Neo ) ? I have that phone and that plastick back is quite slippery....and I was wondering if the glass is even slippier than that plastic... :)
- snapper
- 3kH
Anonymous, 02 Dec 2015Nothing much has been changed. Not worthy to be purchased.Nothing changed? Are you crazy? It's the onlòy midrange phone with stabilized high quality camera, super amoled, octa core....
What you need? You probably a iphone nerd....
- Anonymous
- rJH
What is Samsung want to do........30000k for a5
......I know design is great but its too pricey
- Nickey
- puy
Hey guys i need your opininion.. Should i buy this phone or lg g3..g3 is 2 year old flagship with more RAM and memory 3\32 vs a5 2\16. Has a better 2k display but a i think that a5 superAMOLED is better looking. A5 has a new geration processor better optimized battery,front camera and fingerprint sensor. Rear camera is almost the same (a5 f1.9 better low light pfotos) Both will be upgraded to 6.0 .. I need phone for next 2 or 3 years so old flagship or new mid-range ? Thanks !
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