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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)
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
- 4G bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40
- Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps
launch
- Announced 2015, December
- 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 Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (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)
platform
- OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
- Chipset Exynos 7580 Octa (28 nm) Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) - 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 microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
- Internal 16GB 2GB RAM
main camera
- Modules 13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF, OIS
- Features LED flash, panorama, HDR
- Video 1080p@30fps
selfie camera
- Modules 5 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide)
- Video 1080p@30fps
sound
- Loudspeaker Yes
- 3.5mm jack Yes
comms
- WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
- Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
- GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
- NFC Yes
- USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
features
- Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
battery
- Non-removable Li-Ion 2900 mAh battery
- Charging Fast charging 18W
misc
- Colors Black, White, Gold, Pink