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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2017, January. Released 2017, January 2014, February. Released 2014, April
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm (5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in) 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm (5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
Weight 157 g (5.54 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Micro-SIM
 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~71.5% screen-to-body ratio) 5.1 inches, 71.7 cm2 (~69.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~432 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
 Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow), TouchWiz UI
Chipset Exynos 7880 (14 nm) Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
CPU Octa-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A53 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
GPU Mali-T830MP3 Adreno 330
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM
 eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.0
Main Camera
Modules 16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), AF 16 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, PDAF
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Selfie Camera
Modules 16 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm 2 MP, f/2.4, 22mm (wide)
Features Dual video call
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
  24-bit/192kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Radio FM radio No
USB USB Type-C 2.0 microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2.1 TV-out), OTG
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, heart rate
 ANT+
Samsung Pay
ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Air gestures
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 2800 mAh, removable
Charging 18W wired Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 390 h
Talk time Up to 16 h (3G) Up to 21 h
Music play Up to 53 h Up to 67 h
Misc
Colors Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist, Peach Cloud Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, Shimmery White
SAR 0.88 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)     1.20 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.52 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)     0.56 W/kg (head)     0.41 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-A520F, SM-A520F, SM-A520K, SM-A520L, SM-A520S, SM-A520W, SM-A520FD SM-G900F, SM-G900I, SM-G900M, SM-G900T, SM-G900W8, SM-G900H, SM-G900FD, SM-G900P, SM-G900A, SC-04F, SM-G9008W, SM-G900L, SM-G900FQ, SM-G900K, SM-G900S, SCL23, SM-G900D, SM-G900MD, SM-G900V, SM-G900T3, SM-G900T1, SM-G9008V, SM-G9006W
Price About 190 EUR About 250 EUR
Tests
Performance GFXBench: 5.2fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) Basemark OS II 2.0: 1060
Basemark X: 11744
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.804 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.549 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 78dB Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -93.1dB / Crosstalk -90.2dB Noise -96.3dB / Crosstalk -95.2dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 95h Endurance rating 83h

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