Samsung Galaxy A5 and A5 Duos review: Five star

30 January 2015
Samsung's newly found love for “premium build” is spilling down the ranks and if the new A-series get half the love and attention the S-line has been getting, it will be a job well done. The Koreans are right to try and stir things up in the midrange...

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with such low specs and high price.. i keep looking at the other side..

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    • AnonD-142922
    • n5y
    • 01 Feb 2015

    Anonymous, 01 Feb 2015If the battery is replacable, sammy would sell accessories ... moreNo I NEVER purchased battery in my life.. why my batt. wud go weak? yeah batteries MOSTLY goes weak after two years and you keep phone year or probably less ..
    And anyway I change batt. in many iphones 4,4s,5,5s easily ..
    no need removable back
    but only thhose batts. which been used for over two years..
    u think ppl like girls ladies would be BOTHERING changing som freakin batt? pleeease..
    that's only you bcos you messing with phones.. you are speculating.. and ppl buys cheap fake ebay batts,sellers lying about higher capacity and buyers wondering why their samsungs set in fire !

    U'll see from now on no samsung phone will set in fire bcos they stopped stupid removable batt..N

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      • Anonymous
      • v0q
      • 01 Feb 2015

      AnonD-142922, 31 Jan 2015Why would you replace? How you want upgrade? If the battery is replacable, sammy would sell accessories of the phone (battery). so if ever your battery becomes weak due to repeated usage you can just change it and the fone is like brand new.

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        • Anonymous
        • Y}K
        • 01 Feb 2015

        keeppp quite!!!all fellas out there....!!1

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          • Anonymous
          • IaM
          • 31 Jan 2015

          Anonymous, 31 Jan 201564 bit + 2 GB RAM = gimmick Needs 4GB minimum. Sammy foo... more"64 bit + 2 GB RAM = gimmick

          Needs 4GB minimum. Sammy fooling its customers again."

          how come no one complains about the Crapple phone wich only has 1GB

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            • Arifullah
            • apP
            • 31 Jan 2015

            No Gorilla Glass?

            what is protection for glass????????????

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              • AnonD-142922
              • 39x
              • 31 Jan 2015

              AnonD-102946, 31 Jan 2015replaceable .. upgradeableWhy would you replace?
              How you want upgrade?

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                • Anonymous
                • v0q
                • 31 Jan 2015

                Muthu, 31 Jan 2015I thought he had a point. When apple iphone 6 was reviewed,... moreIts because iphone6 is a flagship fone with lower-middle midrange fone specs priced as a high range fone. Galaxy A5 isnt even the best model of the A series and it is priced as an upper midrange fone with middle midrange specs. See the difference? A5 is worthy of its classification but iphone6 cmon man the specs isnt worthy of the word "flagship"

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                  • AnonD-102946
                  • Jh8
                  • 31 Jan 2015

                  AnonD-142922, 31 Jan 2015removable battery is a must ..??!?!? PLease explain .. WHY ?replaceable .. upgradeable

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                    • Muthu
                    • bCa
                    • 31 Jan 2015

                    Anonymous, 31 Jan 2015I dont understand. How do you want the price to performance... moreI thought he had a point. When apple iphone 6 was reviewed, it was blasted left, right, center for being expensive still not providing comparable specs (display resolution, camera, battery etc). When Samsung does the same with A5, the criticism is very mild. I am not an apple fanboy or sammy fanboy. But to me, A5 deserves more criticism than iphone 6 (considering the state samsung finds itself it, due to exactly devices like this). But this device gets all praise and very little criticism. Looks to me double standards.

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                      • florin
                      • Jcp
                      • 31 Jan 2015

                      this is waay too expensive. I just saw the sim free price for the alpha too, in a career store. Guess what: 435 euros for a 2012 phone

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                        • AnonD-142922
                        • n5y
                        • 31 Jan 2015

                        AnonD-102946, 31 Jan 2015removable battery is a must .. but really hated how some sa... moreremovable battery is a must ..??!?!?
                        PLease explain .. WHY ?

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                          • Anonymous
                          • 6%k
                          • 31 Jan 2015

                          "Battery is non-removable"

                          not interested... nope...

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                            • AnonD-97279
                            • U$0
                            • 31 Jan 2015

                            Anonymous, 31 Jan 201564 bit + 2 GB RAM = gimmick Needs 4GB minimum. Sammy foo... moreWhy doesnt you carry your pc along with u every where, 2 GB is enough

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                              • AnonD-97279
                              • U$0
                              • 31 Jan 2015

                              Ayush01, 31 Jan 2015Is GS*A paid by Samsung?When u see the price to performance... moreAnd may be u paid by apple or other oem

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                                • P%G
                                • 31 Jan 2015

                                AnonD-3131, 31 Jan 2015I don't think you can say that. Samsung s5 costs Rs 33,499 ... moreCompare it to the S6 when that comes out. The A5 is HKD$3500 rrp, when a typical flagship by Apple, Samsung, HTC or Sony will typically be HKD$6000.

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                                  • AnonD-3131
                                  • BEc
                                  • 31 Jan 2015

                                  #7, 31 Jan 2015There's nothing wrong with its performance, it's more than ... moreI don't think you can say that. Samsung s5 costs Rs 33,499 in India which is only Rs 8000 more than what A5 demands. The phone A5 is definitely overpriced.

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                                    • P%G
                                    • 31 Jan 2015

                                    Ayush01, 31 Jan 2015Is GS*A paid by Samsung?When u see the price to performance... moreThere's nothing wrong with its performance, it's more than fine. It's just not on the level with a flagship phone, but then it costs about a third less.

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                                      • AnonD-146024
                                      • wiR
                                      • 31 Jan 2015

                                      Finally a phone from Samsung which looks durable. I would love to buy it if only it was free from these disadvantages.

                                      Speaker & flash placement on the back is too outdated & ugly. If you put a case on, it'll look exacly the same as S3 which is now 3 years old phone.
                                      Snapdragon 410 is more befitting cheaper, lower midrange devices
                                      It's comparatively pricey for the hardware features offered
                                      Dual-SIM version forfeits microSD
                                      Battery is non-removable
                                      Duos tag unnecessarily screams on the back
                                      A5 is soo expensive that it is only $100 cheaper than ALPHA which is a great device.

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                                        • AnonD-213026
                                        • uSW
                                        • 31 Jan 2015

                                        pretty impressive performance i must say. not too happy about the price tag though.