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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  • 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Speaker & flash placement on the back is too outdated & ugly.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.

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      • AnonD-102946
      • Jh8
      • 31 Jan 2015

      removable battery is a must .. but really hated how some samsung back covers are hopeless like in my Note2 case
      anyway samsung did it again .. midrange phone with big price tag

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        • AnonD-142922
        • 3Jn
        • 31 Jan 2015

        Arena why u putting non removable battery as disadvantage???
        Why?
        That is BIG REALLY BIG Advantage!
        Or u want more ppl with burning samsung phones??
        Am so glad samsung got brain and they stopped making phones with removable back!
        All smartphones SHOULD be with an non removable batt. From now on!
        Safety is important!
        At least naive ppl wont buy crappy batteries too!

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          • Anonymous
          • v0q
          • 31 Jan 2015

          Ayush01, 31 Jan 2015Is GS*A paid by Samsung?When u see the price to performance... moreI dont understand. How do you want the price to performance ratio be presented? "OMG WTF SUPAH PRICEY FOR MIDRANGE S***..." Like that? GSMarena already pinpointed that it is pricey, no need to go buckwild on that. And they also gave alternatives at the last page for those who are not satisfied with the phone so whats up with the hurt on GSMarena?

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            • Anonymous
            • U}}
            • 31 Jan 2015

            hated phone with non removable battery

              Is GS*A paid by Samsung?When u see the price to performance ratio,its far frm good.Yet Gsm is all tulips and roses for this device

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                • Monu
                • rKv
                • 31 Jan 2015

                Lenovo A6000 troll A5 big time. S3 neo is better than that.

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                  • Raj
                  • jMx
                  • 31 Jan 2015

                  Nice budget phone for those not willing to spend a lot

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                    • Sonu
                    • rKM
                    • 31 Jan 2015

                    Very nice. But high price. Same specifications just like moto g2.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • nyR
                      • 31 Jan 2015

                      64 bit + 2 GB RAM = gimmick

                      Needs 4GB minimum. Sammy fooling its customers again.

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