Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) review: Standing tall

1 February, 2016
The A-Team is back and we start with the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016). It pairs a premium build with premium features, a true S6 lookalike.

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  • 03 Feb 2016

AnonD-488678, 03 Feb 2016i bought this phone 2 days ago, when charging whether the p... moreuse 5v-2a charger instead of fast charger

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    • Sourav
    • Hkv
    • 03 Feb 2016

    AnonD-488678, 03 Feb 2016i bought this phone 2 days ago, when charging whether the p... moreThe only way to stop fst charging is, don't use ur fst charger use normal traditional charchar output volt less than 1amp

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      • Muthu
      • PTi
      • 03 Feb 2016

      AnonD-404798, 03 Feb 2016Samsung is not some kind of representative for android devi... moreLoL. A good reply.

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        • SDKforLumia
        • KIB
        • 03 Feb 2016

        AnonD-488678, 03 Feb 2016Sometimes i dont really understand why people complaining a... moreLG G4

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          • AnonD-488678
          • sS@
          • 03 Feb 2016

          Sometimes i dont really understand why people complaining about price for this phone, isn't it relative for everyone? Why don't you build your own phone company and make a same specs and design like A5 2016 then sell it just for $48? and... for your own brand you can add $2 more..

          Looks like the envy beggar for me.. Don't say something bad to things you can't afford..

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            • 03 Feb 2016

            Mkdc, 03 Feb 2016The new A5, just like previous A5s, is the perfect example ... moreWhy do you care what other people think of your phone? You buy the phone for yourself, because you like the style/features.

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              • virgin
              • 9La
              • 03 Feb 2016

              looks like an iPhone

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                • AnonD-488678
                • sS@
                • 03 Feb 2016

                i bought this phone 2 days ago, when charging whether the phone is on or turned off, the phone is very hot, maybe because the fast charging feature. The phone is also feel too weight for me.
                Beside it the design is nice, no laggy, batery is okay (no gaming) and need some update for some features.

                Does anyone know how to disable fast charging? the phone is very hot when chargin.

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                  • Mkdc
                  • 5Mb
                  • 03 Feb 2016

                  The new A5, just like previous A5s, is the perfect example why i dont like samsung flagships. They have the same looks so when using a samsung flagship, people dont even know if i really have a premium phone or just a mid range phone. And honestly, anybody buying a premium phone wants other to know they got the top phone.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • tht
                    • 03 Feb 2016

                    "...the battery itself is not removable"

                    dealbreaker.
                    very disappointing.

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                      • 03 Feb 2016

                      AnonD-362535, 02 Feb 2016All samsung phones right from 10k to 50k looks almost simil... moreSamsung is not some kind of representative for android devices and the android world is much bigger but anyway goodbye you wont be missed....

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                        • Anonymous
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                        • 02 Feb 2016

                        very good design, but bad spec and price

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                          • KIA
                          • 02 Feb 2016

                          Hey GSMArena team, you guys once again didn't say anything precisely about A5 2016 call quality and its SD 615 overheating issues?

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                            • J2V
                            • 02 Feb 2016

                            Where i live, A5 (2016) is $200 cheaper than S6.

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                              • pux
                              • 02 Feb 2016

                              Just like i and a bunch of people said before.... not bad phone but @ FREAKIN' OVERPRICED FOR ITS FEATURES !!!

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                                • gFt
                                • 02 Feb 2016

                                AnonD-484893, 02 Feb 2016Apple First Put A Fingerprint Sensor On The Iphone 5s Home ... moreWell, actually, since we're talking facts, Motorola was the first to introduce fingerprint scanners in mobile phones, back in 2011 with the Atrix.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • Nu7
                                  • 02 Feb 2016

                                  AnonD-362535, 02 Feb 2016All samsung phones right from 10k to 50k looks almost simil... moreOk bye then..

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                                    • AnonD-362535
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                                    • 02 Feb 2016

                                    All samsung phones right from 10k to 50k looks almost similar......no more interest in Android phones........thanks

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                                      • Anonymous
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                                      • 02 Feb 2016

                                      Tommikke, 02 Feb 2016The Exynos-variant is about 33% faster as it gets 40-45 000... moreAre you joking ? :)))) there are hundred and hundred of years between the performance of SD801 with adreno 330 and the exynos variant.Look at the geekbench 3 score which is the best and the more realistic CPU bench.A5 has something like 600 of single core points and 3000 of multi core points over 900 single core and 3000 of multicore and that's a huge boost for S5 because the single core counts much more.Going to the GPU part,adreno 330 is 100 % faster.Mali T720 of A5 has 34 Gflops over 166 gflops of adreno 330,and that's a enormous diference in gaming.You must be to dumb to think that Samsung a5 is better than Samsung S5 only based on a poor maded benchmark

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                                        • n2x
                                        • 02 Feb 2016

                                        Solun1, 02 Feb 2016It´s definitely an upgrade over the S4 in every possi... moreS4 has a better CPU and I think the camera is better on s4 even it does not had OIS