Samsung's Galaxy A5 (2016) or Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 Edition is an Android

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developed by

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as part of the

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Hardware

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) is powered by the

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7580 (Exynos 7 Octa) SoC with 1.6GHz octa-core 64-bit

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and Mali T720-MP2

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. The smartphone has 2 GB

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and 16 GB

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internal storage with support for removable MicroSD cards of up to 128 GB. The device's MicroSD card allows insertion of a

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, thus it can also be used in Dual SIM mode.

Extended hardware details

Display

* Technology:

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* Size: 5.2 inches (132mm) * Resolution: 1080x1920 (

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) * Color depth: 16M * Pixel density: 424 PPI * S Pen support: No

Memory

: 8GB *

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: 256GB * External Memory Support (microSD slot): Up to 1 TB

Sensors

* Accelerometer, Geomagnetic Sensor, Hall Sensor, Proximity Sensor, RGB Light Sensor

Audio and Video

* Video Recording Resolution: FHD (1920 x 1080 pixels) 30fps * Video Playing Formats: MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM * Video Playing Resolutions: FHD (1920 x 1080 pixels) 30fps * Audio Playing Formats: MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA

Cameras

= Main (back) camera

= * Single 13 MP CMOS, f/1.9 aperture, flash, auto-focus

= Front camera

= * Single 5 MP CMOS, f/1.9 aperture, fixed focus

= Connectivity

= * ANT+: Yes * USB Version: 2.0 * Location Technologies:

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* Audio Port: 3.5mm audio jack * MHL: No * Wi-Fi: 802.11 b/g/n 2.4GHz * Wi-Fi Direct: Yes *

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Support: No * NFC: Yes *

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Version: 4.1 * Bluetooth Profiles: A2DP, AVRCP, DI, HFP, HID, HOGP, HSP, MAP, OPP, PAN, PBAP, SAP * PC Sync. Samsung Smart Switch

= Battery

= * Standard Battery Capacity: 2900mAh, not removable * Fast charging: Yes * Stated Internet Usage Time (3G): up to 14h * Stated Internet Usage Time (LTE): up to 14h * Stated Internet Usage Time (Wi-Fi): up to 16h * Stated Video Playback Time: up to 14h * Stated Audio Playback Time: up to 75h * Stated Talk time: up to 16h (3G W-CDMA)

Design

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) has an aluminium and glass body, unlike Samsung Galaxy A5 (2015), the ''A5 (2016)'' has a larger 5.2-inch display compared to the 5-inch display of predecessor ''Galaxy A5''. The ''A5 (2016)''’s display is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 4, also on the back side of the phone.

Software

The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) launched with the Android 5.1.1 "Lollipop" operating system. Samsung has released the Android 6.0.1 "Marshmallow" update and Android 7.0 "Nougat" update for it. Features of the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) include Samsung Pay (MST) capabilities and S Voice voice recognition technology.

Availability

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) was released in China on 15 December 2015. As of April 2016, the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) is now available in

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and

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Variants

References

External links

GSMArena

PhoneArena Review

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