Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

Samsung's Galaxy A5 (2016) or Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 Edition is an Android smartphone developed by Samsung. It is the successor of the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2015), and it was released in China on 15 December 2015. As of April 2016, the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) is available in Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia.

Hardware

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) is powered by the Exynos 7580 (Exynos 7 Octa) SoC with a 1.6 GHz octa-core 64-bit processor and Mali T720-MP2 graphics processor. The smartphone has 2 GB RAM and 16 GB eMMC internal storage with support for removable MicroSD cards of up to 128 GB. The device's MicroSD card allows the insertion of a SIM card, thus it can also be used in Dual SIM mode.

Extended hardware details

Display

Technology: Super AMOLED
Size: 5.2 inches (132mm)
Resolution: 1080x1920 (Full HD)
Color depth: 16M
Pixel density: 424 PPI
S Pen support: No

Memory

RAM: 2GB
ROM: 16GB
External Memory Support (microSD slot): Up to 128GB

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: GPS, GLONASS
Audio Port: 3.5mm audio jack
MHL: No
Wi-Fi: 802.11 b/g/n 2.4 GHz
Wi-Fi Direct: Yes
DLNA Support: No
NFC: Yes
Bluetooth 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: 2900m Ah, 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 aluminum 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) display is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 4, also on the phone's backside.

Software

The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) launched with the Android 5.1.1 "Lollipop" operating system. Samsung released the Android 6.0.1 "Marshmallow" update and then Android 7.0 "Nougat" update for the phone.