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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)


Samsung Galaxy S6


Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)
Samsung Galaxy S6

Released in December 2015. Features 5.2 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels and 424 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 7580 Octa with up to 2 GB memory and 16 GB storage. It has 2,900 mAh battery.

Released in April 2015. Features 5.1 inches screen with a resolution of 1,440 x 2,560 pixels and 577 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 7420 Octa with up to 3 GB memory and 128 GB storage. It has 2,550 mAh battery.

Head to Head
  • Better battery capacity (12%)
  • Battery with better fast charging (17%)
  • Lighter (12%)
  • Thinner (7%)
  • Much better quality screen (27%)
  • More memory
  • More storage
  • Much more processing power (16%)


Specifications

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) Samsung Galaxy S6
Specifications
Brand Samsung Samsung
Model - -
Release Date December 2015 April 2015
Operating System TouchWiz UI (Android 5.1) TouchWiz UI (Android 5.0)
Dimensions
Size 144.8 x 71.0 x 7.3 mm
5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 in
143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm
5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in
Weight 155 g
5.47 oz
138 g
4.87 oz
Screen
Size 5.2 inches 5.1 inches
Resolution 1,080 x 1,920 pixels 1,440 x 2,560 pixels
PPI 424 577
Features OLED OLED
Cameras
Rear 13 MP f/1.9 Wide 16 MP f/1.9 Wide
Front 5 MP f/1.9 Wide 5 MP f/1.9 Wide
Storage
Memory 2 GB 3 GB
Fixed 16 GB 32 GB
64 GB
128 GB
Removable microSDXC -
Processor
Chip Samsung Exynos 7580 Octa
Octa-core processor
28 nm
Samsung Exynos 7420 Octa
Octa-core processor
14 nm
CPU 8x 1.60 GHz Cortex-A53 4x 2.10 GHz Cortex-A57
4x 1.50 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T720 MP2 Mali-T760 MP8
Battery
Capacity 2,900 mAh 2,550 mAh
Features Fast charging 18W Fast charging 15W
Removable False False
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True True
Micro USB True True
USB Type-C False False
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) Samsung Galaxy S6

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy S6

5.2"
155 g
5.47 oz

5.1"
138 g
4.87 oz