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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)


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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

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.

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.

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


Specifications

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

Samsung Galaxy S6

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

5.1"
138 g
4.87 oz

5.2"
155 g
5.47 oz