Galaxy A5 (2016) - Samsung Mobile Phones: Technical Specifications, Features and Reviews

Submitted By Asha Manoj on 7 May 2016

Manufacturer : Samsung
Model : Galaxy A5 (2016)
OS : Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Network : GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Dimensions : 144.8 x 71 x 7.3 mm
Weight : 155 g
SIM Type : Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Dual SIM : Yes
Headphones : Yes
Available Colors : GOLD / BLACK / WHITE

Galaxy A5 (2016) is a smartphone develped by samsung and comes with premium metal and glass design. The mobile phone also features a 5.2-inch FHD Super AMOLED display, 1.6GHz octa-core processor, 2GB of RAM and much more.

It has a 13MP autofocus camera at the back with CMOS image sensor, digital image stabilization and an LED flash. Also It has a 5MP snapper on the front to produce beautiful selfies. The mobile phone is powered by a 2,900mAh battery with fast charging support. The connectivity option includes 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.1, NFC, ANT+, USB 2.0 and GPS.

Hardware Specification

Processor : Octa-Core 1.6GHz
RAM Size : 2 GB
Internal Storage : 16 GB
Expandable Storage : MicroSD (Up to 128GB)

Display Specification

Display Type : Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Display Size : 13.22cm
Touchscreen : Yes
Display Resolution : 1080 x 1920 pixels
Display Multitouch : Yes
Display Protection : Corning Gorilla Glass 4 back panel
Main Camera : CMOS 13.0 MP
Main Camera Flash : Yes
Main Camera Auto Focus : Yes
Main Camera Video Recording Resolution : FHD (1920 x 1080)@30fps
Front Camera : CMOS 5.0 MP

Battery Specification

Battery Capacity : Non-removable Li-Ion 2900 mAh battery
Talk Time : Up to 16 hrs
Audio Playback Time : Up to 75 hrs
Video Playback Time : Up to 14 hrs
Internet Usage Time 3G : Up to 14 hrs
Internet Usage Time Lte : Up to 14 hrs
Internet Usage Time WiFi : Up to 16 hrs

Connectivity

Operating Frequency : 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHZ, (2100), (1900),(850), (900)MHZ, (2100),(1800), (850), (900), (800)MHZ, (2300) MHZ
Connectivity Internet : Yes
Connectivity 3G : Yes
Connectivity 4G : Yes
Connectivity WiFi : 802.11 a/b/g/n 2.4+5GHz, HT40
Connectivity WiFi Direct : Yes
Connectivity Bluetooth : Bluetooth v4.1
Connectivity USB : USB 2.0
Connectivity Ant+ : Yes

Location Technology

Location GPS : Yes
Location Glonass : Yes

Sound

Alert Types : Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker : Yes
Mobile Earjack : 3.5mm Stereo

Audio and Video

Video Playing Format : MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM
Audio Playing Format : MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA

Sensors

Geomagnetic Sensor : Yes
Fingerprint Sensor : Yes
Hall Sensor : Yes
Accelerometer Sensor : Yes
RGB Sensor : Yes
Proximity Sensor : Yes