Samsung Galaxy A5 specification and prices
The Galaxy A5 by Samsung was announced on October 2014 and on sale it appeared on December 2014. This cell phone belongs to the middle price range: the lowest Samsung Galaxy A5 cost in USA for today is $333.95
The phone runs on the most popular platform in the world for now - Android OS. Galaxy A5 was produced with the already out-of-date for today Android version: 4.4.4 (KitKat). It means that the phone with this default OS version will not be able to run the newest games and apps. The cell phone is equipped with Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 processor that shows a great performance. It runs 2 GB RAM that is an average amount of memory for normal usage.
The Galaxy A5 has great 13 megapixel primary camera. It will produce amazing photos and videos. The camera has aperture size 2. It is a rather large aperture for a phone and it will allow the Samsung Galaxy A5 to let in more light to capture good photos in dark rooms. 5 megapixel front camera makes Galaxy A5 a standard choice for getting selfies. Primary camera of Galaxy A5 can shoot full HD high quality video, which image is not so perfect as 4K but is also very bright and clear.
The Samsung Galaxy A5 has an average 5 inch display size. It means that most users will not have any difficulties use the mobile phone with one hand. Such display size has significant benefits in compare to the smaller screen: it's more handy for shooting pictures , better for video chatting and great for reading books.
This cell phone has non-removable Li-Ion 2300 mAh battery, which will provide about 15 hours of talk time and up to 68 hours of playing music. It is nice battery life results.
The model's weight is 123 grams (4.34 oz), it is 139.3 mm (5.48 in) high, 69.7 mm (2.74 in) wide and has a 6.7 mm (0.26 in) depth what means that this model is thin.
You can purchase Galaxy A5 in Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue or Champagne Gold colors.
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- 2014, October
- Available. Released 2014, December
- Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
- Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
- Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
- Adreno 306
- 13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm, autofocus, LED flash
- 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm
- 1080p@30fps
- Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama
- 5.0 inches
- 720 x 1280 pixels (~294 ppi pixel density)
- Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
- Corning Gorilla Glass 4
- Yes
- Non-removable Li-Ion 2300 mAh battery
- About 15 h
- About 68 h
- 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm (5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
- 123 g (4.34 oz, 0.27 lb)
- Nano-SIM
- Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold
- 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
- microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
- v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
- Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
- Yes (LTE model only)
- FM radio, recording
- microUSB v2.0
- Accelerometer, proximity, compass
- SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
- HTML5
- No
- Yes
- GSM / HSPA / LTE
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
- HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU, A500HQ, A500YZ, A500M, A500Y
- LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700) - A500YZ LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700) - A500M LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600)
- HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
- Yes
- Yes
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