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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)
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  • Released 2015, December
    155g, 7.3mm thickness
    Android 5.1.1, up to 7.0
    16GB storage, microSDXC
  • 0.5% 26,987,094 hits
  • 674 Become a fan
  • 5.2"
    1080x1920 pixels
  • 13MP
    1080p
  • 2GB RAM
    Exynos 7580 Octa
  • 2900mAh
    18W
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A510F

A510F/DS

A510FD

A510M

A510M/DS

A510Y/DS

A5100

Versions: A510F (EMEA); A510F/DS (KAZ, RUS); A510M (LATAM); A510M/DS (BRA, CHL); A510FD (SEA, IND); A510Y/DS (AUS, TWN, NZL, PHL); A5100 (HKG, CHN). Also known as Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) Duos with dual-SIM card slots

Network Technology GSM / UMTS / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
  UMTS 2100
4G bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Launch Announced 2015, December. Released 2015, December
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 144.8 x 71 x 7.3 mm (5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Display Type Super AMOLED
Size 5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~72.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Platform OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset Exynos 7580 Octa (28 nm)
Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) - China only
CPU Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) - China only
GPU Mali-T720MP2
Adreno 405 - China only
Memory Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM
 eMMC 5.0 or eMMC 4.5
Main Camera Single 13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF, OIS
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps
Selfie camera Single 5 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide)
Video 1080p@30fps
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG
Features Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
 ANT+
Samsung Pay
Battery Type Li-Ion 2900 mAh, non-removable
Charging 18W wired
Talk time Up to 16 h (3G)
Music play Up to 75 h
Misc Colors Black, White, Gold, Pink
Models SM-A5100, SM-A510F, SM-A510M, SM-A510Y, SM-A510FD, SM-A5108, SM-A510S, SM-A510K, SM-A510L, SM-A510
SAR 0.29 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.29 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)    
Price About 160 EUR
Tests Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 833
Basemark X: 4947
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.789 (sunlight)3.789
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 66dB
Audio quality Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -53.0dB
Battery (old)
Endurance rating 91h

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) review: Standing tall

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) review: Standing tall

The A-Team is back and we start with the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016). It pairs a premium build with premium features, a true S6 lookalike. The Galaxy A models for 2016 are Samsung's answer...

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  • shibaguy124
  • 0Za
  • 08 Feb 2025

i used mine temporarily for youtube and somehow its runs it better than my iphone se2020 i dont know if yours is the same but mine at least does it with the only issue being that it looks too good cause i wasnt used to oleds before i got my p30 pro

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  • 16 Jan 2025

i use this as my secondary, lags but i don’t mind. Still a good phone as it doesn’t take 5 minutes to load TikTok

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  • KIE
  • 26 Oct 2024

i am 2

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