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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
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  • Released 2017, January
    157g, 7.9mm thickness
    Android 6.0.1, up to Android 8.0
    32GB/64GB storage, microSDXC
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  • 5.2"
    1080x1920 pixels
  • 16MP
    1080p
  • 3GB RAM
    Exynos 7880
  • 3000mAh
    18W
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A520F

A520F/DS

Versions: A520F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); A520F/DS (Global Dual-SIM); A520K/L/S (South Korea). Also known as Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Duos with dual-SIM card slots

Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Launch Announced 2017, January. Released 2017, January
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm (5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
Weight 157 g (5.54 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
 IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display Type Super AMOLED
Size 5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~71.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
 Always-on display
Platform OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset Exynos 7880 (14 nm)
CPU Octa-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T830MP3
Memory Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM
 eMMC 5.1
Main Camera Single 16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), AF
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps
Selfie camera Single 16 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm
Video 1080p@30fps
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
Radio FM radio
USB USB Type-C 2.0
Features Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 ANT+
Samsung Pay
Battery Type Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 18W wired
Talk time Up to 16 h (3G)
Music play Up to 53 h
Misc Colors Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist, Peach Cloud
Models SM-A520F, SM-A520F, SM-A520K, SM-A520L, SM-A520S, SM-A520W, SM-A520FD
SAR 0.88 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.52 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)    
Price About 190 EUR
Tests Performance GFXBench: 5.2fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.804 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 78dB
Audio quality Noise -93.1dB / Crosstalk -90.2dB
Battery (old)
Endurance rating 95h

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  • FOJE
  • raQ
  • 14 Apr 2025

Still very capable for an 8 year old phone.

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  • gK{
  • 10 Apr 2025

Cloud peach - What a colour.!

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  • pU5
  • 23 Feb 2025

i haved my phone because 3gigabytes is sucks like an samsung galaxy tab a7 lite

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