Entry-level · 2015

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

Name: Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)
Brand: Samsung
Price: 60000 NGN
Availability: InStock

Sold for ₦60,000 · 1 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

Nobody owns this yet

Our Take

CPU benches behind recent entry-level phones like the Samsung Galaxy A04e

Best for

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS), AMOLED screen

Watch out No more updates, 18W charging (slow)

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

5.2″ AMOLED · 60Hz

7580 Octa 2 / 16 GB

2900 mAh 18W charging

13 MP 5 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

See 1 prices Compare

Full specifications

Display

5.2″ · Super AMOLED · 1080 × 1920 · 60 Hz · HDR

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

5.2"

Panel type

Super AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 1920 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Performance

Exynos 7580 Octa (28 nm) · 8-core 1.6 GHz · Mali-T720MP2

Basic CPU

Best for calls, messaging, and very light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Exynos 7580 Octa (28 nm)

Current CPU tier

Entry-level

AnTuTu

20,878

CPU

8-core, 1.6 GHz

GPU

Mali-T720MP2

Process

28 nm

CPU layout

4x Cortex A53 1.2GHz

Software & updates

Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) · 4-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)

Software support

4 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

13 MP f/1.9 main · OIS · 5 MP selfie

Stabilised

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

13 MP f/1.9

OIS

Front camera

5 MP f/1.9

Main sensor

Sony IMX135 Exmor RS, 1/3.06", 1.12µm

Slow motion

No, 30 fps

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

2900 mAh · 18 W wired

Plan to charge daily

Small by today's standards. Plan on charging once a day, twice if you're heavy.

Capacity

2900 mAh

Lab endurance

91:00h

Wired charging

18 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Memory

2 GB RAM · 16 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

2 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

16 GB

Fills fast

Storage type

eMMC 5.0

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 4

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 4

Bluetooth

4.1

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS

USB

Micro-USB 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · no 5G

Full

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B20

Build & Design

155 g · 7.3 mm

Height

144.8 mm

Width

71.0 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm

Weight

155 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (front-mounted) · accelerometer · proximity · compass

Sensors

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 6s

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses

Sharper screen

Super AMOLED vs IPS LCD panel · 1080 × 1920 vs 750 × 1334 resolution · 5.2″ vs 4.7″ screen

A more stable camera

OIS vs no OIS · 13 MP · f/1.9 vs 12 MP · f/2.2 main

69% larger battery capacity

2,900 mAh vs 1,715 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

21k vs 175k AnTuTu

Heavier in hand

155 g vs 143 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S6

Loses on most 5 losses

Lower-resolution screen

1080 × 1920 vs 1440 × 2560 resolution

Lower benchmark score

21k vs 112k AnTuTu

Lower video ceiling

1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 30 fps video

Heavier in hand

155 g vs 138 g

Starts with less storage

16 GB vs 32 GB baseline

Full comparison

Where to buy

1 seller·Used from ₦60,000

Prices move fast. Open the seller's page and confirm before you pay.

Jiji Used

₦60,000

New seller · verify

Daniel Omoniyi

8.5 yrs · 16GB

View deal

More listings:

Konga · Jiji

Similar Phones

How each one compares to the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016).

Lower mid-range

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 6s

Samsung Galaxy S6

Where to buy

Similar Phones

Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy E7

Samsung Galaxy J5

Samsung Galaxy J2 (2016)