Entry-level · 2015

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

Name: Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)
Brand: Samsung

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A basic entry-level phone with an AMOLED screen and stabilised camera — but a smaller battery and slow 18W charging show its age.

Best for Streaming · reading · social

Strength AMOLED screen, Stabilised camera (OIS)

Watch out Smaller battery (2900mAh), 18W charging (slow)

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

5.2″ Super AMOLED · 60Hz

Snapdragon 615 2 / 16 GB

2900 mAh 18W charging

13 MP 5 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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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)Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) - China only · 8-core 1.6 GHz · Mali-T720MP2Adreno 405 - China only

Basic CPU

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

Chipset

Exynos 7580 Octa (28 nm)Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) - China only

Current CPU tier

Entry-level

AnTuTu

20,878

CPU

8-core, 1.6 GHz

GPU

Mali-T720MP2Adreno 405 - China only

Process

28 nm

CPU layout

4x Cortex A53 1.2GHz

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

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

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

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How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone 6s

Trades blows 2 wins 2 losses

Sharper screen

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

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

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