Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) deals and reviews

What the critics say (scores are out of 100)

100	Expert Reviews | Alan Martin, Katharine Byrne Fast and beautifully designed, the Galaxy A5 (2016) is Samsung's best mid-range phone yet. If you're a current Samsung user and want something familiar that you can start using straight away, then you certainly won't be disappointed with the A5 (2016). Read full review
100	Recombu | Chris Barraclough he Samsung Galaxy A5 6 is a brilliant refresh of an already solid smartphone, and one of the best mobiles you'll find (...) Dependable performance, solid battery life and great features like the excellent dual cameras and fingerprint sensor make it an essential purchase for those who desire flagship quality, but can't afford those premium price tags. Read full review
86	Android Authority | Krystal Lora The Galaxy A5 is almost identical to the Galaxy S6, but with mid-range specs, a lower resolution display, and downgraded camera. However, the former actually surpasses the latter in other key areas, including battery life, and the availability of expandable storage, and depending on which features are important to you, the positives may far out-weigh the negatives. Read full review
80	TechPP (Technology Personalized) | Tom Miller A5 and A7 are bringing their A-game here, apart from an appealing design and build, both phones delivery amazing battery performance and keep temperatures at check during all the heavy tasks. Read full review
80	Alphr | Jonathan Bray The Samsung Galaxy A5 is a tough smartphone to pigeonhole. On the one hand, it looks as good as any flagship phone, and battery life is stupendous; on the other, the hardware inside isn't quite up to snuff, falling fractionally behind rivals. Read full review
80	NDTV Gadgets | Roydon Cerejo The Galaxy A5 excels in terms of build and aesthetics, packs an excellent display, and offers very good battery life. We quite liked the quality of pictures it takes too, although the camera app could have been designed better. We also don't understand the reasoning behind ditching the notification LED. Read full review
70	AndroidPit | Stefan Grund The Galaxy A5 (2016) is certainly not a perfect smartphone, and certainly not on the level of a flagship from last year. Read full review
70	Trusted Reviews | Max Parker Samsung clearly doesn't have as much interest in the mid-range as the high-end, but things are improving. It's a shame that a nice, S7-inspired, design and strong screen is let down by outdated software. Read full review
65	phoneArena | Ray S The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) is a beautiful, but flawed smartphone. It's hard not to like, or at least appreciate its classy look and quality feel. The Galaxy A5 (2016) isn't the superhero mid-ranger we wanted to see. It has a costume, but lacks powers. Read full review

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Dimensions & Form	Form factor: Touchscreen bar Dimensions 144.8 x 71 x 7.3 mm (5.7 x 2.8 x 0.29 in) Weight: 155 g (5.47 oz)
Screen	Size: 5.2 inches diagonal Resolution: 1920 x 1080 pixels Screen Density: 424 ppi Screen-to-Body Ratio: 72.5 % Display Type: Super AMOLED
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Performance	Chipset: Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Exynos 7580 Octa CPU: Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 GPU: Adreno 405 Mali-T720MP2 RAM: 2GB
Camera	Main Camera: 13 megapixels with LED flash Secondary Camera: 5 megapixels
Storage	Built-in Storage: 16GB Expandable Storage: Micro SD
Battery & Charging	Capacity: 2900 mAh Removable Battery: No Wireless Charging: No Quick Charge: None
SIM standard	Micro SIM Compare SIM Only deals
Water & Dust Resistance	Not Available
Fingerprint Reader	Front
References & More info	Official website GSMArena specs page