Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

General Information

• Colors:
• Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist, Peach Cloud

• Models:
• SM-A520F, SM-A520F, SM-A520K, SM-A520L, SM-A520S, SM-A520W

• 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 250 EUR

Network/Bearer

• 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:
• LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)

• Speed:
• HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps

Launch

• Announced:
• 2017, January

• Status:
• Available. Released 2017, January

Physical Specifications

• 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:
• Front/back glass, aluminum frame

• SIM:
• Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by), Samsung Pay, IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

Display

• Type:
• Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

• 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:
• microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

• Internal:
• 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM

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

• Video:
• 1080p@30fps

Sound

• Loudspeaker:
• Yes

• 3.5mm jack:
• Yes, Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Connectivity

• WLAN:
• Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

• Bluetooth:
• 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE

• GPS:
• Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS

• NFC:
• Yes

• Radio:
• FM radio

• USB:
• 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Features

• Sensors:
• Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

• Messaging:
• SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM

• Browser:
• HTML5, ANT+

Battery

• Browser:
• HTML5, Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery

• Charging:
• Fast battery charging 18W

• Talk time:
• Up to 16 h (3G)

• Music play:
• Up to 53 h

Tests

• Performance:
• Basemark OS II 2.0: 1417

• 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 life:
• Endurance rating 95h