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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

Announced: January 2017.OS: Android 6 Marshmallow → 8 Oreo. VDRD-summary: It is better not to buy!
Starting price of $430 after the release dropped by 23% and now the average price is $330. Starting price of 26 608 ₽ after the release dropped by 23% and now the average price is 20 420 ₽. Starting price of 15 867 ₴ after the release dropped by 23% and now the average price is 12 177 ₴.
Status: Archived.
  • Screen 5.2" Super AMOLED
  • Rear сamera 16 MP
  • Selfie camera 16 MP
  • CPU 8 cores Exynos 7880 Octa
  • Memory 3 GB RAM
  • Storage 32 GB ROM
  • Memory cards up to 256 GB microSD
  • Battery 3 000 mAh
  • Thickness 7.9 mm
  • Sim Cards 2 items dual sim
  • WaterProof
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Short description Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

This is a smartphone on Android 6 Marshmallow with a very fast and productive processor, with a large touchscreen size, with a very good main camera, and the front camera here turned out to be very high quality, which can make beautiful selfies. And Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has such features: a slot for two SIM cards, dust and water protection.

Also known as: Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Duos with dual-SIM card slots.

Versions: A520F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); A520F/DS (Global Dual-SIM); A520K/L/S (South Korea).

Disclaimer. The table shows the main technical characteristics of the device. For a full list of features and capabilities of this model, see the manufacturer’s website. We can not guarantee that the information on this page is 100% correct.

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Important update: this model is updated to Android version 8 Oreo.
Check the availability of the update version in your region on the manufacturer’s website.

Android version and market relevance

In January 2017 Samsung company introduced its new smartphone Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017). This is a new model with support for two SIM cards, which is running on 6.0 Marshmallow.

If you think that for today such an android smartphone on the version 6.0 Marshmallow already outdated, then we advise you to look DROID-smartphones in our directory, where we collected a list of devices on the latest version of Android.

Screen, body and battery

5.2 Inch Super AMOLED touchscreen occupies almost the entire area of the front panel of the smartphone Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017). Case thickness 7.9 mm puts the battery in it in capacity 3 000 mAh. As a result, these three important characteristics give us such an idea of the device — big smartphone with thick case and average battery.

The case of the smartphone is completely protected from water and dust.

Main camera and selfie camera

The most important thing about cameras in smartphone Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017): main camera on 16 MP, frontcamera got 16 MP. See examples of photos and videos from this smartphone to visually assess their quality.

Processor and Internal Memory

And write a few words about the performance of Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017). Of course, the very first thing that will be discussed is the processor. The model received a 8-core processor Exynos 7880 Octa.

The second performance characteristic in our opinion is the amount of RAM. The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has 3 installed on the RAM.

The built-in flash memory of this model has the volume 32 GB The manufacturer did not forget about the support of memory cards in the smartphone. Here you can install a card microSD up to 256 GB.

Price for Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017): buy or not to buy?

The average size of the new smartphone Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) you can choose and buy in any store at a price of $430. Sales start at January 2017.

We made a brief review of this model, we also recommend that you look at photos and videos about it. In our opinion, the smartphone turned out to be very powerful in performance, but with a good camera.

And if you are not suitable for buying Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), then choose any other smartphone from the price segment “Above average smartphones from $400 to $500” or directory of current DROID smartphones.

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