General
- Brand Samsung
- Model Galaxy A5 (2017)
- Device Smartphones
- Added December 15, 2018
- Updated June 17, 2024
Launch
- Announced 2017, January
- Status Available. Released 2017, January
Network
- 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
- GPRS Yes
- EDGE Yes
Body
- 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 proof (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 Gorilla Glass 4- Always-on display
Platform
- OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
- Chipset Exynos 7880 Octa (14 nm)
- CPU Octa-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A53
- GPU Mali-T830MP3
Memory
- Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
- Internal 32/64 GB
- RAM 3 GB 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
Sound
- Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
- 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, WiFi Direct, hotspot
- Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
- GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
- NFC Yes
- FM radio Yes
- 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
- Java No
Battery
- Talk time Up to 16 h (3G)
- Music play Up to 53 h
- Type Non-removable Li-Ion
- Capacity 3000 mAh battery
More
- Color Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist, Peach Cloud
- Other Features Fast battery charging - ANT+ support - MP4/WMV/H.265 player - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer