Samsung Galaxy A5 vs Samsung Galaxy A5 2016
| Type | Touch | Touch | Touch |
| Waterproofness & dust-resistance |  | | IP68 |
| Dimensions | 139.30 x 69.70 x 6.70 mm | 144.80 x 71.00 x 7.30 mm | 146.10 x 71.40 x 7.90 mm |
| Weight | 123.00 g | 155.00 g | 159.00 g |
| Display size | 5.00" | 5.20" | 5.20" |
| Display | Color / Super AMOLED 16M colors 720 x 1280 px (5.00") 294 ppi | Color / Super AMOLED 16M colors 1080 x 1920 px (5.20") 424 ppi | Color / Super AMOLED 16M colors 1080 x 1920 px (5.20") 424 ppi |
| Display protection |   | Corning Gorilla Glass Buy screen protector
| Corning Gorilla Glass Buy screen protector
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| Additional display | | | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | | |
| Talk time (max.) | | 3G: 960 min. (16.0 h) | 3G: 960 min. (16.0 h) |
| Playback time (max.) | nd | Audio: 75 h (3.1 days) Video: 14 h (0.6 days) | Audio: 53 h (2.2 days) Video: 19 h (0.8 days) |
| Internet browsing time (max.) | nd | WiFi: 16 h (0.7 days) 3G: 14 h (0.6 days) 4G: 14 h (0.6 days) | WiFi: 18 h (0.8 days) 3G: 13 h (0.5 days) 4G: 16 h (0.7 days) |
| Standard battery | Li-Ion 2300 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 2900 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 3000 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | | Fast Charging | Fast Charging |
| Wireless battery charging | | | |
| Internal memory | 16 GB | 16 GB | 32 GB |
| End-user memory | | 10.8 GB | 23.1 GB |
| RAM memory | 2 GB | 2 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory cards |  microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 64 GBBuy memory card | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 128 GBBuy memory card | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 256 GBBuy memory card |
| Operating system | Android 4.4.4 KitKat | Android 5.1 Lollipop | Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 | Samsung Exynos 7580 | Samsung Exynos 7880 |
| Processor clock | 1200 MHz | 1600 MHz | 1900 MHz |
| GPU | Adreno 306 | ARM Mali-T720 MP2 @600 MHz | ARM Mali-T830 MP3 @650 MHz |
| Touchscreen | | | |
| SAR (10g) | 0,695 W/kg | 0,475 W/kg | 1,39 W/kg |
| DualSIM | | | |
| SIM cards standard | SingleSIM(nanoSIM) | SingleSIM(nanoSIM) | SingleSIM(nanoSIM) |
| Announced | 4Q 2014 | 4Q 2015 | 1Q 2017 |
| Other names | SM-A500F; SM-A500FU; Galaxy A5 LTE | SM-A510F | SM-A520F |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 850 900 1900 2100 | 850 900 1900 2100 | 850 900 1900 2100 |
| LTE standard | | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1800, 900, 850, 800 TDD LTE: 2300 | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1800, 900, 850, 800 TDD LTE: 2600, 2500, 2300 |
| CDMA | | | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | | | 1900 2000 |
| UMA | | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | | |
| Photo sensor model | Sony IMX135 | | |
| Photo matrix | 13 Mpx | 13 Mpx | 16 Mpx |
| Resolution | 4128x3096 px | 4128x3096 px | 4608x3456 px |
| Optical zoom | | | |
| Flash | LED | LED | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | | |
| Video resolution | 1920x1080 px | 1920x1080 px | 1920x1080 px |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 - 30 fps | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 - 30 fps | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 |
| Additional | AF | AF, OIS, f/1.9 | AF, f/1.9 |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | | |
| Photo sensor model | | Samsung S5K5E3 | |
| Photo matrix | 5 Mpx | 5 Mpx | 16 Mpx |
| Resolution | 2592x1944 px | 2576x1932 px | 4608x3456 px |
| Optical zoom | | | |
| Flash | | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | | |
| Video resolution | | | 1920x1080 px |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 - 30 fps | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 - 30 fps | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 |
| Additional | FF | FF, f/1.9 | FF, f/1.9 |
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | | | |
| Proximity | | | |
| Light | | | |
| Magnetometer | | | |
| Gyroscope | | | |
| Barometer | | | |
| Altimeter | | | |
| Gravity | | | |
| Hall-effect | | | |
| Iris scanner | | | |
| Fingerprint scanner | | | |
| Thermometer | | | |
| Hygrometer | | | |
Data transfer
| xHTML | | | |
| WAP | v2.0 | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| HSCSD | | | |
| HSDPA | 42.00 Mbit/s | 42.00 Mbit/s | 42.00 Mbit/s |
| HSUPA | 5.76 Mbit/s | 5.76 Mbit/s | 5.76 Mbit/s |
| HSPA | | | |
| HSPA+ | | | |
| LTE DL | - | - | - |
| LTE UP | 51.00 Mbit/s | 51.00 Mbit/s | 51.00 Mbit/s |
| WIMAX+ | | | |
| GPRS | class 12 | class 12 | class 12 |
| EDGE | | | |
| Bluetooth | v4.0 LE | v4.1 LE | v4.2 |
| A2DP Profile | | | |
| HDMI | | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 a/b/g/n | v802.11 a/b/g/n | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | | |
| WiFi Display | | | |
| DLNA | | | |
| Miracast | | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | | |
| IrDA | | | |
| USB | v2.0 | v2.0 | v2.0 Type-C |
| GPS | | | |
| A-GPS | | | |
| GLONASS | | | |
| Beidou | | | |
| NFC | | | |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | | | |
| Conferency | | | |
| Call forwarding | | | |
| Push To Talk | | | |
| Instant Messenger | | | |
| SMS | | | |
| EMS | | | |
| MMS | | | |
| Dictionary | XT9 | XT9 | XT9 |
| Swype | | | |
| e-mail client | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | | |
| RSS Reader | | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | | | |
| MP3 | | | |
| Stereo speakers | | | |
| Audio Jack | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm |
| HD Voice | | | |
| Sound formats | 3GA, AAC, AAC+, AMR, AWB, FLAC, IMY, M4A, MID, MIDI, MXMF, OGA, OGG, OTA, RTTTL, RTX, WAV, WMA, XMF, eAAC+ | 3GA, AAC, AMR, AWB, FLAC, IMY, M4A, MID, MIDI, MXMF, OGA, OGG, OTA, RTTTL, RTX, WAV, WMA, XMF | 3GA, AAC, AMR, AWB, FLAC, IMY, M4A, MID, MIDI, MXMF, OGA, OGG, OTA, RTTTL, RTX, WAV, WMA, XMF |
| Polyphony | 64 voices | 64 voices | 64 voices |
| Video ringtone | | | |
| Ring composer | | | |
| Games | | | |
| Java | Dalvik | ART | ART |
| Videophone | | | |
| DVB-H television | | | |
PIM AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
| Watch | | | |
| Stopwatch | | | |
| Alarm | | | |
| Calculator | | | |
| Currency converter | | | |
| Organizer | | | |
| Calendar | | | |
| Flight mode | | | |
| SyncML | | | |
| Data and fax | | | |
| Screensaver | | | |
| Themes | | | |
| Interchangeable covers | | | |
| Voice dial | | | |
| Speakerphone | | | |
| Recorder | | | |
| Vibrations | | | |