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Samsung Galaxy A5

Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)
Samsung Galaxy A5
Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)

Released in December 2014. Features 5.0 inches screen with a resolution of 720 x 1,280 pixels and 294 ppi.

Quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 with up to 2 GB memory and 16 GB storage. It has 2,300 mAh battery.

Released in December 2015. Features 4.7 inches screen with a resolution of 720 x 1,280 pixels and 312 ppi.

Quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 with up to 1.5 GB memory and 16 GB storage. It has 2,300 mAh battery.
Head to Head
  • Lighter (7%)
  • Thinner (9%)
  • Larger screen (6%)
  • More memory
  • Better quality screen (6%)
  • Probably better rear camera
  • Probably better front camera

Specifications

Samsung Galaxy A5 Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)
Specifications
Brand Samsung Samsung
Model - -
Release Date December 2014 December 2015
Operating System TouchWiz UI (Android 4.4) TouchWiz UI (Android 5.1)
Dimensions
Size 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm
5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in		 134.5 x 65.2 x 7.3 mm
5.30 x 2.57 x 0.29 in
Weight 123 g
4.34 oz		 132 g
4.66 oz
Screen
Size 5.0 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1,280 pixels 720 x 1,280 pixels
PPI 294 312
Features OLED OLED
Cameras
Rear 13 MP f/2.0 Wide 13 MP f/1.9
Front 5 MP f/2.2 Wide 5 MP f/1.9
Storage
Memory 2 GB 1.5 GB
Fixed 16 GB 16 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
Quad-core processor
28 nm		 Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
Quad-core processor
28 nm
CPU 4x 1.20 GHz Cortex-A53 4x 1.20 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 306 Adreno 306
Battery
Capacity 2,300 mAh 2,300 mAh
Features - -
Removable False False
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True True
Micro USB True True
USB Type-C False False
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Samsung Galaxy A5 Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy A5

Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)

5.0"
123 g
4.34 oz

4.7"
132 g
4.66 oz