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Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

Released in December 2015. Features 5.5 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels and 401 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 7580 Octa with up to 3 GB memory and 16 GB storage. It has 3,300 mAh battery.

Released in December 2015. Features 5.2 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels and 424 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 7580 Octa with up to 2 GB memory and 16 GB storage. It has 2,900 mAh battery.
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  • Larger screen (5%)
  • More memory
  • Better battery capacity (12%)
  • Lighter (11%)
  • Better quality screen (5%)

Specifications

Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)
Specifications
Brand Samsung Samsung
Model - -
Release Date December 2015 December 2015
Operating System TouchWiz UI (Android 5.1) TouchWiz UI (Android 5.1)
Dimensions
Size 151.5 x 74.1 x 7.3 mm
5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 in		 144.8 x 71.0 x 7.3 mm
5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 in
Weight 172 g
6.07 oz		 155 g
5.47 oz
Screen
Size 5.5 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 1,080 x 1,920 pixels 1,080 x 1,920 pixels
PPI 401 424
Features OLED OLED
Cameras
Rear 13 MP f/1.9 Wide 13 MP f/1.9 Wide
Front 5 MP f/1.9 Wide 5 MP f/1.9 Wide
Storage
Memory 3 GB 2 GB
Fixed 16 GB 16 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Samsung Exynos 7580 Octa
Octa-core processor
28 nm		 Samsung Exynos 7580 Octa
Octa-core processor
28 nm
CPU 8x 1.60 GHz Cortex-A53 8x 1.60 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T720 MP2 Mali-T720 MP2
Battery
Capacity 3,300 mAh 2,900 mAh
Features Fast charging 18W Fast charging 18W
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 A7 (2016) Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

5.5"
172 g
6.07 oz

5.2"
155 g
5.47 oz