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'''Samsung's Galaxy A5 (2016)''' is ~~a mid-range~~an [[Android (operating system)|Android]] [[smartphone]] developed by [[Samsung Electronics]] as part of the [[Samsung Galaxy A series]]. The phone is powered by Exynos 7580 SoC with a 1.6 GHz processor. It has 2GB RAM and 16GB internal storage that is expandable up to 128 GB. It has accelerometer, geomagnetic sensor, hall sensor, proximity sensor and RGB light sensor. Notable features include Samsung Pay (MST) and S-Voice. It measures 144.8 x 71.0 x 7.3 mm and weighs 155g.

==Hardware==

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) is powered by the [[Exynos]] 7580 (Exynos 7 Octa) [[System on a chip|SoC]] with 1.6 GHz octa-core 64-bit [[Central processing unit|processor]] and Mali T720-MP2 [[Graphics processing unit|graphics processor]]. The smartphone has 2 [[Gigabyte|GB]] [[Random-access memory|RAM]] and 16 GB [[MultiMediaCard|eMMC]] internal storage with support for removable [[SD card|MicroSD]] cards of up to 128 GB. The device's MicroSD card ~~slot has been designed to allow~~allows insertion of a [[SIM card]], thus it can also be used in Dual SIM mode.

===Extended hardware details===

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Resolution: 1080x1920 ([[1080p|Full HD]])

~~Colour~~Color ~~Depth~~depth: 16M

Pixel ~~Density~~density: 424 PPI

S Pen ~~Support~~support: No

~~====Processor====~~

~~Clock Speed: 1.6 GHz~~

~~Cores:8 Cores (Octa-Core)~~

~~GPU: Mali-T720MP2~~

====Memory====

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==Software==

The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) runs Android 5.1.1 Lollipop ~~right out-of-the-box~~. Samsung has released the [[Android (operating system)|Android]] 6.0.1 [[Android Marshmallow|"Marshmallow"]] update and [[Android (operating system)|Android]] 7.0 [[Android Nougat|"Nougat"]] update for it. Its ~~additional~~other features include [[Samsung Pay|Samsung Pay (MST)]] and [[S Voice]].

==Availability==

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) was released in [[China]] on 15 December 2015. As of April 2016, the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) is now available in [[Europe]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.frandroid.com/marques/samsung/336569_prix-disponibilite-samsung-galaxy-a3-a5-a7-2016-europe|title=Les prix et disponibilité des Samsung Galaxy A3, A5 et A7 2016 en Europe (French) |publisher=FrAndroid |access-date=2016-01-19}}</ref> [[Africa]], [[Latin America]] and [[Asia]]. ~~As of 18 May 2016, the phone has been introduced to [[North America]].{{fact|date=May 2021}}~~

~~The [[Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)]] was announced in December 2016.{{fact|date=May 2021}}~~

== Variants ==