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Samsung Galaxy A5 2017

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Smartphone Review by Daniel Schmidt
#1481 Samsung Exynos 7880
#1064 ARM Mali-T830 MP3
3072 MB
32 GB
eMMC
5.20-inch
1920x1080
159 g
146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9
Wh
429 Euro

Specifications

Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 (Galaxy Series)
Processor
Samsung Exynos 7880 8 x 1.9 GHz, A53
Graphics adapter
ARM Mali-T830 MP3
Memory
3 GB 
, LPDDR3
Display
5.20 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 424 PPI, capacitive, Super AMOLED, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, glossy: yes
Storage
32 GB eMMC Flash, 32 GB 
, 20.5 GB free
Connections
1 USB 2.0, Audio Connections: 3.5-mm combo audio jack, Card Reader: micro-SD max. 256 GB (SDHC, SDXC), 1 Fingerprint Reader, NFC, Brightness Sensor, Sensors: accelerometer, proximity sensor, position and g-sensor, digital compass, barometer, Wi-Fi Direct, Ant+
Networking
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/), Bluetooth 4.2, GSM/GPRS/Edge (850, 900, 1800 and 1900 MHz), UMTS/HSPA+ (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz and AWS), LTE Cat. 7 (FDD: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28; TDD: 38, 40, 41), LTE, GPS
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 7.9 x 146.1 x 71.4 ( = 0.31 x 5.75 x 2.81 in)
Battery
3000 mAh Lithium-Ion, Talk time 3G (according to manufacturer): 16 h
Operating System
Android 6.0 Marshmallow
Camera
Primary Camera: 16 MPix (f/1.9, 27mm, autofocus, LED flash, Full HD videos)
Secondary Camera: 16 MPix (f/1.9, 1080p videos)
Additional features
Speakers: mono speaker, Keyboard: virtual, power supply, data cable, headset, quick start guide, Samsung apps, Microsoft apps, Facebook, 24 Months Warranty, USB Type-C, nano-SIM, IP 68 (water and dust resistant), Quick Charge, SAR rate: 0.522W/​kg (head), 1.390W/​kg (body), fanless
Weight
159 g ( = 5.61 oz / 0.35 pounds), Power Supply: 62 g ( = 2.19 oz / 0.14 pounds)
Price
429 Euro
Links
Samsung homepage
Samsung notebook section

 

567
cd/m²		542
cd/m²		530
cd/m²
549
cd/m²		539
cd/m²		525
cd/m²
548
cd/m²		552
cd/m²		527
cd/m²
Distribution of brightness
tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2
Maximum: 567 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 542.1 cd/m² Minimum: 1.77 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 93 %
Center on Battery: 660 cd/m²
Contrast: ∞:1 (Black: 0 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 1.6 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5
ΔE Greyscale 1.5 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
Gamma: 2.28
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Power Consumption
Off / Standbydarklight 0 / 0.14 Watt
Idledarkmidlight 0.64 / 1.36 / 1.4 Watt
Load midlight 2.53 / 3.63 Watt
 color bar
Key: min: dark, med: mid, max: light        Metrahit Energy
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Battery Runtime
Idle (without WLAN, min brightness)
40h 18min
WiFi Websurfing
14h 03min
Big Buck Bunny H.264 1080p
16h 24min
Load (maximum brightness)
7h 47min

Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 - 02/07/2017 v6(old)
Redaktion

Chassis
92%
Keyboard
67 / 75 → 89%
Pointing Device
91%
Connectivity
47 / 60 → 79%
Weight
92%
Battery
97%
Display
92%
Games Performance
41 / 63 → 65%
Application Performance
50 / 70 → 71%
Temperature
92%
Noise
100%
Audio
58 / 91 → 64%
Camera
71%
Average
76%
87%
Smartphone - Weighted Average

Pros

+great screen
+superb design
+super battery life
+water and dust-resistant (IP68)
+expandable storage
+broad wireless mobile network frequency coverage
+USB Type-C
+fast SoC
 

Cons

-no OTG
-USB 2.0 only
-body SAR could be lower
-no dual-SIM
-PWM
-weak system performance
-slow eMMC storage
AndroBench 3-5 Sequential Write 256KB SDCard: 56 MB/s
AndroBench 3-5 Sequential Read 256KB SDCard: 73.7 MB/s
AndroBench 3-5 Random Write 4KB: 12.13 MB/s
AndroBench 3-5 Random Read 4KB: 22.41 MB/s
AndroBench 3-5 Sequential Write 256KB: 77.1 MB/s
AndroBench 3-5 Sequential Read 256KB: 182 MB/s
3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics: 1705 Points
3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics: 643 Points
3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited: 746 Points
3DMark Sling Shot OpenGL ES 3.0 Unlimited Physics: 1801 Points
3DMark Sling Shot OpenGL ES 3.0 Unlimited Graphics: 1074 Points
3DMark Sling Shot OpenGL ES 3.0 Unlimited: 1180 Points
3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Physics: 1713 Points
3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Graphics: 710 Points
3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1): 816 Points
3DMark Sling Shot OpenGL ES 3.0 Physics: 1752 Points
3DMark Sling Shot OpenGL ES 3.0 Graphics: 1053 Points
3DMark Sling Shot OpenGL ES 3.0: 1155 Points
3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics: 13057 Points
3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics Score: 13314 Points
3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Score: 13256 Points
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 T-Rex Onscreen: 33 fps
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 T-Rex Offscreen: 34 fps
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 Total: 6442 ms*
Octane V2 Total Score: 5256 Points
BaseMark OS II Web: 659 Points
BaseMark OS II Graphics: 1528 Points
BaseMark OS II Memory: 1508 Points
BaseMark OS II System: 2593 Points
BaseMark OS II Overall: 1408 Points
GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Onscreen OGL: 15 fps
GFXBench 3.0 1080p Manhattan Offscreen: 15 fps
Basemark ES 3.1 / Metal Overall Score: 258 Points
GFXBench 3.1 Manhattan ES 3.1 Onscreen: 9 fps
GFXBench 3.1 Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen: 9.1 fps
WebXPRT 2015 Overall: 89 Points
GFXBench Car Chase Onscreen: 5.2 fps
GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen: 5.2 fps
AnTuTu v6 Total Score: 60603 Points
Geekbench 4.0 Compute RenderScript Score: 2136
Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core Score: 4098
Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core Score: 775
Geekbench 4.4 Compute RenderScript Score: 3002
Geekbench 4.4 Compute OpenCL Score: 3303
Geekbench 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core Score: 4104
Geekbench 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core Score: 773
PCMark for Android Work 2.0 battery life: 681 min
PCMark for Android Work 2.0 performance score: 4060 Points
PCMark for Android Work performance score: 5035 Points
JetStream 1.1 Total Score: 32.22 Points
Asphalt 8: Airborne high: 29 fps
Asphalt 8: Airborne very low: 30 fps
Dead Trigger 2 high: 30 fps
Battery Runtime WiFi Websurfing: 843 min
Response Times Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80%: 3.6 ms*
Response Times Response Time Black / White: 3.6 ms*
Response Times PWM Frequency: 250 Hz
Loudspeakers Pink Noise: 83 dB(A)
Networking iperf3 receive AX12: 214 MBit/s
Networking iperf3 transmit AX12: 167 MBit/s
* Smaller values are better.
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Redaktion, 2014-09-29 (Update: 2014-09-29)