Our editors hand-pick related products using a variety of criteria: direct competitors targeting the same market segment, or devices that are similar in size, performance, or feature sets.
The OnePlus 3T looms over the Galaxy A5 here: it's a similar price but performs so much better, and its camera is better too. There's a strong element of brand loyalty here: people will buy the A5 because they want a Samsung, not necessarily because...
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) – Battery Life The 3,000mAh cell – non-removable, as is now common with Samsung phones – is capable of making it through the day with few issues, and if you're only using the phone infrequently throughout the day, it should have...
But while sales of flagship phones, such as, in the case of Samsung, the Galaxy S8 series and the Galaxy Note 8, grab a lot of the limelight and do indeed generate a sizeable chunk of revenue (higher prices, higher profit margins, and all that jazz),...
Samsung's latest A-series offerings hit the right notes when it comes to build quality and design. The Galaxy A7 (2017) and Galaxy A5 (2017) look and feel incredibly premium, just like their predecessors. We're not big fans of the look of the backs, but...
It is 14.5x7x.7cm and weighs 159grams. The viewable screen is 11.4x6.4cm which gives the notional diagonal imperial measurement of 5.2 inches. The edge to edge display shows 1920x1080 (portrait) resolution.This is the first phone from Vodafone that did...
The one fly in the ointment is that the phone doesn't come with Android 7 Nougat out of the box, which is mildly disappointing, but that doesn't detract from the fact that the Samsung Galaxy A5 is a great mid-range smartphone. The current price of...
I'm in two minds about the Samsung Galaxy A5. On the one hand, Samsung Pay and IP68 certification are really nice. On the other hand, the OnePlus 3T offers dramatically more performance for the same price.Even when it comes to cameras, the Vivo V5...
The Samsung Galaxy A5 is a mid-range phone in flagship clothing, and does a pretty impressive job of balancing the two so you don't feel like you're missing out.Understandably, there are some compromises to be made, but Samsung has picked them carefully...
Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 is a very good handset, it is 7.9mm thick, comfortable to use, powerful and does not heat-up. Battery life is very good. Camera quality is average but there is scope of improvement.The only issue is the price that is on a higher...
There's not a single element that can be pointed out as ‘inferior', in the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017). The smartphone is built well, looks premium, offers a good display, a neatly organised interface, and a pretty decent camera. The performance is decent...
Now that the Samsung Galaxy S7 is in the process of being replaced by the S8, those who always wanted an S7 need not worry. The Samsung Galaxy A5 is, I believe, something like ninety per cent of an S7, at much less than ninety per cent of its price.Tags...
Samsung's A5 is a great phone to get if you don't wish to splurge too much but still want a feature-packed phone.It has an excellent 16-megapixel selfie camera, nice screen, long battery life and user-friendly interface.Pros: Supports Samsung Pay; good...
At full price there's not much to recommend the jack of all trades, A5. However, it's already available at $150 discount and that makes it great value. But the fingerprint reader can prove...
At full price there's not much to recommend the jack of all trades, A5. However, it's already available at $150 discount and that makes it great value. But the fingerprint reader can prove...