Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy C5 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 02, 2017	May 26, 2016

Design

Dimensions
5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm	5.74 x 2.83 x 0.26 inches 145.9 x 72 x 6.7 mm
Weight
5.61 oz / 159.0 g	5.04 oz / 143.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys	Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black sky, Gold sand, Blue mist, Peach cloud	Gold, Gray, Pink

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 71.51% screen-to-body	5.2-inch, 71.13% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI	1920x1080px, 424 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.8 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 617 8952 (28 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1900 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1500 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP3	Adreno 405
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB 4GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	2600 mAh
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 27 mm	16 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,dual-band Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM, Stereo, RDS, Recording option
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28	1, 3, 7, 8
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
	Haptic feedback
Other features
	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 06, 2016 FCC ID value: A3LSMA520F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.30 W/kg Body: 0.55 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg

Alternative variants

Memory	32GB

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