SafeRooting
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) root support — Magisk root and bootloader unlock
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

Released: 2015, December. Released 2015, DecemberDiscontinued

NOT SUPPORTED

Not supported — this device type cannot be rooted through our service.

4.6 Rating

General

Brand
Samsung
Model
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)
Released
2015, December. Released 2015, December
Status
Discontinued
Price
About 160 EUR
OS
Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Dimensions
144.8 x 71 x 7.3 mm (5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 in)
Weight
155 g (5.47 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
SIM
Nano-SIM, Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Display

Type
Super AMOLED
Size
5.2 inches, 74.5 cm, 2, (~72.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Performance

Chipset
Exynos 7580 Octa (28 nm), Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) - China only
CPU
Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) - China only
GPU
Mali-T720MP2, Adreno 405 - China only
Internal
16GB 2GB RAM
Card slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only

Camera

Single
5 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide)
Features
LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
1080p@30fps

Battery

Charging
18W wired

Network

Technology
GSM / UMTS / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps

Connectivity

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning
GPS, GLONASS
NFC
Yes
Radio
FM radio
USB
microUSB 2.0, OTG
3.5mm jack
Yes

Sensors

Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass

Other

SAR
0.29 W/kg (head) 0.47 W/kg (body)
Camera
Photo, /, Video
Colors
Black, White, Gold, Pink
Models
SM-A5100, SM-A510F, SM-A510M, SM-A510Y, SM-A510FD, SM-A5108, SM-A510S, SM-A510K, SM-A510L, SM-A510
SAR EU
0.29 W/kg (head) 0.47 W/kg (body)
Display
Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.789 (sunlight)3.789
Announced
2015, December. Released 2015, December
Talk time
Up to 16 h (3G)
Music play
Up to 75 h
Loudspeaker
Voice 65dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 66dB
Performance
Basemark OS II 2.0: 833Basemark X: 4947
Audio quality
Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -53.0dB
Battery (old)
Endurance rating 91h

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) Overview

The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) is an Android device from Samsung, released in 2015. It combines the Exynos 7580 Octa (28 nm), Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) - China only and a 5.2-inch display, running Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop). This page tracks its full specifications, root status, and the bootloader and recovery notes that apply to it.

Related

Similar Devices