Samsung Galaxy A5

Samsung launched two new series of phones in India. They are the A and E series. Under the A series, they released the A3 and A5 whereas the E5 and E7 were launched in the E series. Both the series aim to target the style conscious buyers. Samsung launched its first metal body phone - the Samsung Galaxy Alpha in 2014 and now the A series phones have a metal unibody too. The Samsung Galaxy A5 is available in Gold, Black & White colour. Until now Samsung used to have Super AMOLED displays only on their flagship phones but this feature is now available on these phones too.

This device has a 5 Megapixel front facing camera to give into the selfie craze. In order to get better self portraits, a user can simply show his palm and the camera will click a picture in 2 seconds. You can also click a picture by saying “cheese”. For people who like clicking selfies, this phone would be great. These series of phones most likely seem like a replacement to the Grand series. The key features of this device are:

1. Has a 5 inch Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 1280x720 pixels which takes the pixel density to 294 PPI
2. Packed with 2GB RAM and runs on a 1.2GHz, Quad-Core processor
3. Dual SIM phone
4. Comes with 16GB of internal storage which is expandable upto 64GB by using a microSD card
5. Rear camera of 13 MP does 1080p video recording
6. 5MP camera in the front
7. Supports Dual Nano SIMs and it is a VoLTE capable device.
8. Powered by a 2300mAh battery which is non-removable

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About Samsung Galaxy A5

1.Does this Samsung Galaxy A5 work with Reliance Jio Network?
Ans: Yes, the Samsung Galaxy A5 supports VoLTE and will work on Reliance Jio Network.

2.Will this support my Nano SIM card?
Ans: Yes, the Samsung Galaxy A5 has Nano SIM slots.

3.Does the phone have a Hybrid SIM slot?
Ans: Yes, the phone does has a Hybrid SIM slot. Users can utilize the second slot either for the SIM card or for a Micro SD card.

4.What type or charging connector do I need?
Ans: The Samsung Galaxy A5 uses a Micro USB connector.

5.How is the camera performance for this phone?
Ans: The phone has a 13-megapixel primary camera and a 5-megapixel selfie camera on the front which is has a good performance for the price range.

6.Is the battery removable?
Ans: No, the battery on the phone is not removable.

7.Can the phone memory be expanded?

Ans: Yes, the phone does has a micro SD memory card slot which can be expanded by an additional 64GB.

8.How much internal memory does the phone have for users?

Ans: Users have 11.58GB of available internal memory for downloading apps or storing images and music. Expandable memory option is available as mentioned above.