Neatly balancing performance and price, the A5 has plenty to like - but there are strong rivals nipping at its heels

Great build quality; Punchy AMOLED screen; Good battery life; Decent cameras

Video could be a little sharper; Some better-specced competition; Audio is disappointing

Samsung has updated its mid-range Galaxy A5 phone for 2017, but is this stripped-down Galaxy S7 lookalike worth your money? Find out in our Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 review.

I have being useing this phone for 2+ years already. Just it was on another account in the past and we used it as a business phone. I had A5 2016 as my personal. But when we switched for A8 , I decided to keep A5-2017 As my personal. One of the reasons- battery life and fast charging.

We've seen flagship phones from almost everyone launch in the past several weeks. But while we're waiting Samsung's flagship Galaxy S8 phone to appear, we've been given the latest iteration of the mid-range (and much more affordable) Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017 model).

Good all-rounder; Already hugely discounted

Fingerprint reader is temperamental

Discontinued and most underrated :( smartphone, Beyond expected Camera, performance, music and display only design could be bit slimmer but not an issue, even better than latest A6/A6+

just few days passed to launched this mobile, when it come in the market so i was waiting to reviews of the mobile, because it was pricy...so when its come in market and meet with u guys and compare, find price was little bit down...n black color ...

Samsung's A-series of mid-range Galaxy smartphones has been updated for 2017. This Galaxy A5 is the middle model, with the smaller, cheaper and less powerful Galaxy A3 2017 below it and the larger Galaxy A7 2017 above.

The A series used to be the runt of Samsung’s Galaxy litter, but things have turned around massively for 2017. The Galaxy A5 is a great-looking, great-performing mid-ranger, with plenty of features you’d normally have to pay the big bucks for. Water resistance and USB Type-C really do make the difference, even if camera quality might not be quite up to scratch for the cash. At £370 it’s in good company, though. A OnePlus 3T will only set you back slightly more, and last year’s flagships are rapidly dropping in price as this year’s replacements begin to arrive. If you’d rather stick with Samsung’s familiar flavour of Android, though, it’s a great buy. Buy the Galaxy A5 SIM free and unlocked here from Samsung

Flagship features like water resistance, AMOLED screen; Decent performance and battery life; Killer design;

Outdated Android; Beaten on specs by cheaper rivals; Camera only works well in good light;

Update: Before you choose a phone, check out the amazing Samsung Galaxy S8 review.

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 annoying.

Good all-rounder; Already hugely discounted;

Fingerprint reader is temperamental;

Flagship features like water resistance, AMOLED screen; Decent performance and battery life; Killer design;

Outdated Android; Beaten on specs by cheaper rivals; Camera only works well in good light;