T he Galaxy A5 may sit a tier or two below the Galaxy S7 in Samsung's enormous phone range, but with its clean metal frame and all-glass front, it almost puts its pricier sibling to shame.

Water resistance and durability Straight off the bat we find IP68 certification for water resistance. This certification is of the highest level that we usually see on mobile phones and it means that the Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 can be submerged into water, at a depth of 1.5 metres, for up to 30...

The new 2017 version of Samsung's Galaxy A5 (SM-A520F) is in no way inferior to its competition - the Korean manufacturer delivers a really good smartphone. Its successful design and, above all, its outstanding battery life are convincing.

great screen; superb design; super battery life; water and dust-resistant (IP68; expandable storage; broad wireless mobile network frequency coverage; USB Type-C; fast SoC

no OTG; USB 2.0 only; body SAR could be lower; no dual-SIM; PWM; weak system performance; slow eMMC storage

It's just as well that Samsung has launched the Samsung Galaxy S8 , because with the release of the 2017 model of the Samsung Galaxy A4, there was very little reason to buy the Samsung Galaxy S7 .

Like a much more expensive Samsung phone; all the parts just kind of work together; water resistant; USB Type-C

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The Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 is a beautiful phone with a sharp screen, fast processor, and plenty of memory. Now that the price has fallen to around £20/month, it's super value too.

Bought this phone and have been displeased with it since I took it out of the box. I would not recommend it. The apps the phone comes with can not be removed and take up crap tonnes of space. Build is slender but with no borders it is difficult to hold and use.

It turns on

All the extra shit bogs down the phone and takes up data space for apps I'll never use; Camera is complete shit; Drops calls; Connects and disconnects from charger frequently when plugged in making annoying beeping noise; Keyboard is finicky to use; Easy to accidentally hit the sides of screen as it...

I ordered this phone because I already had one I purchased for my wife and she was very impressed with the quality and features of the phone. This phone however was identical in appearance but had middle eastern/Arab bloatware preinstalled making it different than the north American/Latin American...

1. Does everything I need, a flag ship would only do it slightly better, not a lot better.2. Put a Samsung S8 side by side with the A5 2017, there's is very little difference looks wise. There are YouTube videos confirming this.3.

samsung has made launch of A5 2017 which is one of the best midrange smartphone in the market.it offers many features of flagship smartphones like fingerprint sensor,good performance and a super amoled display.the design looks like s7 and the built quality is superb and premium.

display,performance

i dont think it has disadvantages