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

The Galaxy A5 2017 is a fantastic mid-range phone, with the looks of a flagship and some decent performance and all-round specs. Our only real concern is that Samsung is pricing itself out the market, with just a small difference in price separating this and the Galaxy S7 – we like the new Galaxy...

Most of the bits you love from Samsung’s Galaxy range, but for half the price. What’s not to like?

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Outdated Android, Beaten on specs by cheaper rivals, Camera only works well in good light

The mid-range smartphone market is red hot right now and the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) is right up there among the front-runners. And although it was launched early on in 2017, its design, specifications and all-round performance have been holding up well.

Water-resistant. The Galaxy A5 series now enters the third round and has to keep its ground when fighting in the strong mid-range. More power, bigger storage, and water and dust protection are to help here. The test will show whether this will suffice.

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

11 August 2017 I bought Samsung galaxy a7 2016 and after two days Samsung galaxy a7 2017 price cut 5000 my plan to buy Samsung a7 2017 addition but price is 30000 so I take a7 2016

Samsung galaxy a7 2016 nougat update is very bad all app change speaker is to low and brightness also marshmallow is better

Samsung galaxy a7 2016 nougat update is very bad and sorry I will write review in a7 2017

The Samsung Galaxy A7 is a well designed smartphone with good battery life. However, it does have its weaknesses, and isn't always dependable. The OnePlus 3T and Moto Z are faster, with better cameras. The Galaxy A7 is for those who put good looks above all else.

Great premium design; Great battery life

Sub-par performance

Purchased for my wife to replace S4. She appreciates the functionality and better reception she now gets.

I bought the phone in January and this is June and u never went the phone but a moisture dented notification kept coming up. Now the phone is only charging from 69 percent and the phone is not coming on unless I plug in the charger

While we're all waiting for the next iteration Samsung's flagship device, the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8 Plus, the Korean brand has already released its first batch of smartphone for the year in its A series.