Emanuele Cisotti 
Review Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) – Last year family Galaxy had surprised us, creating a new standard for mid-range (in decline), where Samsung had for years sold more of its reputation for brand rather than for its actual quality. Let’s see what has achieved for this in 2016.
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The cardboard box of Galaxy A5 (2016) on the front door indicating Galaxy A56. Yes, you are buying the version 2016. Inside there is a USB-microUSB cable, a power supply from the wall for quick charge (9V / 1.67A) and a pair of in-ear stereo headphones (without adapter).
Construction and Ergonomics
One of the points stronger than the previous generations of the family of smartphones Galaxy was definitely their excellent build quality. Samsung has not cheated on her, fortunately, with this new iteration and the only important choice in terms of construction is the choice of using the same for the rear glass Gorilla Glass 4 2.5D Galaxy family S6. In hand the build quality is practically indistinguishable from a family member S and A, making this product extremely attractive to those seeking a smartphone before everything nice and elegant. About elegance include a new glass 2.5D front .
In hand Galaxy A5 (2016) is extremely pleasant and is used easily with one hand, but doing a little ‘attention to being a bit’ slippery.
Hardware
The processor used in this smartphone Samsung is an octa-core Exynos 7580 1.6 GHz GPU Mali T720. Performance, although not comparable to the flagship of the company, are absolutely good and average use almost indistinguishable from them. RAM is 2GB, and we have 16 GB of internal memory, that someone might start to feel tight. Fortunately you can expand this memory using a microSD sold separately. LTE connectivity is up to 300 Mbps, and then we have also the Wi-Fi dual-band a / b / g / n. Do not miss the Bluetooth 4.1, NFC, MirrorLink to connect it to a compatible car and also the FM radio (which stoically “resists” the midrange Samsung).
Present on the front of the classic physical home button this year that “hides” a precise fingerprint reader to unlock the device. The speaker is located at the bottom of the phone and has a volume average, but nothing more.
CARD: Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)
Camera
The camera 13 megapixel of this smartphone is absolutely amazing and redefines the concept of “good camera” in the mid-range, leaving “walk” even some top of the range. If you want the best you’ll still buy a S6 (at least in Samsung family), but it is likely that most users can be content with the camera of this device. Technically we have an opening f / 1.9 and also a stabilizer (first time in this range), as well as f / 1.9 even the 5 megapixel front camera, which is also very good. The photos are very satisfactory with good light and well above the average even in low light. The LED flash is single. The software is classic Samsung, and we very much appreciated the start with the double click of the home button. The shooting function are a handful and some of those interested or sympathetic (as HDR or animated GIFs).
SAMPLE: Photos – Video
Display
The display definitely tip top, ensuring This Galaxy A5 (2016) a place among the best in its class, thanks to a 5.2-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) in technology SuperAMOLED very bright and very bright colors. Purists will go smorzarli settings (but we seriously doubt that anyone will want to do so). The viewing angles are excellent, and the brightness is automatically adjusted very precisely. Also good mode that increases the brightness of the display under direct sunlight.
Software
The software of this Galaxy A5 ( 2016) does not offer many surprises and confirm the well established usual mix of Android and Samsung that leads to a TouchWiz based on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop . The system is fluid, perhaps with some animation too, but still adequately responsive to each type of user. The additional features are not many anyway. We have themes (not very “discreet”) and the multiwindow , but not to reduce the applications window. This still Flipboard’s Health and the left of the home page (always extremely slow and thankfully removable).
Good overall even browser performance Samsung and also the multimedia sector with dedicated applications (and well done) for video and music.
Autonomy
The 2900 mAh battery hides a huge potential for this phone, making it look like the autonomy of S6 a distant memory and making us hope for the next generation Galaxy S. With a single charge you can tear easily arrive at the end of any business day even with residual autonomy. A soft modes will guarantee instead two days on a single charge.
Price
Galaxy A5 (2016) suffers from a common problem at the mid-range (in fact almost disappeared as we know it ): the price. If the price of 429 € could be considered adequate in a position “intermediate”, the same could not be said comparing him to top of the range by Samsung, now available at a discounted price.
Purchase
Galaxy A5 (2016) is available from 399 € on Snapfish.
Available on to € 392.99 SM-A510F Gold Galaxy A5 Display 5.2 “FullHD Octa core Ram 2GB Storage 16GB WiFi + MicroSD slot Bt 4G / LTE Dual Camera 13Mpx / 5Mpx Android 5.1 – Italy
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