Here's our breakdown of everything you need to know about the Samsung Galaxy A5

Pros and Cons:

The Samsung Galaxy A5 stands out for its amazing design. It is extremely slim and one of the lightest phones you can come across. It has a powerful primary camera and the display is capable of rendering high quality picture. It has a decent talktime of 15 hours.

The Galaxy A5 seems to be priced slightly higher than other phones with better specifications. Holding the phone in the hand feels a little odd. It could have been fitted with a more powerful CPU.

Specs:

The Samsung Galaxy A5 features a 5-inch Super AMOLED display with 720x1280-pixel resolution at 294ppi. It runs on Android KitKat v4.4.4 and a 1.2-GHz quad-core Cortex A53. The phone has a 13-megapixel primary camera and a 5-megapixel secondary camera. The 2GB RAM is supported by 16GB internal storage and card slot with 64GB capacity.

The Galaxy A5's Li-Ion 2,300 mAh battery supports 15 hours of talktime and 68 hours of music playback. The phone measures 6.7mm in thickness and weighs just 123g.

Talking Points:

The Galaxy A5 was unveiled in October 2014 as a device optimized especially for social networking. It was released along with the Galaxy A3, the smaller version. The phones were promoted as the slimmest-ever smartphones from Samsung. They were launched first in China before being released into the US and other markets.

Samsung CEO, J.K. Shin described the phone to deliver the best-possible social media experience. It stands out from the crowd for its elegantly crafted aluminium unibody and slim design.

Prices:

The Samsung Galaxy A5 is available on Amazon at a price starting $404 (https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galaxy-Sm-A500M-Unlocked-Mobile/dp/B00QMUDA9K?tag=latinpost02-20).

Conclusion:

The Galaxy A5 sits ideally in the mid-range market. But it is considered to be a little bit underpowered. It has a 1.2-GHz dual core CPU that is almost equivalent to the processors fit into a typical Android Wear smartwatch. It is however the design and build that gives it the edge. Besides, the 13-megapixel camera is a decent surprise.