Testseek.com have collected 418 expert reviews of the Samsung SM-A500 Galaxy A5 and the average rating is 79%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Samsung SM-A500 Galaxy A5.
January 2015
(79%)
418 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(80%)
159 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Big screen (but not too big)
With crisp and vivid images
Great design
Slim
Compact
And light
Excellent performance
Good main camera
Great frontal camera for “selfies” Memory card slot
Supports two NanoSIM cards (in the model we analyzed)
Suppor
Great frontal camera for “selfies”
Memory card slot
Supports two Nano-SIM cards (in the model we analyzed)
Suppo
Solid
Durable design
Decent battery life
Bright
Attractive display
Wellbuilt and good design
Pleasing display
Impressive pair of snappers
Longlasting battery life
Aluminium build feels great
Fast and accurate camera
Snappy performance
Beautiful screen
Premium looking design
Great photo quality
Crisp
Clear screen
MicroSD card slot
Secure Folder
Plenty of camera options
A lot of OS customization options
Excellent build quality. Great display and camera. Snapdragon 410 is a modest
Powerful enough upgrade.
Stylish metal casing
Plain
Elegant design
Very slim and stiff casing
Screen's superb color reproduction
High brightness and very good viewing angles
Extensive software
Decent camera equipment
Accurate touchscreen
Virtually no palpable temperature
The editors didn't like
Could cost less
You can not use a second SIM card and a memory card at the same time
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Feature light
Weak HDR on camera
Middling performance
Pricey proposition
Awkward location for speaker grill
Status-quo Samsung design
Chrome around lip chips easily
Runs Android 6.0.1
Too many uninstallable pre-installed apps
This midrange handset is at least $100 too expensive. No Android 5.0 upgrade just yet.
The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017 version) is fast, stylish, offers great battery life and water resistance, and is very affordable either outright or on a plan.OverallSpecs$649 AUD outright(pricing info)• www.samsung.comSamsung 1.9GHz octa-core Exynos 7880 pro...
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Published: 2017-03-20, Author: Rae , review by: gizmodo.com.au
If you're looking for a new phone, and if you don't want to shell out the $1000-plus that Samsung, Apple and other smartphone makers charge for their best handsets, then you're necessarily going to be looking at a mid-range phone. And as mid-range phones...
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Published: 2015-06-29, Author: Phil , review by: ausdroid.net
Super thin design at only 6.3mm, Screen is very good for the market this phone is aimed at, Battery life is outstanding, not just for the capacity of battery; stand alone outstanding, Sound quality is very good for ringtones and music
Sound (ie. ringtones) could be louder, Slim and lightweight design makes the phone feel fragile, Volume rocker is in a bad position for right handed users, I keep turning the in call volume down, The camera is capable, but not outstanding and Samsung can
Make no mistake, if you're looking at the Galaxy A5 as a flagship device you're going to be disappointed with pretty much everything that matters to flagship buyers. Being fair though, the specs aren't bad, they're just not up to the level current flagshi...
Feels great in the hands; Features metal in its design, and even supports upgradeable memory; Mostly decent performance all round; Takes nanoSIM; Excellent battery life; Decent assortment of cameras for a mid-range phone;
Battery isn't removable; Slowdowns can be seen, particularly when you're trying to see a photo you've taken; Arrives with Android 4.4 “KitKat”, not the latest “Lollipop”;
Samsung sure manages to surprise us every so often, and while we've loved seeing what its engineers can do in regards to a flagship product, it's this year's mid-range marvel that is impressing us greatly, taking technology from the past year, a design th...
Still feels slightly odd, Could be more expensive than better specced models
The Samsung Galaxy A5 is a fine phone for the mid range market – albeit a bit underpowered, coming with a CPU that's only marginally better than that found in most Android Wear smartwatches. The design is definitely a step forward and, along with the 13M...
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Published: 2015-04-07, Author: Patrick , review by: futurefive.co.nz
Abstract: The smartphone market is an very Darwinian place. What was considered market leading only a year ago can quickly become pedestrian as the market evolves at a breakneck pace.Take Samsung's Galaxy S5. On paper it ticked all the right boxes, yet only a year...
Published: 2017-03-30, Author: Adam , review by: itpro.co.uk
Very attractive, Excellent build quality, Gorgeous screen
Performance lags slightly behind rivals, Speaker is easy to accidentally muffle
If you want all the style and panache of the latest Samsung flagship without the premium price, the Galaxy A5 delivers it in spades. What's more, the screen, battery and performance are all excellent...
Flagship-like quality on a budget, Lengthy battery life, Versatile camera
Middling performance
With Samsung's as-yet-unreleased Galaxy S8 already grabbing headlines, the Samsung Galaxy A5 is in danger of having its thunder stolen. Don't disregard this little mid-range handset just yet, though. It's just the ticket if you're not fond of handing over...
Great design and build, AMOLED display for rich visuals, Always On display
Camera could be better, last year's software
For a phone that costs less than £400, the Galaxy A5 is impressive in its design and build. Even its display and performance punch beyond that price point. In many ways it's a cheaper version of the Galaxy S7, except it doesn't really feel cheap at all wh...
The Galaxy A5 found itself lost in the shuffle last year because its price was awkwardly positioned between better-value, lower-end phones and faster mid-range phones. This year, with its price bump and processor boost, it may be able to shake that off, b...
