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.
Under £300, Beautiful build quality, Expandable storage, 4G connectivity
Runs Android KitKat, small battery, Still has old TouchWiz, Underpowered Processor, Shaky camera output in lowlight conditions
The Galaxy A5 has taken on the beautiful build quality that we first saw in the Galaxy Alpha and brought it to a very affordable price point. There are a few hits and misses- the camera could have been better, we would have loved to have Lollipop as oppo...
The Samsung Galaxy A5 is a bit pricey for a mid-ranger, but it has the looks and build quality of a flagship. It costs £150 more than the Motorola Moto G but you are getting a significantly more appealing bit of kit for your money. HTC's Eye is more power...
When put next to the Galaxy S5, it's hard to find reasons to buy the A5 instead. It's not a bad phone, but the S5 is simply better value now that it has dropped in price....
Abstract: The Samsung Galaxy A5 is part of the South Korean handset maker's full-metal step forward, delivering a slick handset in a firm chassis that doesn't feel flimsy. For £349, the Galaxy A5 is a 5.2-inch mid-range blower that measures up at just 6.9mm. Is it ...
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Published: 2015-03-13, Author: Mike , review by: pocket-lint.com
Delightful design (prefer it to SGS5), bright and colourful display, fair price makes more sense than original Galaxy Alpha, powerful enough to cater for most, 4G connectivity
Outspecced by Sony Z3 Compact, not Android Lollipop (which we think will smooth out OS slickness), would like a more significant battery, low-light camera ability
As a nod to where Samsung is heading with design, the Galaxy A5 is a great example of quality. Indeed, we'd rather have one in the pocket than the flagship Galaxy S5 - but that's just about to be replaced with the S6 come April, which fuses the best...
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...
Published: 2015-02-27, Author: Dave , review by: wired.co.uk
Stylish and slim design, quality HD screen, decent quadcore processor, 13megapixel camera with 5megapixel camera on front, expandable memory
Not cheap
For around a £100 more than the A3, the Galaxy A5 has a bigger, better quality screen a superior camera, and the processor has been beefed up a little to cope with the greater demands placed on it. It's a sleek-looking device and a pretty good performer ...
Overall screen quality / excellent responsiveness, Slimline and welldesigned, Generally responsive, Quality and varied usage of the front camera
Screen resolution, Quality of graphics was distinctly average during games, Battery life could have been better, 13 Megapixel back camera is average, Android 4.4 KitKat and not Lollipop (5.0)
What's happened, Samsung? The brand's rushed and rather desperate attempt to claw back its monopoly of the mobile market by clumsily producing a series of duplicates has spawned a Galaxy A—a series which has struggled to garner interest, while its competi...
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Published: 2015-02-15, Author: by , review by: geeksquad.co.uk
Premium build quality, Excellent Super AMOLED screen, TouchWiz is much improved
Non-removable battery may put some people off, A little pricey, Only supports SD cards up to 64GB, but at least it supports them
It's not unfair to say that Samsung's phones have looked a bit uninspiring of late. Whilst the phones always performed well you wouldn't look at a Samsung phone and think “Wow, I really like the look of that!” They'd settled into the role of the dull, saf...
Still feels slightly odd, Could be more expensive than better specced models
Samsung's a good brand for trying things out. After the mixed reviews to the Galaxy S5 it needed something big, as the Galaxy Alpha and Note 4 both accelerated the design story while keeping up with the high-power internals. But that doesn't mean the Sout...
