Conquering new horizons this year as the guys from Samsung Mobile Philippines finally brought a review unit at my hub and it is my might be for those who might cannot reach their flagship phones.
Here is the Samsung Galaxy A5 2016. I cannot label this blog post as unboxing as they only brought us the unit itself.
Front: 5.2 inch Full HD Super AMOLED display, 5 MP front camera, Samsung logo, Android capacitive buttons, Home button which also acts as a fingerprint sensor
Back: 13 MP main cam with LED flash & OIS, Samsung logo, non removable back cover
Internals: 1.6 GHz Exynos Octa 7580 (8 Cortex-A53 cores) processor, TouchWiz UI based on Android 5.1 Lollipop, 2 GB RAM, 16 GB ROM, hybrid nano SIM, micro SD slot up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot), Bluetooth, WiFi, NFC, 2,900 mAh built-in battery.
Left: Volume rocker
Right: Power/unlock button, hybrid nano SIM
Top: Noise cancelling microphone
Bottom: 3.5 mm audio jack, OTG capable micro USB port, single speaker, pin hole microphone
I love that Samsung Mobile PH has brought the Exynos variant of the A5 2016 compared to the Snapdragon 615 variant which is not good in terms of thermal management andd battery life based on my opinion. The form factor is a bit of Samsung Galaxy S6 but a bit heavier. The device is still elegant at it's Php 19,990 price tag. Based on this device versus previous Samsung Android phones that I had on its category, it really has a lighter punch of TouchWiz. Well, watch out for my Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 review soon.
