| Local Name | Galaxy A5 (2016) |
| Additional Information | Versions: A510F (EMEA); A510F/DS (KAZ, RUS); A510M (LATAM); A510M/DS (BRA, CHL); A510FD (SEA, IND); A510Y/DS (AUS, TWN, NZL, PHL); A5100 (HKG, CHN). Also known as Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) Duos with dual-SIM card slots |
| Technology | GSM / UMTS / HSPA / LTE |
| 4G Bands | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | UMTS 2100 |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps |
| GPRS | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes |
| Announced | 2015, December |
| Status | Available. Released 2015, December |
| Dimensions | 144.8 x 71 x 7.3 mm (5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 in) |
| Weight | 155 g (5.47 oz) |
| Build | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame |
| SIM | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| Body | Samsung Pay |
| Display Type | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Screen Size | 5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~72.5% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density) |
| Mulitouch | Yes |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 |
| OS | Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) |
| Chipset | Exynos 7580 OctaQualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 - China only |
| CPU | Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) - China only |
| GPU | Mali-T720MP2Adreno 405 - China only |
| Card Slot | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only |
| Internal Memory | 16 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| Primary Camera | 13 MP (f/1.9, 28mm), OIS, autofocus, LED flash |
| Camera Features | Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR |
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
| Secondary Camera | 5 MP (f/1.9, 24mm), 1080p |
| Alert Types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm Jack | Yes |
| Sound | Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
| NFC | Yes |
| Radio | FM radio |
| USB | microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM |
| Browser | HTML5 |
| Features Summary | Fast battery charging, ANT+ support, MP4/WMV/H.264 player, MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player, Photo/video editor, Document viewer |
| Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion 2900 mAh battery |
| Talk Time | Up to 16 h (3G) |
| Music Play | Up to 75 h |
| Colors | Black, White, Gold, Pink |
| SAR EU | 0.29 W/kg (head) 0.47 W/kg (body) |