We tested the new Samsung Galaxy A5 – 01net.com

The Samsung Galaxy A5 arrives in France. After being announced last December, it will start to be delivered next week in the Hexagon stores and will be available at a price of 409 euros. Before a complete test lab by the 01net.com, we could handle.

JSZ / 01net.com – Super Amoled display deep blacks.

Hard not to think about the Galaxy S6 when viewed for the first time. It takes the same principle of a slice of aluminum and two plates of glass Gorilla Glass 4 for front and back. Everything is perfectly assembled and exudes quality finish. As often, however, the glass is the ideal trap for fingerprints, especially on the black model. Two other colors – gold and white – will also be available.

The screen of 5.2 inch Super AMOLED display is bright and deep blacks and a Full HD resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. If it only offers 16GB of storage (11GB available), the Galaxy A5 fortunately integrates a microSD port, located on the same drawer as the nano SIM card. Finally, the micro USB port also accepts flash drives with OTG function, convenient to retrieve it or copy some files

JSZ / 01net.com – On the right spine, a single drawer can be used to house a nano SIM card and microSD up to 128 GB

On the side of the battery, Samsung has assured us that it would be “between 20 and 25% more efficient than the previous version.” It indeed offers a capacity of 2900 mAh with a quick charge function to recover 50% of battery life in 30 minutes. What power the Exynos processor with eight cores designed by Samsung. If the mark has not been able to confirm the information, but it would be the Exynos 7580 model with a graphics chip Mali T720 MP2, the whole being 1.6GHz. Network side, it supports 4G Category 6.

Our first tests have yielded scores of 37 245 in AnTuTu 5, 40899 in AnTuTu 6 and 28.6 fps in Epic Citadel, which On this last score, proves a bit tight for the most sophisticated 3D games. Caution, however, the model we took over was not the final version that will be sold in stores. The results may therefore vary slightly on the latter. For comparison, the previous Galaxy A5 obtained a much lower score of 20011 in AnTuTu 5.

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If it does obviously not reached the power of a Galaxy S6, this new smartphone midrange seemed provided with a TouchWiz interface while highly reactive. We find there some original features, except the ability to trigger a selfie by simply showing the palm of his hand to the camera. Small regret, however, it will ship with Android 5.1 Lollipop, but an update to Android 6.0 Marshmallow is planned for the moment at an unknown date.

JSZ / 01net.com – The objective of the 13-megapixel sensor slightly beyond the housing.

Finally, the photo part is provided by two sensors 5 and 13 megapixels, it is also equipped with an optical stabilizer (including the Galaxy A3 does not have). Our first tests seem satisfactory, but more in depth we will wait to test it in the lab of 01net.com for final decision. Another feature present only on the Galaxy A5: the integration of a fingerprint sensor, efficient and responsive according to our first tests

JSZ / 01net.com – A photo taken outdoors.

JSZ / 01net.com – In low brightness, the Galaxy sensor A5 appears to be doing.

At first glance, this new Galaxy A5 seems successful. It is a model very attractive in any case in the mid-range segment. This could pose as a very good alternative for customers wanting a smartphone design to use for basic tasks, without breaking the bank too.