Review : Samsung Galaxy A5

Review : Samsung Galaxy A5

Samsung Galaxy A5 - The presence of a premium smartphone Samsung with materials of metal seems to continue. Starting from Galaxy Alpha which was made of a metal frame. Then followed the Galaxy Note 4. Then there is the Galaxy A3, A5 and A7 are entirely of metal. A Galaxy Series arguably, was created as an attempt Samsung in meeting consumer needs for a capable smartphone but with a premium design.

In addition to the special design, the Samsung Galaxy A5 wearing 5-inch Super AMOLED screen resolution of 720p, 410 Snapdragon chipset, support for 4G LTE network, 16GB of internal memory, microSD and 2GB of RAM available in it. 13MP rear camera while the front camera is 5MP. The OS is Android 4.4.4 KitKat with congenital interface TouchWiz latest version.

How is the performance of smartphone battery capacity of 2300 mAh supported as a whole? Does it fit with an elegant physical appearance? Consider the full review below.

Design

The main advantage lies in the Galaxy A5 body material, which now uses a metal material thoroughly. Significantly, the physical appearance of the Galaxy A5 looks very charming. Plus the thickness of only 6.7 mm, thin enough among products made by Samsung at this time.

When viewed at a glance, the shape of the Galaxy A5 impressed box. But actually, the corners of the A5's body possess a slightly rounded accents, making it steady on the handheld and not easily separated. This smartphone has implemented the concept of a unibody design. This means that you can not remove the rear casing or even pull out the battery like Samsung smartphones in general.

In the face of the Galaxy A5, pinned selfie 5MP camera, earpiece, proximity sensor and light. While at the bottom of the screen there is a home button flanked by multi-tasking on the right button and back button on the left. Rear there 13MP main camera that looks somewhat prominent, flash and speaker.

In the ball of the Galaxy A5 plain, but there is information 'Qualcomm 4G' which emphasizes that this smartphone supports 4G LTE network. While at the bottom there is a mic, a USB port and a 3.5mm audio port. On the right side volume keys up pinned down. While on the left there is a power button, SIM card slot (Using Nano SIM) and microSD.

Screen

In addition to the advantage in the body material used, one of the other advantages of the Galaxy A5 is on the screen. Galaxy A5 is embedded manifold Super AMOLED screen. Unfortunately, the screen resolution is only 720p pinned, it reminds me of Samsung's previous flagship that has been aged like the Galaxy Note 2, Galaxy SIII, and the Galaxy Nexus. In fact, some of the competitors in the price segment of the Galaxy A5 has many uses 1080p screen.

However, the display screen remains sharp, clear and very good in showing icons or pictures or small sized fonts. For contrast and color saturation is also very good. In fact, you can still enjoy this smartphone screen clarity even in the direct sunlight.

Interface

Samsung Galaxy A5 has brought Android 4.4.4 Kitkat combined with the latest generation TouchWiz interface, which is more simple and elegant design icons.

On the lockscreen area there is an option to open the camera or the dial pad (emergency) directly. There is also information such as time and date.

Go to the homescreen, by default you are presented with two pages, which you can add up to 7 pages plus page My Magazine which is on the far left. My Magazine is an application launcher from Flipboard. If you do not like it you can disable the My Magazine. On the dock loaded with four application shortcuts and menu drawer on the far right side that you can not edit placement.

To display the homescreen settings, you can stand on the homescreen are empty or pinch the screen in homescren area. There are settings to change the wallpaper, add widgets, homescreen settings to change the securities transactions and disable my magazine (Flipboard), as well as the option to change the theme.

While in the main menu will display all applications that can be personalized to suit the user.

Notification bar can be drawn from top to bottom. A wide selection of quick access appears at the top. Underneath there is brightness control, S finder and Quick connect. Not escape multi window and Smart stay that allows the screen remains active while the camera sensor detects your eyes are still staring at the screen is also embedded in the Galaxy A5.

To bring up the applications that were never opened before, now we do not have to hold the home button again, because there is a dedicated button, Samsung also provides functions and kill all task manager application. Home button now switching function, press once will display the Google Now, press twice will display the S Voice.

To display multiple windows with the position of the two applications side by side on the bottom, you can hold the Back button several times to bring up the collection of applications. However, not all applications can use multiple windows.

Camera

Problem camera, Samsung confirmed that the Galaxy A5 suitable for users who like to selfie. Claimed 5MP front camera capable of capturing images with a good and wide angle and features a choice of effects and interesting camera mode to photograph selfie. As for the rear camera, the Samsung entrust 13 MP sensor that has been equipped with autofocus and flash, and supported a variety of the latest features and functionality.

By default, this smartphone camera aspect ratio is 16: 9 which means capable of shooting a widescreen image. The camera interface Galaxy A5, somewhat similar to the new flagship of Samsung. Quite easy to use and is supported feature information that is easily understood.

The right side of the video recorder icons, photo shutter, camera mode and preview images. While the artifacts left side mode to switch to the front camera, flash and camera settings. For the camera mode, there are options such as Auto, Shot & more, Rear-cam selfie, Panorama, Continuous shot, HDR (Rich tone), Night and Animated GIF. Well, if not satisfied you can also download additional camera modes that have been provided by Samsung.

To take a photo, you can also use voice control feature. Simply by saying Smile, Cheese, Capture or Shot, as well as for video recording.

Concerning the quality of photos, of course, can not be doubted. Results camera photo Galaxy A5 in abundant light conditions quite sharp, with detailed images and good color. In low light conditions was able to capture fine detail, although there is noise here and there.

While to capture moving images, you can record video with VGA resolution, and full 1080p HD. You also can shoot photos while doing video capture.

Performance

Samsung provide Galaxy A5 Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon SoC 410 is designed for 32-bit and 64-bit processor with quad-core Cortex-A53 speed 1.2 GHz. To support the use 2GB of RAM performance combined with Adreno GPU graphics processing 306. On paper, this A5 Galaxy specification is not so special but it is real Galaxy A5's performance is quite powerful.

Naturally smartphone middle and upper class, who owned the hardware specs Galaxy A5 can be used to execute a variety of features, applications, games and play HD-quality video with good and smooth.

Multimedia

Content photos and videos posted on the Gallery menu can sort by time and albums. Not only that, the content can also be filtered based on many categories such as events and people. By utilizing the DLNA connectivity you can also see the content or throw the content to devices that support.

To play music content available default Music app and Google Play Music innate. Default music player Galaxy A5 comes with basic functions that are equipped with various features such as equalizer (either basic or advanced forms), indigenous sound, play speed, auto off, lyric, and smart volume. The sound output through the speakers is quite powerful, but standard.

Not necessarily through the Gallery, Galaxy A5 providing video as a dedicated application. When entry will be presented two Personal tab that contains the videos in the phone memory, memory card, and the tab for the content of the devices that are connected via DLNA. Almost all popular video formats can be played here comes with subtitle and complete the setting.

Connectivity

• Single SIM (Nano-SIM) supports 4G LTE
• NFC
• Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n
• Bluetooth 4.0 A2DP, EDR, LE
• Micro USB
• Micro SD
• 3.5mm audio jack

Battery life

Disadvantages Galaxy A5 exist on the source of power, the smartphone is only equipped with a lithium battery with a capacity of 2300, is larger than the Galaxy Alpha that only 1860 mAh and 1900 mAh A3 Galaxy, but still relatively small. Even though there are features Ultra Power Saving Mode, it still Galaxy A5 battery performance is not optimal.

Based on the test results, the test watch 1080p HD video: Within 2 hours of battery is reduced from 80 percent to 60 percent

Excess

• Compact body and wah
• Super AMOLED screen
• 64-bit processor
• Selfie 5MP camera
• Support 4G LTE network

Shortage

• Limited screen resolution of 720p
• Normal specifications
• Price classified over price
• There is no LED notification

Conclusion

Samsung is not what it used to be, that's the right phrase see South Korean mobile phone manufacturer is no longer entirely of plastic, the Galaxy A5 is one of the proofs. This device has been used metal materials for the whole body, although the design has not changed much. Overall the build quality and finish featuring an elegant and classy impression.

Playing in the middle class, the Galaxy A5 priced in fact not cheap, Samsung offered in the range of 5 million. But for consumers who are interested, to be honest this smartphone really simple, easy to use, innovative design offers luxury and 5-inch Super AMOLED display 720p stunning, 64-bit specification smartphone is indeed normal, but the performance is still reliable. 4G LTE network has also been supported.