Testseek.co.uk 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%)
157 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Neat design
More powerful screen
Flagship-like quality on a budget
Lengthy battery life
Versatile camera
Classy design
Water-resistant
Bright
Vivid screen
Premium build quality
Excellent Super AMOLED screen
TouchWiz is much improved
Overall screen quality / excellent responsiveness
Slimline and welldesigned
Generally responsive
Quality and varied usage of the front camera
Under £300
Beautiful build quality
Expandable storage
4G connectivity
Very attractive
Excellent build quality
Gorgeous screen
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
Great design and build
AMOLED display for rich visuals
Always On display
Stylish and slim design
Quality HD screen
Decent quadcore processor
13megapixel camera with 5megapixel camera on front
Expandable memory
The editors didn't like
Still feels slightly odd
Could be more expensive than better specced models
Middling performance
Old
Ugly software
Not on Android Nougat (yet)
Non-removable battery may put some people off
A little pricey
Only supports SD cards up to 64GB
But at least it supports them
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)
Runs Android KitKat
Small battery
Still has old TouchWiz
Underpowered Processor
Shaky camera output in lowlight conditions
Performance lags slightly behind rivals
Speaker is easy to accidentally muffle
Outspecced by Sony Z3 Compact
Not Android Lollipop (which we think will smooth out OS slickness)
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...
Published: 2015-01-12, Author: Stuart , review by: pocket-lint.com
Abstract: The Samsung A series, first announced late 2014, has made an appearance at CES in Las Vegas before its UK debut and we were on hand to have a play. Cased in metal, this is a new direction for Samsung and most likely the response to the negativity that su...
The Samsung Galaxy A5 has left me pleasantly surprised. Whereas Samsung's mid-range and low-end phones might have left us frustrated and feeling let down in the past, the A5 is a capable across-the-board performer. Yes, there are still shortfalls and com...
Abstract: The Samsung Galaxy A5 is touted as having a trendy design but I think it is more fitting to say that the design is offered in a range of colours that will appeal to young users both in and out of a professional setting.The colour options include Pearl Whi...
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(88%)
Published: 2017-05-31, Author: Jason , review by: techaeris.com
Premium looking design, Great photo quality, Crisp, clear screen, microSD card slot, Secure Folder, Plenty of camera options, A lot of OS customization options
Runs Android 6.0.1, Too many uninstallable pre-installed apps
If you're looking for a mid-range smartphone with a decent camera and premium looking design, the Samsung Galaxy A5 is definitely worth considering.*We were sent a demo unit of the Samsung Galaxy A5 for the purposes of this review.Samsung Galaxy A5$450 CA...
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
Could cost less, You can not use a second SIM card and a memory card at the same time
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 Nano-SIM cards (in the model we analyzed), Suppo
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The Samsung Galaxy A5 is a great mid-range smartphone with an excellent slim design and good cameras. Altough its cost/benefit ratio is not as good as the ASUS ZenFone 5's, it delivers a better and more compact design, and better cameras...
