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)
Feels great in the hands; Features metal in its design, and even supports upgradeable memory; Mostly decent performance all round; Takes nanoSIM; Excellent battery life; Decent assortment of cameras for a mid-range phone;
Battery isn't removable; Slowdowns can be seen, particularly when you're trying to see a photo you've taken; Arrives with Android 4.4 “KitKat”, not the latest “Lollipop”;
Samsung sure manages to surprise us every so often, and while we've loved seeing what its engineers can do in regards to a flagship product, it's this year's mid-range marvel that is impressing us greatly, taking technology from the past year, a design th...
Still feels slightly odd, Could be more expensive than better specced models
The Samsung Galaxy A5 is a fine phone for the mid range market – albeit a bit underpowered, coming with a CPU that's only marginally better than that found in most Android Wear smartwatches. The design is definitely a step forward and, along with the 13M...
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Published: 2015-04-07, Author: Patrick , review by: futurefive.co.nz
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Brilliant Display, Solid build quality, Good battery life, Good camera
Priced on the higher side, Runs on Android Lollipop, No notification LED, Slippery to hold,
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