Samsung galaxy A5 2017

L360 wrote: »

Hey just wondering could anybody give their thoughts on this phone? Are the cameras any good? Thanks!

Got this as a present last week. Very impressed with it given the price of the phone. A lot of sites give the camera a poor review due to lack of image stabilization, but I don't have any problems with that. Attached some photos (hope it works!).

kifi wrote: »

His good is the video recording?

As good as any other phone I've had before. I really can't fault the A5 (2017) given the price. My daughter has the S7, at times she can't even get 4G where we live. I can get a pretty solid 4G+ signal with my A5. Maybe a camera with somewhat higher resolution like the 21 megapixel camera my previous Sony Xperia had. All said tho' a great phone & at a great price.

My other half is looking at this phone. Is there much of a difference between this and the 2016 model as she was gonna go with older model as fifty euro cheaper.

Amazing phone!

What I love most about it:
Battery life
Quick charge
FM radio and record
Storage and micro sd
Water and dust resistance

thomasj wrote: »

I got nougat update this morning but I'm not going to install it yet though as I'm happy with the phone as of now and want to hear the thoughts of other people who installed it before I do it

Which network are you with? I'm on 3 mobile, no Nougat from them yet although a new baseband/build version was pushed thru' for my phone last week. About 30mb in size, not android N tho'.

It wasnt even nougat it was another small update.

Here's a link
http://m.gsmarena.com/nougatpowered_samsung_galaxy_a5_2017_and_a7_2017_get_wifi_certified-news-26193.php

thomasj wrote: »

That's great news we should have it soon! Not that I'm complaining it's a great phone as it is!

For sure. I've been working with a hand me down HTC ONE for years now. Thought I would never get a 'reasonably priced' quality phone for years then the A5 2017 came onstream. Super phone, with almost all the bells & whistles most people would want. I've heard some moan about the earbuds quality, but if you go to audio settings & sound quality and effects & adapt sound - the audio is as good as anything I've had on any previous phone.

AllForIt wrote: »

I think that Samsung's mid range phones are desperately overpriced. They may be perfectly good phones but there is nothing special about them and I'm sure HTC, LG, and others have models that are much better value than the A5.

Granted - but as phones go you do get a lot of bang for your buck with that A5 2017. As with everything 'you pays the our money & takes your choice'. All phones be it high end, mid range or bargain basement have their own shortcomings. But here were discussing the A5 which considering what I paid for it gives me a high end experience with mid range price. Now I see online that depending where you go the A5 can be sourced for under €300.

quentingargan wrote: »

Do you have a link to a sub €300 A5? There is a plethora of used ones on eBay at below €300 but I couldn't find any new from reputable suppliers.

While the sub €300 is a great price for the phone, it's a few weeks ago now but as far as I can recall it was from a French telecoms company. Though while checking re Android Nougat upgrade news for the phone the price seems to be dropping worldwide. Maybe that's because the A5 2018 has been seen on bench tests with new hardware giving it 6GB of RAM & probably due for launch early next year. No price indicated so far for that one.

AllForIt wrote: »

I think that Samsung's mid range phones are desperately overpriced. They may be perfectly good phones but there is nothing special about them and I'm sure HTC, LG, and others have models that are much better value than the A5.

I was considering buying an A5, but will probably get a nokia 6 for about €230 soon.

That being said, the Nokia snapdragon processor probably isn't as powerful as the Samsung, so it's cheaper for a reason.

My attraction to the A5 Galaxy is its IP68 waterproofing. I have had an old waterproof S5 for almost 4 years, the longest I ever owned one phone.

I'm no expert, but I reckon it is often moisture that buggers phones, whether that is a damp pocket on a rainy day, or vapour. Just my first ever waterproof phone is also the first phone I had that lasted more than its contract.

quentingargan wrote: »

Machinehead wrote: »

Granted - but as phones go you do get a lot of bang for your buck with that A5 2017. As with everything 'you pays the our money & takes your choice'. All phones be it high end, mid range or bargain basement have their own shortcomings. But here were discussing the A5 which considering what I paid for it gives me a high end experience with mid range price. Now I see online that depending where you go the A5 can be sourced for under €300.

Do you have a link to a sub €300 A5? There is a plethora of used ones on eBay at below €300 but I couldn't find any new from reputable suppliers.

Just saw on a US site A5 2017 on sale for $330 (approx €277). They're a company called B&M.

thomasj wrote: »

Downloading the nougat update now! Will be interesting to see the changes!

Which network are you on & is your phone locked to a network?