Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 Unboxing, Hands-on review, and First Impressions

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We have the Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 in the house here at MobilityArena. It has a 5.2-inch display with Gorilla Glass protection, an IP68 water and dust resistant body, and a 3000 mAh battery with fast charging. Internal storage is 32 GB, and it is powered by an Exynos 7880 Octa-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A53 processor and 3 GB of RAM.

Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 Unboxing Photos

Of course, if you have followed us for a while now, you already know that we are great fans of compact packaging. The Galaxy A5 2017 comes in a nice, compact packaging that we like. Samsung tells you right on the pack that you get a 24-month warranty on the device. We like that too.

Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 Unboxing - sales pack
Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 Unboxing - with open pack

Inside the pack, you will find the phone, wall plug, USB Type-C cable (Yay!), headset and documentation:

Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 Unboxing - full front

The Galaxy A5 2017 itself is a beautiful smartphone made of a metal frame and glass:

Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 Unboxing - fingerprint scanner

There is a central hardware home button below the 5.2 display, and it houses a fingerprint scanner. While not visible, two other capacitive buttons are there, the menu button on the left and the back button on the right. They do light up when you touch them.

Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 Unboxing - top

The unit we have here is the dual-SIM version of the Samsung Galaxy A5 2017. It has two nano-SIM card slots and both support GSM, 3G and 4G, though only one can be used for 4G at a time. There is also a dedicated micro-SD card slot, so you can use two SIM cards and a memory card at the same time. There is a 16 megapixels selfie camera above the display:

Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 Unboxing - rear camera

The back of the A5 2017 is made of 3D glass and has the 16 megapixel camera with LED flash located there.

Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 First Impressions

What we think of the Galaxy A5 2017? When I put that question to members of the MobilityArena team, I got positive feedback all the way. Someone summarized it this way: “I want”. Which is exactly how everyone here feels about it. It feels like a flagship smartphone packaged to cost less.

But how does it perform in everyday use? We will have more resource articles ready for you. Of course, in our full review, we shall give our verdict on this beautiful, handy powerhouse. You can check out the Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 specifications and price.

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