<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
A5	I-Application
(	O
2015	O
)	O
or	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
A5	I-Application
2015	O
Edition	O
is	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
smartphone	B-Application
produced	O
by	O
Samsung	O
Electronics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serving	O
as	O
a	O
premium	O
upper	O
mid-range	O
device	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
introduced	O
on	O
30	O
October	O
2014	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
smaller	O
and	O
related	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
A3	I-Application
(	O
2015	O
)	O
and	O
larger	O
Samsung	B-Operating_System
Galaxy	I-Operating_System
A7	O
(	O
2015	O
)	O
introduced	O
later	O
in	O
January	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
A5	I-Application
(	O
2016	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
A5	I-Application
(	O
2015	O
)	O
edition	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
revised	O
metal	O
and	O
glass	O
build	O
that	O
debuted	O
with	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	O
's	O
Galaxy	O
A5	O
runs	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
6.0.1	I-Application
Marshmallow	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
A5	I-Application
's	O
system-on	O
chip	O
is	O
Qualcomm	O
Snapdragon	O
410	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
64-bit	O
1.2GHz	O
ARM	O
Cortex-A53	O
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
smartphone	B-Application
has	O
2GB	O
RAM	O
and	O
16GB	O
internal	O
storage	O
,	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
removable	O
MicroSD	O
cards	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
64GB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
A5	I-Application
shifts	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
plastic	O
design	O
of	O
previous	O
phones	O
,	O
featuring	O
an	O
aluminium	O
unibody	O
with	O
chamfered	O
metal	O
edges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
its	O
design	O
is	O
almost	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
earlier	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
and	O
Samsung	B-Operating_System
Galaxy	I-Operating_System
Note	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
A5	O
has	O
a	O
larger	O
5-inch	O
Super	O
AMOLED	O
HD	O
display	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
4.7-inch	O
display	O
of	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Alpha	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
being	O
slimmer	O
at	O
6.7	O
mm	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
thinnest	O
Samsung	O
smartphone	B-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
carries	O
over	O
the	O
13	O
megapixel	O
rear	O
camera	O
sensor	O
from	O
the	O
successful	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S4	I-Application
,	O
with	O
software	O
tweaks	O
for	O
sharper	O
detail	O
and	O
better	O
low-light	O
capability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
runs	O
on	O
Google	O
's	O
4.4.4	O
"	B-Application
KitKat	I-Application
"	I-Application
Android	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
out	O
of	O
the	O
box	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
improved	O
TouchWiz	B-Application
Nature	O
UX	O
3.5	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
introducing	O
a	O
theme	O
suite	O
,	O
later	O
made	O
standard	O
on	O
newer	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Note	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Note	O
Edge	O
and	O
the	O
Galaxy	O
A-series	O
were	O
the	O
only	O
devices	O
to	O
ship	O
with	O
this	O
interface	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
4.4.4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	O
A5	O
would	O
later	O
receive	O
Android	B-Application
5.0.2	O
"	O
Lollipop	O
"	O
in	O
May	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
6.0.1	I-Application
Marshmallow	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Galaxy	O
A-series	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
July	O
2016	O
and	O
the	O
devices	O
are	O
currently	O
receiving	O
the	O
newer	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OTA	O
update	O
also	O
brings	O
a	O
slightly	O
updated	O
TouchWiz	B-Application
UI	I-Application
that	O
remains	O
largely	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
nature	O
UX	O
3.5	O
and	O
4.0	O
user	O
interfaces	O
from	O
the	O
Note	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S5	I-Application
,	O
but	O
features	O
newer	O
'	O
squircle	O
 '	O
icons	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
Note	B-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
last	O
major	O
Android	B-Application
update	O
for	O
the	O
phone	O
,	O
following	O
Google	O
and	O
Samsung	O
's	O
2	O
year	O
software	O
support	O
policy	O
.	O
</s>
