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Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 (samsung-a5xelte)

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)
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Manufacturer Samsung
Name Galaxy A5 (2016)
Codename samsung-a5xelte
Released 2015
Type handset
Hardware
Chipset Samsung Exynos 7580 Octa
CPU Octa-core Cortex-A53 1.6 GHz
GPU ARM Mali T720-MP2
Display 1080x1920 Super AMOLED
Storage 16 GB
Memory 2 GB
Architecture aarch64
Software
Original software Android
Original version 5.1.1
Extended version 7.0
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Category testing
Pre-built images no
Features
Flashing
Works
USB Networking
Works
Internal storage
No data
SD card
No data
Battery
Partial
Screen
Works
Touchscreen
Works
Multimedia
3D Acceleration
No data
Audio
No data
Camera
No data
Camera Flash
No data
Connectivity
WiFi
No data
Bluetooth
No data
GPS
No data
NFC
No data
Modem
Calls
No data
SMS
No data
Mobile data
No data
Miscellaneous
FDE
No data
USB OTG
No data
HDMI/DP
No data
Sensors
Accelerometer
No data
Magnetometer
No data
Ambient Light
No data
Proximity
No data
Hall Effect
No data
Haptics
No data
Barometer
No data


Contributors

  • Natsu

Users owning this device


How to enter flash mode

1. power off the device.

2. press Volume Down + Home + Power

3. at the blue screen press the Volume Up button to enter Odin download mode

Recovery

press Volume Up + Home + Power

Installation

Flash twrp heimdall flash --RECOVERY twrp-recovery.img to recovery. (Heimdall can make some problems, just retry multiple times with rebooting device)

Install recovery zip pmbootstrap install --android-recovery-zip.

Inside twrp, choose "ADB Sideload" and run pmbootstrap flasher --method=adb sideload

Uart

Closeup a thin copper wire soldered to a pad in between camera and flash on the a5xelte. The pads are in a horizontal 2x6 grid. The top left is probably Rx, the one below is Tx
Uart pinout on a5xelte

See also

Device package

LOS