Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 (samsung-a5xelte)
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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 |
| postmarketOS | |
| Category | testing |
| Pre-built images | no |
| Flashing |
Works |
|---|---|
| USB Networking |
Works |
| Internal storage | |
| SD card | |
| Battery |
Partial |
| Screen |
Works |
| Touchscreen |
Works |
| Multimedia | |
| 3D Acceleration | |
| Audio | |
| Camera | |
| Camera Flash | |
| Connectivity | |
| WiFi | |
| Bluetooth | |
| GPS | |
| NFC | |
| Modem | |
| Calls | |
| SMS | |
| Mobile data | |
| Miscellaneous | |
| FDE | |
| USB OTG | |
| HDMI/DP | |
| Sensors | |
| Accelerometer | |
| Magnetometer | |
| Ambient Light | |
| Proximity | |
| Hall Effect | |
| Haptics | |
| Barometer | |
Contributors
- Natsu
Users owning this device
- Bastindo (Notes: works)
- Hjin06park (Notes: used this as dual boot machine)
- Langfingaz (Notes: Running LineageOS)
- SuperPou (Notes: cracked glass)
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