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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
Battery
Partial
Screen
Works
Touchscreen
Works
Multimedia
Connectivity
Modem
Miscellaneous
Sensors


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