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T-Mobile and MetroPCS to Sell Samsung Galaxy On5

Jun 15, 2016, 12:58 PM by Eric M. Zeman

T-Mobile today said it and its prepaid brand MetroPCS will kick off sales of the Samsung Galaxy On5 later this month. The On5 is an inexpensive Android smartphone with a 5-inch 720p HD display, 5-megapixel main camera with LED flash, and 2-megapixel front camera. The On5 is powered by a quad-core Samsung Exynos processor, and the phone includes 1.5 GB of RAM and 8 GB of storage. A memory card slot lets users expand storage up to 128 GB. The phone runs Android 6 Marshmallow with Samsung's TouchWiz user interface, including East Home. Samsung gave the On5 a 2,600mAh battery. MetroPCS will sell the Galaxy On5 starting June 27 for $59 (after $70 rebate) and T-Mobile will sell the phone starting June 29 for $140, or $5.83 per month for 24 months.

source: T-Mobile

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Samsung Galaxy On5

5" display HD+ resolution
Samsung Exynos 3475 processor 1.5 GB RAM
2,600 mAh battery
Memory Card Slot, Headphone Jack (3.5mm)

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dave73

Jun 16, 2016, 9:02 AM

Why only 8GB of internal memory?

I'm not against Samsung making some budget handsets, but why are they only offering 8GB of internal memory in these newest handsets? The Samsung Galaxy Avant offered 16GB of internal memory. Despite having a memory card slot, apps don't completely offload to the memory card (it keeps a certain amount of the app program in the internal memory). I found out the hard way when I bought the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime, & it only offers 8GB of internal memory. For all the apps I use, & except for 2, I needed all those apps, & it filled up the internal memory quick. With little room left, it prevented the Play Store from updating my apps. Even after moving apps to the memory card (that could be moved to the card), it only moved over at the mos...
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