Samsung A5 (2016) - SM-A510F

I have brought a Samsung A5 2016 (A510F) specifically to install /e/ as it was listed on the supported devices. However after problems with installation I have researched further and see that there are many variants of this model including one labelled Galaxy A5 2016 A5-6.

My phone is an A510F but I note that on boot to android it says Galaxy A5-6, does anybody know about this variant and can a build be created for it?

I am going to be very annoyed if I have brought an unsupported phone - The device list should be clearer as to the variants supported.

Samsung alone is responsible for the variety of models and model names. The following models of the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) A510F are available:

A510F
A510F/DS
A510M
A510M/DS
A510FD
A510Y/DS
A5100

The /e/ documentation makes a clear statement:

Models Supported Models:
SM-A510F
Other models are not supported

PS. I have read your three postings here and here and here and am somewhat surprised by your observations and assessments.

The list is now as followed:

  • SM-A510F
  • SM-A510M
  • SM-A510Y
  • SM-A510K
  • SM-A510L
  • SM-A510S
  • SM-A5108
    Other models are not supported

I installed E on SM-A510FD and it boots fine. Maybe nobody tested this?
Weird enough after installation in settings it shows SM-A510F now instead of SM-A510FD.

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