Nokia 5 vs Samsung Galaxy J5 Prime Comparison and Differences

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Nokia 5 or Samsung Galaxy J5 Prime Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Nokia 5 Samsung Galaxy J5 Prime
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Release date 2017, February 2016, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 149.7 x 72.5 x 8 mm | 5.89 x 5.89 x 2.85 in 142.8 x 69.5 x 8.1 mm | 5.62 x 5.62 x 2.74 in
Weight 160 g | 5.64 oz 143 g | 5.04 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body Front glass, aluminum body, plastic ends
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Colors Tempered Blue, Silver, Matte Black, Copper Black, Gold
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2400 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 16 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 54 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD PLS TFT
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.2" in 5" in
Screen area 74.5 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 68.7% 69.4%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 282 PPI 294 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version) Corning Gorilla Glass (market dependent)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.0, 1/3'', 1.12µm, PDAF -13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Main Score 71
DxOMark Photo 73
DxOMark Video 68
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4'', 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.2

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 (28 nm) - Exynos 7570 Quad (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 - Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 505 Mali-T720 MP2
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 2/3 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 125 98
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 596 327
GeekBench 4 Single Core 673 598
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2791 1716
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2314 1053

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300) - EMEA, India 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) - Australia
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.32 W/kg (head)     1.55 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 0.71 W/kg (head)    
SAR EU - 0.42 W/kg (head)     0.83 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio; recording
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity
Other extras
Versions
- For Global market

- Also known as Samsung Galaxy On5 (2016) Versions: G570, G570F/DS (EMEA); G570Y (Australia)

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