Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy A5 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017)

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Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) or Samsung Galaxy A5 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) Samsung Galaxy A5
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Release date 2017, June 2014, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 146.2 x 71.3 x 8 mm | 5.76 x 5.76 x 2.81 in 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm | 5.48 x 5.48 x 2.74 in
Weight 160 g | 5.64 oz 123 g | 4.34 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body Aluminum frame, plastic back
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Colors Blue, Pink, Gold, Black Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 21 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 83 h
Talking time - Up to 15 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 68 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
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 71.5% 71.0%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 282 PPI 294 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/3.1'', 1.12µm, AF -13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 13 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 13 MP, f/1.9 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)
Functions LED flash

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.1 (Oreo) Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset - Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T830 MP1 Adreno 306
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM - Global
32 GB, 2 GB RAM - LATAM, SEA
32 GB, 3 GB RAM - Pro edition
16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 118
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 447
GeekBench 4 Single Core 705 488
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3367 1125
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2268 799

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
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 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU, A500HQ, A500YZ, A500M, A500Y
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU 
LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700) - A500YZ 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700) - A500M 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700) - A500Y
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes (LTE model only)
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.35 W/kg (head)     1.36 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 0.65 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.23 W/kg (head)     0.40 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 - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- ANT+

- ANT+
-S-Voice
Versions
- Versions: J530F/DS (Global Dual-SIM); J530Y/DS (Malaysia); J530FM/DS (UAE) Also known as Samsung Galaxy J5 Pro (2017) with 32GB/3GB RAM; Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) Duos with dual-SIM card slots

- Versions: A500F (Global), A500FU (Europe), A500M (Peru, Colombia), A500Y (Australia, New Zealand), A500YZ (Taiwan), A500F1/A500K/A500S (Korea), A500FQ (Turkey)

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