Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5) vs Samsung Galaxy J5 Comparison and Differences

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Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5)

Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5)

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Samsung Galaxy J5

Samsung Galaxy J5

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Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5) or Samsung Galaxy J5 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5) Samsung Galaxy J5
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Release date 2018, July 2015, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 149.5 x 72 x 8.1 mm | 5.89 x 5.89 x 2.83 in 142.1 x 71.8 x 7.9 mm | 5.59 x 5.59 x 2.83 in
Weight 160 g | 5.64 oz 146 g | 5.15 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, plastic frame Plastic body
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Colors Night black, Glacier white, Baltic sea blue White, Black, Gold
Battery 3060 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 18 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 62 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.86" in 5" in
Screen area 85.7 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 19:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 79.6% 67.5%
Screen resolution 720 x 1520 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 287 PPI 294 PPI
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Dual 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.0, PDAF
-5 MP, depth sensor
-13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide) 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)
Functions LED flash

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One Android 5.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Chipset - Mediatek MT6771 Helio P60 (12 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) - Global
-Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53) - China
- Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-G72 MP3 Adreno 306
External memory microSD, up to 400 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 298
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1074
GeekBench 5 Single Core 273 80
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1150 226
GeekBench 4 Single Core 491
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1201
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 869

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
-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)
Speed HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 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 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes (market dependent)
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.1, A2DP
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.78 W/kg (head)     1.89 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 0.80 W/kg (head)     1.13 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.61 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, proximity
Other extras
- ANT+
Versions
- Versions: Nokia 5.1 Plus (Global); Nokia X5 (China)

- Versions: J500F/J700FN (Global Single-SIM); J500F/DS (Global Dual-SIM); J500G/DS (Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand); J500Y (Australia, New Zealand); J500M (LATAM); J500M/DS (Brazil); J500H/DS

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