Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy A Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016)

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Samsung Galaxy A

Samsung Galaxy A

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Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016) or Samsung Galaxy A Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016) Samsung Galaxy A
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Release date 2016, January 2010, April
Dimensions (HxWxD) 132.6 x 69.3 x 8.9 mm | 5.22 x 5.22 x 2.73 in 119.5 x 59.8 x 12.5 mm | 4.7 x 4.7 x 2.35 in
Weight 131 g | 4.62 oz 128 g | 4.52 oz
Body Build Plastic body
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Colors White, Black, Gold Deep Black, Cream White
Battery 2050 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 12 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 39 h
Stand by time - Up to 560 h (2G) / Up to 450 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 13 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 30 min (3G)
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.5" in 3.7" in
Screen area 57.6 cm2 39.0 cm2
Screen format 5:3 (height:width) 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 62.7% 54.5%
Screen resolution 480 x 800 px 480 x 800 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 207 PPI 252 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 5 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Camera specs -5 MP, AF, f/2.2 -5 MP, AF
Functions LED flash LED flash
Video 720p@30fps 720p
Front camera, selfie 2 MP, Single 0.3 MP, Single
Specifications 2 MP, f/2.2 VGA videocall camera

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android 2.1 (Eclair)
Chipset - Spreadtrum SC9830 - TI OMAP 3430
CPU - Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 - 720 MHz Cortex-A8
GPU Mali-400 PowerVR SGX530
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot), 8 GB included
Internal memory 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 1 GB, 384 MB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 66
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 127
GeekBench 4 Single Core 374
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 975
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 683

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) Mini-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J120F 
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - J120A
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J120F 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700) - J120A
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
GPRS Yes Class 10
Edge Yes Class 10
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE 2.1, A2DP
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.58 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.70 W/kg (head)     0.59 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU - 0.48 W/kg (head)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio, RDS, recording No
Headphone jack Yes Yes

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- DMB TV
-MP4/DivX/WMV/H.264 player
-MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
-Document viewer
Versions
- Versions: J120F (Global); Galaxy Express 3 J120A (AT&T); Galaxy Amp 2 (Cricket); J120H, J120M, J120M, J120T Also known as Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016) Duos with dual-SIM card slots

- For South Korea

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