Samsung Galaxy J1 mini prime vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy J1 mini prime

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

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Samsung Galaxy J1 mini prime or Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy J1 mini prime Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
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Release date 2016, December 2017, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 121.6 x 63.1 x 10.8 mm | 4.79 x 4.79 x 2.48 in 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm | 5.75 x 5.75 x 2.81 in
Weight 126 g | 4.44 oz 157 g | 5.54 oz
Body Build Plastic body Front/back glass, aluminum frame
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Colors Gold, Black, White Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist, Peach Cloud
Battery 1500 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 8 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 29 h
Talking time - Up to 16 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 53 h
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Screen

Technology TFT Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 256K 16M
Screen size 4" in 5.2" in
Screen area 45.5 cm2 74.5 cm2
Screen format 5:3 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 59.4% 71.5%
Screen resolution 480 x 800 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 233 PPI 424 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Other specs - Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 5 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -5 MP, f/2.2 -16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), AF
Functions LED flash LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 0.3 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Specifications VGA 16 MP, f/1.9
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.1 (Lollipop) - 3G modelAndroid 6.0 (Marshmallow) - LTE model Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - Spreadtrum SC9830 - Exynos 7880 Octa (14 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 1.5 GHz - J106F/DS
-Quad-core 1.2 GHz - J106B/DS, J106H/DS
- Octa-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-400MP2 Mali-T830MP3
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 103094
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 164
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 782
GeekBench 5 Single Core 143
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 926
GeekBench 4 Single Core 773
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4104
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3000
GeekBench 4 Battery 3041

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)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 / 2100 - J106F/DS 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J106B/DS 
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - J106H/DS
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - J106F/DS
-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), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.58 W/kg (head)     1.26 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 0.88 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.52 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- ANT+
- Fast battery charging
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- Samsung Pay
-IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Versions: J106F/DS (UAE); J106B/DS (Colombia); J106H/DS (Africa) Also known as Samsung Galaxy J1 Mini Prime (2016), Samsung Galaxy V2

- Versions: A520F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); A520F/DS (Global Dual-SIM); A520K/L/S (South Korea). Also known as Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Duos with dual-SIM card slots

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