Samsung Galaxy J3 vs Samsung Galaxy S5 (octa-core) Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy J3

Samsung Galaxy J3

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Samsung Galaxy S5 (octa-core)

Samsung Galaxy S5 (octa-core)

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Samsung Galaxy J3 or Samsung Galaxy S5 (octa-core) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy J3 Samsung Galaxy S5 (octa-core)
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Release date 2015, November 2014, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 142.3 x 71 x 7.9 mm | 5.6 x 5.6 x 2.8 in 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm | 5.59 x 5.59 x 2.85 in
Weight 138 g | 4.87 oz 145 g | 5.11 oz
Body Build Plastic body
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Colors White, Black, Gold Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, Shimmery White
Battery 2600 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 2800 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 349 h
Talking time - Up to 22 h
Music play - Up to 77 h
Talking time - Up to 16 h
Music play - Up to 46 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 5.1" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 71.7 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 68.2% 69.6%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 294 PPI 432 PPI
Screen protection Asahi Dragontrail Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 8 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -8 MP, f/2.2, AF
-5 MP, f/2.2, AF - USA
-16 MP, 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, PDAF
Functions LED flash, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 720p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front camera, selfie 2 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 2 MP (USA)
5 MP, f/2.2 (all other regions)
2 MP
Functions Dual video call
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) or Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.1.1 (Nougat) Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow); TouchWiz UI
Chipset - Spreadtrum SC9830
- Exynos 3475 Quad (28 nm) - USA
- Exynos 5422 Octa
CPU - Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7
-Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 - USA
- Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7)
GPU Mali-400
Mali-T720 - USA
Mali-T628 MP6
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 8/16 GB, 1.5/2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 80 139
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 261 373
GeekBench 4 Single Core 441
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1159
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 740

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)Nano-SIM (USA models only) Micro-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
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes (market dependent) Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2.1 TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 4.0/4.1, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.17 W/kg (head)     1.12 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.48 W/kg (head)     0.42 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 1.03 W/kg (head)     1.26 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.48 W/kg (head)     0.33 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio, RDS, recording (mark No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, heart rate , Infrared port
Other extras
- ANT+
-S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
-Air gestures
- Qi wireless charging (market dependent)
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- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Versions: J320FN (Europe); J320F (EMEA); J320F/DD (India); J320A (AT&T); J320P (Sprint, Virgin Mobile, Boost); Galaxy Amp Prime (Cricket); Galaxy J3 V (Verizon); J320M (LATAM); J320G (Asia). Also know

- Also known as Samsung Galaxy S5 G900H

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