Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE-A Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016)

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Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) or Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE-A Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE-A
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Release date 2016, March 2014, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 145.8 x 72.3 x 8.1 mm | 5.74 x 5.74 x 2.85 in 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm | 5.59 x 5.59 x 2.85 in
Weight 159 g | 5.61 oz 145 g | 5.11 oz
Body Build Aluminum frame, plastic body
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Colors White, Black, Gold, Rose Gold Charcoal Black, Shimmering White, Electric Blue, Copper Gold, Sweet Pink, Glam Red
Battery 3100 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 2800 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 18 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 67 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 5.1" in
Screen area 74.5 cm2 71.5 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 70.7% 69.4%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 1440 x 2560 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 282 PPI 577 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF -16 MP, 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, PDAF
Functions LED flash LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/1.9 2 MP
Functions LED flash Dual video call
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.1.1 (Nougat) Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow); TouchWiz UI
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) - Qualcomm APQ8084 Snapdragon 805 (28 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 - Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 450
GPU Adreno 306 Adreno 420
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 79 139
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 208 373
GeekBench 4 Single Core 491 976
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1167 2626
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 875 3081

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) Micro-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 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
-2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700)
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A 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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes (market dependant) Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2.1 TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.45 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 1.24 W/kg (head)     1.12 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.69 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio, RDS, recording No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-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+

- 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: J510FN (Europe); J510F (HK, India, South Africa, Thailand); J510G (Malaysia, Indonesia); J510Y (New Zealand); J510M (LATAM). Also known as Samsung Galaxy J5 Duos (2016) with dual-SIM card sl

- For Korea Also known as Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE-A G906S

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