Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy S3 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017)

Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017)

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Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) or Samsung Galaxy S3 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) Samsung Galaxy S3
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Release date 2017, June 2012, May
Dimensions (HxWxD) 146.2 x 71.3 x 8 mm | 5.76 x 5.76 x 2.81 in 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm | 5.38 x 5.38 x 2.78 in
Weight 160 g | 5.64 oz 133 g | 4.69 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body Plastic body
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Colors Blue, Pink, Gold, Black Pebble blue, Marble white, Amber brown, Garnet red, Sapphire black, Titanium grey, La Fleur
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2100 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 21 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 83 h
Stand by time - Up to 590 h (2G) / Up to 790 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 21 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 11 h 40 min (3G)
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.2" in 4.8" in
Screen area 74.5 cm2 63.5 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 71.5% 65.9%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 282 PPI 306 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 2
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/3.1'', 1.12µm, AF -8 MP, f/2.6, 1/3'', AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 13 MP, Single 1.9 MP, Single
Specifications 13 MP, f/1.9 1.9 MP, f/2.6
Functions LED flash
Video 720p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.1 (Oreo) Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), 4.3 (Jelly Bean); TouchWiz UI
Chipset - Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm) - Exynos 4412 Quad (32 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 - Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU Mali-T830 MP1 Mali-400MP4
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM - Global
32 GB, 2 GB RAM - LATAM, SEA
32 GB, 3 GB RAM - Pro edition
16/32/64 GB, 1 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 118 60
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 447 117
GeekBench 4 Single Core 705 505
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3367 1253
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2268 726
GeekBench 4 Battery 787

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) 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 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
GPRS Yes Class 12
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP 4.0, A2DP, EDR, aptX
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.35 W/kg (head)     1.36 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 0.55 W/kg (head)     1.49 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.21 W/kg (head)    

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- ANT+

- S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Versions
- Versions: J530F/DS (Global Dual-SIM); J530Y/DS (Malaysia); J530FM/DS (UAE) Also known as Samsung Galaxy J5 Pro (2017) with 32GB/3GB RAM; Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) Duos with dual-SIM card slots

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