Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy S3 Comparison and Differences
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                                            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 | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| 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 | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| 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) | |
| Approximate price | 130 EUR | 190 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon | 
 Screen
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 | ||
| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | 
 Camera and Video
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
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
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
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
Music and Audio
                                            | Radio | FM radio | Stereo FM radio, RDS | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | 
 Other features
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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