Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017)

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Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) or Samsung Galaxy S4 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) Samsung Galaxy S4
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Release date 2017, June 2013, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 146.2 x 71.3 x 8 mm | 5.76 x 5.76 x 2.81 in 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm | 5.38 x 5.38 x 2.75 in
Weight 160 g | 5.64 oz 130 g | 4.59 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body Plastic body
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Colors Blue, Pink, Gold, Black White Frost, Black Mist, Arctic Blue, Black Edition
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 21 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 83 h
Stand by time - Up to 370 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 62 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" in
Screen area 74.5 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 71.5% 72.3%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 282 PPI 441 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/3.1'', 1.12µm, AF -13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.14µm, AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec.
Front camera, selfie 13 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 13 MP, f/1.9 2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard)
Functions LED flash Dual video call
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.1 (Oreo) Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0.1 (Lollipop); TouchWiz UI
Chipset - Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm) - Exynos 5410 Octa (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 - Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A7)
GPU Mali-T830 MP1 PowerVR SGX544MP3
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, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 118 149
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 447 475
GeekBench 4 Single Core 705 683
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3367 1696
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2268 1533
GeekBench 4 Battery 460

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 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
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/ac, 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 2 TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.35 W/kg (head)     1.36 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 0.85 W/kg (head)     1.55 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.42 W/kg (head)     0.54 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
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, temperature, humidity, gesture , Infrared port
Other extras
- ANT+

- ANT+
-Air gestures
- Qi wireless charging (market dependent)
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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