Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) Specs

Released

Jul 04, 2017

Display

5.2-inch
1280 x 720 px

Camera

13 MP Main
13 MP Selfie

Battery

3000 mAh

Storage

16GB

Hardware

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa
2GB RAM

OS

Android 9.0 Pie
Samsung One UI

Description

The Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) has a 5.2-inch Super AMOLED display with HD (720p) resolution. At the core of the mid-range handset sits a 1.6GHz octa-core Exynos 7870 processor, 2GB RAM and 16GB of expandable storage. Also, the phone features 13-megapixel cameras on the front and back. The Galaxy J5 (2017) drains energy from a 3,000 mAh battery.

This device is also known as Samsung SM-J530F

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Display Benchmarks
Size:	5.2-inch
Resolution:	1280 x 720 px, 282 PPI
Technology:	Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body:	71.39 %
Colors:	16 777 216
Features:	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware Benchmarks
System chip:	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)
Processor:	Octa-core, 1600 MHz, ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit
GPU:	Mali-T830 MP2
RAM:	2GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage:	16GB, available to use: 10.1 GB
Storage expansion:	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS:	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat), Samsung One UI
Device type:	Smartphone

Battery
Capacity:	3000 mAh
Type:	Not user replaceable

Camera
Rear:	Single camera
Main camera:	13 MP (Autofocus)
Specifications:	Aperture size: F1.7
Flash:	LED
Video recording:	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Features:	Video calling, Video sharing
Front:	13 MP (Flash)
Video capture:	1920x1080 (Full HD)

Design Size comparison
Dimensions:	5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches (146.3 x 71.3 x 7.9 mm)
Weight:	5.64 oz (160.0 g)
Materials:	Back: Metal
Biometrics:	Fingerprint (touch)
Features:	Touch sensitive control keys
Keys:	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors:	Black, Gold, Silver, Pink

Cellular
4G (FDD):	Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD):	Bands 40(2300)
3G:	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed:	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type:	Nano SIM
VoLTE:	Yes

Multimedia Benchmarks
Headphones:	3.5mm jack
Speakers:	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features:	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring:	Wireless screen share
Radio:	FM

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth:	4.1
Wi-Fi:	802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB:	microUSB, USB 2.0
Features:	Mass storage device, Charging
Location:	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors:	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other:	NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Phone features
Notifications:	Haptic feedback
Other features:	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval
FCC approval:
Date approved:	May 03, 2017
FCC ID value:	A3LSMJ530F
Measured SAR:
Head:	0.12 W/kg
Body:	0.89 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission:	1.58 W/kg
Wireless Router:	1.01 W/kg

Availability
Officially announced:	Jun 06, 2017

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