Nokia 2 vs Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016)
Nokia 2 Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016)
Released · Nov 15, 2017
Released · Apr 01, 2016
5.0-inch · 1280x720px
5.2-inch · 1280x720px
Single camera
Single camera
1GB · 8GB
2GB · 16GB
4100 mAh
3100 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 31, 2017 Mar 28, 2016

Design

Dimensions
5.65 x 2.81 x 0.37 inches
143.5 x 71.3 x 9.3 mm
5.74 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches
145.8 x 72.3 x 8.1 mm
Weight
5.57 oz / 158.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Aluminum
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Splash; IP52
Features
Soft keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Brown, White Black, Gold, White

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 67.28% screen-to-body 5.2-inch, 70.63% screen-to-body
Type
LCD Super AMOLED
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI 1280x720px, 282 PPI
Colors
16 777 216 16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
Untested 3 (Average)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 212 8909 v2 (28 nm) Snapdragon 410 8916 (28 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A7
Quad-core
1200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 304 Adreno 306
Memory
1GB (LPDDR3)/8GB 2GB/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat) Android (7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
4100 mAh 3100 mAh, Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) 13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 28 mm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
Yes
Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling
Front
5 MP 5 MP (Flash)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 4.1
WLAN
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM Micro SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

Measured SAR
Head: 0.45 W/kg
Body: 1.17 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
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