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Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017)
6.5
Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017)
Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017)
Released · May 14, 2017
Released · Jul 04, 2017
5.0-inch · 1280x720px
5.2-inch · 1280x720px
Single camera
Single camera
1.5GB · 16GB
2GB · 16GB
2600 mAh
3000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
May 14, 2017 Jun 06, 2017

Design

Dimensions
5.55 x 2.76 x 0.34 inches
141 x 70.1 x 8.6 mm 		5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches
146.3 x 71.3 x 7.9 mm
Weight
5.22 oz (148.0 g) 5.64 oz (160.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver Black, Gold, Silver, Pink

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 69.74% screen-to-body 5.2-inch, 71.39% screen-to-body
Type
TFT Super AMOLED
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI 1280x720px, 282 PPI
Colors
16 777 216 16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7570 (14 nm) Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53 		Octa-core
1600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T720 Mali-T830 MP2
Memory
1.5GB/16GB 2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
2600 mAh, Li - Ion 3000 mAh

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
5 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9 		13 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.7
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing 		1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
2 MP 13 MP (Flash)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.1
WLAN
b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n 		a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), 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
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 4, 5, 12 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
40
3G Bands
5, 4, 2 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 08, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMJ327A 		Date approved: May 03, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMJ530F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.73 W/kg
Body: 1.04 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.32 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.10 W/kg 		Head: 0.12 W/kg
Body: 0.89 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.01 W/kg

Alternative variants

For AT&T
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12
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