Samsung Galaxy J3 Prime vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 28, 2017	Jan 02, 2017

Design

Dimensions
5.54 x 2.76 x 0.34 inches 140.7 x 70.1 x 8.6 mm	5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
Weight
5.22 oz / 148.0 g	5.61 oz / 159.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
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
Black	Black sky, Gold sand, Blue mist, Peach cloud

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 69.74% screen-to-body	5.2-inch, 71.51% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	Super AMOLED
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI	1920x1080px, 424 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1.8 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 425 8917 (28 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1900 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 308	Mali-T830 MP3
Memory
1.5GB (LPDDR3)/16GB	3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat)	Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
2600 mAh, Li - Ion	3000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
5 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9	16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 27 mm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
2 MP	16 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, 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), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), 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
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 4, 5, 12	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 4, 2	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 15, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMJ327T	Date approved: Dec 06, 2016 FCC ID value: A3LSMA520F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.44 W/kg Body: 0.30 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.40 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.30 W/kg	Head: 0.30 W/kg Body: 0.55 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg

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