Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) vs Motorola Moto G5 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 28, 2016	Feb 26, 2017

Design

Dimensions
5.74 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches 145.8 x 72.3 x 8.1 mm	5.68 x 2.87 x 0.37 inches 144.3 x 73. x 9.5 mm
Weight
5.57 oz / 158.0 g	5.13 oz / 145.5 g
Materials
Frame: Metal	Back: Aluminum Frame: Plastic
Resistance
	Splash
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Soft keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, White	Gold, Gray

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 70.63% screen-to-body	5.0-inch, 65.53% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	LCD
Resolution
1280x720px, 282 PPI	1920x1080px, 441 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
3 (Average)	4 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 410 8916 (28 nm)	Snapdragon 430 8937 (28 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1200 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 306	Adreno 505
Memory
2GB/16GB	2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3100 mAh, Li - Ion	2800 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 28 mm	13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling	1080p (30 fps) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Flash)	5 MP (Wide Angle)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	4.2, Yes
WLAN
b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
40	38, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA
SIM type
Micro SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

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

Regulatory Approval

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

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) Specs	Motorola Moto G5 Specs
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