Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) vs Nokia 2 Specs Comparison

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

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 28, 2016 Oct 31, 2017

Design

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

Display

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

Hardware

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

Battery

Type
3100 mAh, Li - Ion 4100 mAh

Camera

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

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 4.1
WLAN
b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync VoIP, 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 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
40 38, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
Micro SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, 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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