Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy A12 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
5.74 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches 145.8 x 72.3 x 8.1 mm	6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches 164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm
Weight
5.57 oz (158.0 g)	7.23 oz (205.0 g)
Materials
Frame: Metal	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Soft keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, White	Black, White, Blue, Red

Display

Size
5.2-inch	6.5-inch
Resolution
1280x720px, 282 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	LCD
Screen-to-body
70.63 %	85.80 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 (28 nm)	Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (12 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1200 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 4x 2.3GHz Cortex-A53 + 4x 1.8GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 306	PowerVR GE8320
RAM
2GB	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
16GB, available to use: 10.9 GB	64GB (eMMC 5.1), available to use: 48.2 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (10), Samsung One UI UI

Battery

Capacity
3100 mAh	5000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Polymer
Charging
	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 28 mm	48 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm
Second camera
	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front
5 MP (Flash)	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.0
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct	802.11 b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer
Other
NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)	Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
Bands 40(2300)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
	LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	No
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

FCC approval
	Date approved: Mar 11, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA125U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.45 W/kg Body: 1.17 W/kg	Head: 1.14 W/kg Body: 1.20 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.34 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
	€ 179
In The Box
	Power brick, USB cable, Headphones, Sim card extraction tool

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 28, 2016	Nov 24, 2020

Alternative variants

With 32GB storage

RAM	3GB
Internal storage	32GB

With 128GB storage

RAM	6GB
Internal storage	128GB

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) Specs	Samsung Galaxy A12 Specs
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