Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy A72 Specs Comparison

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6.0
Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016)
9.0
Samsung Galaxy A72
Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) Samsung Galaxy A72
Released · Apr 01, 2016
Released · Mar 17, 2021
5.2-inch · 1280x720px
6.7-inch · 2400x1080px
Single camera
Quad camera
2GB · 16GB
6GB · 128GB
3100 mAh
5000 mAh

Design

Dimensions
5.74 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches
145.8 x 72.3 x 8.1 mm
6.50 x 3.05 x
165 x 77.4 x 8.4 mm
Weight
5.57 oz (158.0 g) 7.16 oz (203.0 g)
Materials
Frame: Metal Back: Plastic
Materials & Colors
Black, Blue, White, Violet
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Soft keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, White

Display

Size
5.2-inch 6.7-inch
Resolution
1280x720px, 282 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
90Hz
Screen-to-body
70.63 % 84.74 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 (28 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 (8 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2x 2.3GHz Kryo 465 + 6x 1.8GHz Kryo 465
GPU
Adreno 306 Adreno 618
RAM
2GB 6GB
Internal storage
16GB, available to use: 10.9 GB 128GB (UFS)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (11), One UI 3.0 UI

Battery

Capacity
3100 mAh 5000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
6h 22min
Browsing
13h 42min
Video
9h 19min
Gaming
10h 5min

Camera

Rear
Single camera Quad camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 28 mm
64 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F24.0
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Fourth camera
5 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Video calling
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD)
Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
5 MP (Flash) 32 MP, Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 5.0
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band,802.1x
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers) Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
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 Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM, RDS

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
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), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
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: Jan 26, 2021
FCC ID value: A3LSMA725M
Measured SAR
Head: 0.45 W/kg
Body: 1.17 W/kg
Head: 0.29 W/kg
Body: 0.30 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.59 W/kg
EU SAR
Head: 0.23 W/kgBody: 1.17 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
€ 449

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 28, 2016 Mar 17, 2021

Alternative variants

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RAM 8GB
Internal storage 256GB
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