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

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6.0	9.0
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

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

with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage


RAM	8GB
Internal storage	256GB

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) Specs	Samsung Galaxy A72 Specs
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