Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 28, 2016	Jun 06, 2017

Design

Dimensions
5.74 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches 145.8 x 72.3 x 8.1 mm	5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches 146.3 x 71.3 x 7.9 mm
Weight
5.57 oz / 158.0 g	5.64 oz / 160.0 g
Materials
Frame: Metal	Back: Metal
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Soft keys	Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, White	Black, Gold, Silver, Pink

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 70.63% screen-to-body	5.2-inch, 71.39% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Resolution
1280x720px, 282 PPI	1280x720px, 282 PPI
Colors
16 777 216	16 777 216

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 410 8916 (28 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1200 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 306	Mali-T830 MP2
Memory
2GB/16GB	2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3100 mAh, Li - Ion	3000 mAh

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 28 mm	13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.7
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Flash)	13 MP (Flash) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
40	40
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
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
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: May 03, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMJ530F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.45 W/kg Body: 1.17 W/kg	Head: 0.12 W/kg Body: 0.89 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.01 W/kg

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