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Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy M30 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016)
Samsung Galaxy M30
Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) Samsung Galaxy M30
Released · Apr 01, 2016
Released · Mar 07, 2019
5.2-inch · 1280x720px
6.4-inch · 2280x1080px
Single camera
Triple camera
2GB · 16GB
6GB · 128GB
3100 mAh
5000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 28, 2016 Feb 27, 2019

Design

Dimensions
5.74 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches
145.8 x 72.3 x 8.1 mm 		6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches
159 x 75.1 x 8.5 mm
Weight
5.57 oz (158.0 g) 6.14 oz (174.0 g)
Materials
Frame: Metal Back: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Soft keys Soft keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, White Black, Blue

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 70.63% screen-to-body 6.4-inch, 86.66% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Resolution
1280x720px, 282 PPI 2280x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 395 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 410 8916 (28 nm) Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53 		Octa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 306 Mali-G71 MP2
Memory
2GB/16GB 6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3100 mAh, Li - Ion 5000 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 28 mm 		13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.1"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 12 mm
Sensor size: 1/5"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling 		1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Flash) 16 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 5.0
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 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, 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 Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM, RDS FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 1, 3, 5, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
40 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Micro SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

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: Feb 13, 2019
FCC ID value: A3LSMM305F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.45 W/kg
Body: 1.17 W/kg 		Head: 0.28 W/kg
Body: 0.39 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.24 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.93 W/kg

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