Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy A72 Specs Comparison

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6.5
Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017)
9.0
Samsung Galaxy A72
Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) Samsung Galaxy A72
Released · Jul 04, 2017
Released · Mar 17, 2021
5.2-inch · 1280x720px
6.7-inch · 2400x1080px
Single camera
Quad camera
2GB · 16GB
6GB · 128GB
3000 mAh
5000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 06, 2017 Mar 17, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
€449

Design

Dimensions
5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches
146.3 x 71.3 x 7.9 mm
6.50 x 3.05 x
165 x 77.4 x 8.4 mm
Weight
5.64 oz / 160.0 g 7.16 oz / 203.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Plastic
Materials & Colors
Black, Blue, White, Violet
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Silver, Pink

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 71.39% screen-to-body 6.7-inch, 84.74% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED Super AMOLED, 90Hz
Resolution
1280x720px, 282 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
3 (Average) 1.6 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm) Snapdragon 720G SM7125 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2x2.3GHz Kryo 465
6x1.8GHz Kryo 465
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2 Adreno 618
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 6GB/128GB (UFS)
8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (11)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh 5000 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W
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Battery Life Estimate
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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)
Aperture size: F1.7
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
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p
Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
13 MP (Flash)
Video capture: 1080p
32 MP
Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band,802.1x
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
40 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: May 03, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMJ530F
Date approved: Jan 26, 2021
FCC ID value: A3LSMA725M
Measured SAR
Head: 0.12 W/kg
Body: 0.89 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.01 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

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