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Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017)
Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017)
Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017)
Released · Jul 04, 2017
Released · May 14, 2017
5.2-inch · 1280x720px
5.0-inch · 1280x720px
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 16GB
1.5GB · 16GB
3000 mAh
2600 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 06, 2017 May 14, 2017

Design

Dimensions
5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches
146.3 x 71.3 x 7.9 mm 		5.55 x 2.76 x 0.34 inches
141 x 70.1 x 8.6 mm
Weight
5.64 oz (160.0 g) 5.22 oz (148.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Silver, Pink Silver

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 71.39% screen-to-body 5.0-inch, 69.74% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED TFT
Resolution
1280x720px, 282 PPI 1280x720px, 294 PPI
Colors
16 777 216 16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm) Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7570 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53 		Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2 Mali-T720
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 1.5GB/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh 2600 mAh, Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.7 		5 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing 		1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
13 MP (Flash)
Video capture: 1080p 		2 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac 		b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), 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 Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 2, 4, 5, 12
4G (TDD) Bands
40
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 5, 4, 2
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE, HSPA
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: May 03, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMJ530F 		Date approved: Feb 08, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMJ327A
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: 0.73 W/kg
Body: 1.04 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.32 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.10 W/kg

Alternative variants

For AT&T
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12
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