Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy J4 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 06, 2017	May 22, 2018

Design

Dimensions
5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches 146.3 x 71.3 x 7.9 mm	5.97 x 3.04 x 0.32 inches 151.7 x 77.2 x 8.1 mm
Weight
5.64 oz (160.0 g)	6.17 oz (175.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Plastic
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

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 71.39% screen-to-body	5.5-inch, 71.22% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Resolution
1280x720px, 282 PPI	1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 267 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 MP1
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB	3GB/32GB 2GB/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 (8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh	3000 mAh

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.7	13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
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	5 MP (Wide Angle, Flash)

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, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	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	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
40	38, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	5, 8, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Micro SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
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: 0.12 W/kg Body: 0.89 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.01 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage

Memory	2GB/16GB

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) Specs	Samsung Galaxy J4 Specs
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