Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) vs Xiaomi Redmi 9 Specs Comparison

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6.5
Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017)
5.0
Xiaomi Redmi 9
Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) Xiaomi Redmi 9
Released · Jul 04, 2017
Released · Jun 18, 2020
5.2-inch · 1280x720px
6.5-inch · 2340x1080px
Single camera
Quad camera
2GB · 16GB
3GB · 32GB
3000 mAh
5020 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches
146.3 x 71.3 x 7.9 mm
6.43 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches
163.32 x 77.01 x 9.1 mm
Weight
5.64 oz (160.0 g) 6.98 oz (198.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Silver, Pink Carbon gray, Sunset purple, Ocean green

Display

Size
5.2-inch 6.5-inch
Resolution
1280x720px, 282 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 395 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
71.39 % 83.27 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm) MediaTek Helio G80 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2000 MHz
Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2 Mali G52 MC2
RAM
2GB (LPDDR3) 3GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
16GB, available to use: 10.1 GB 32GB (eMMC 5.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat), Samsung One UI Android

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh 5020 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W
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Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
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Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
9h 15min
Gaming
7h 3min

Camera

Rear
Single camera Quad camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.7
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
5 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1920x1080 (Full HD)
Front
13 MP (Flash), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 8 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers) Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
Bands 40(2300) Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
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
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes 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
Measured SAR
Head: 0.12 W/kg
Body: 0.89 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.01 W/kg

Buyers information

In The Box
10W Charger, TPU case, USB Type-C cable, SIM eject tool, Warranty card, User guide

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 06, 2017

Alternative variants

with 64GB storage
RAM 4GB
Internal storage 64GB
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