Samsung Galaxy J5 16GB vs OPPO A37

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy J5 16GB vs OPPO A37 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Samsung Galaxy J5 16GB and OPPO A37 run at the same processing speed of 1.2 GHz.


Display: Both Samsung Galaxy J5 16GB and OPPO A37 offer the same screen size of 5 inches, but Samsung Galaxy J5 16GB features a Super AMOLED display compared to OPPO A37's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy J5 16GB the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy J5 16GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while OPPO A37 offers 8 MP, making Samsung Galaxy J5 16GB better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy J5 16GB and OPPO A37 feature a 5 MP primary front camera.


Battery: OPPO A37 offers a higher battery capacity with 2630 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy J5 16GB offers 2600 mAh, making OPPO A37 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy J5 16GB and OPPO A37 offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.


User Rating: OPPO A37 receives a higher user rating of 4.1, while Samsung Galaxy J5 16GB has a rating of 3.7.

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Samsung Galaxy J5 16GB
(Discontinued)
OPPO A37
₹9,990
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

66%
65%

Release Date

N/A
27 Jun, 2016

Performance

Snapdragon 410
Snapdragon 410
(upto 1.2 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 1.2 GHz)
1.5 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
5 MP

Battery

2600 mAh
2630 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
16 GB
N/A
eMMC 4.5

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Compact build
  • Decent hardware
  • Strong battery backup
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Lacks an ambient sensor and support for USB OTG
  • 8GB internal storage is barely enough
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

3.7/5
(3 ratings)
4.1/5
(11,997 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)
Android v5.1 (Lollipop)

Custom UI

N/A
ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Below Avg
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916

Processor

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A53
Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
28 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 306
Adreno 306

RAM

1.5 GB
2 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

294 ppi
294 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

67.39 %
67.68 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v4

Design

Height

142.1 mm
143.1 mm

Width

71.8 mm
71 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
7.6 mm

Weight

146 grams
136 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Aluminium

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9Back-illuminated sensor BSI
8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.21/3" sensor size Back-illuminated sensor BSI 1.4µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

No
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Avg
Good

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera1/4.0" sensor size

Autofocus

No
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2600 mAh
2630 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 18 Hours(3G)
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB / 16 GB
16 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 4.5

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Micro
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
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SIM 2

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

N/A
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
No

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass