Samsung Galaxy J5 16GB vs Samsung Galaxy J5 Prime

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

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy J5 Prime runs at a higher processing speed of 1.4 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy J5 16GB runs at 1.2 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy J5 Prime the better performer.


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


Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy J5 16GB and Samsung Galaxy J5 Prime feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.


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


Battery: Samsung Galaxy J5 16GB offers a higher battery capacity with 2600 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy J5 Prime offers 2400 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy J5 16GB better for longer battery life.


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


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy J5 Prime receives a higher user rating of 4, while Samsung Galaxy J5 16GB has a rating of 3.7.

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Samsung Galaxy J5 16GB
(Discontinued)
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₹10,200
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

66%
67%

Release Date

N/A
12 Oct, 2016

Performance

Snapdragon 410
Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7570
(upto 1.2 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 1.4 GHz)
1.5 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

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

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
5 MP

Battery

2600 mAh
2400 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
16 GB
N/A
eMMC 5.0

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)
4/5
(1,454 ratings)

Video

There are no videos available for the device.
Videos
1 More Video

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)
Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Performance

Performance Rating

Below Avg
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7570

Processor

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A53
Quad core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
14 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 306
Mali-T720 MP1

RAM

1.5 GB
2 GB / 3 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Very Good

Display Type

Super AMOLED
TFT

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 %
69.28 %

Design

Height

142.1 mm
142.8 mm

Width

71.8 mm
69.5 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
8.1 mm

Weight

146 grams
143 grams

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9Back-illuminated sensor BSI
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9 Wide Angle28 mm focal length CMOS image sensor ISO-CELL

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

No
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4128 x 3096 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/2.2 Primary CameraCMOS

Autofocus

No
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
No

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2600 mAh
2400 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 18 Hours(3G)
Up to 16 Hours(3G)

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB / 16 GB
16 GB / 32 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 5.0

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 256 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

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 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
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) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.713 W/kg

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 v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
Front

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer