Samsung Galaxy J5 8GB vs Blackview Alife S1

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy J5 8GB vs Blackview Alife S1 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Blackview Alife S1 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy J5 8GB runs at 1.2 GHz, making Blackview Alife S1 the better performer.


Display: Both Samsung Galaxy J5 8GB and Blackview Alife S1 offer the same screen size of 5 inches, but Samsung Galaxy J5 8GB features a Super AMOLED display compared to Blackview Alife S1's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy J5 8GB the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Blackview Alife S1 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 18 MP, while Samsung Galaxy J5 8GB offers 13 MP, making Blackview Alife S1 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Blackview Alife S1 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Samsung Galaxy J5 8GB offers 5 MP, making Blackview Alife S1 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy J5 8GB offers a higher battery capacity with 2600 mAh, while Blackview Alife S1 offers 2000 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy J5 8GB better for longer battery life.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy J5 8GB offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Blackview Alife S1 offers 16 GB, making Samsung Galaxy J5 8GB the better option for storage.

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Samsung Galaxy J5 8GB
₹11,390
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

66%
67%

Release Date

16 Jul, 2015
N/A

Performance

Snapdragon 410
MediaTek MT6732
Quad Core (upto 1.2 GHz)
(upto 1.5 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
18 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
8 MP

Battery

2600 mAh
2000 mAh
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

8 GB
16 GB

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

4.3/5
(25,422 ratings)
N/A

Video

Videos
2 More Videos
There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)
Android v4.4 (Kitkat)

Performance

Performance Rating

Below Avg
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
MediaTek MT6732

Processor

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A53
Quad core, 1.5 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 306
Mali-T760 MP2

RAM

1.5 GB
2 GB

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 %
66.2 %

Design

Height

142.1 mm
143.5 mm

Width

71.8 mm
72.5 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
6.8 mm

Weight

146 grams
140 grams

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9Back-illuminated sensor BSI CMOS image sensor
18 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4896 x 3672 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
ISO control

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Avg
Good

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
N/A

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
1920x1080 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2600 mAh
2000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 18 Hours(3G)
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB / 16 GB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 64 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Micro
N/A

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 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 800(band 20)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
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SAR Value

Head: 0.808 W/kg
N/A

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 Glonass
Yes with A-GPS

NFC

No
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
N/A

Infrared Sensor

N/A
Yes

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer