Samsung Galaxy J5 8GB vs OPPO Mirror 5

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy J5 8GB vs OPPO Mirror 5 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 8GB and OPPO Mirror 5 run at the same processing speed of 1.2 GHz.


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


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy J5 8GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while OPPO Mirror 5 offers 8 MP, making Samsung Galaxy J5 8GB better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy J5 8GB and OPPO Mirror 5 feature a 5 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy J5 8GB offers a higher battery capacity with 2600 mAh, while OPPO Mirror 5 offers 2420 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy J5 8GB better for longer battery life.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy J5 8GB offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while OPPO Mirror 5 offers 16 GB, making Samsung Galaxy J5 8GB the better option for storage.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy J5 8GB receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while OPPO Mirror 5 has a rating of 4.

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Samsung Galaxy J5 8GB
₹11,390
(Discontinued)
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₹20,107
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

16 Jul, 2015
01 Sep, 2015
14 Jul, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 410
Snapdragon 410
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Quad Core (upto 1.2 GHz)
(upto 1.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
1.5 GB RAM
2 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
720x1280 px (HD)
540x960 px
1080x2344 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
5 MP
16 MP

Battery

2600 mAh
2420 mAh
6000 mAh
N/A
N/A
33W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A
N/A

Storage

8 GB
16 GB
128 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A
N/A

Pros

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

User Ratings

4.3/5
(25,422 ratings)
4/5
(40 ratings)
N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
Jul 07, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)
Android v5.1 (Lollipop)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
6 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Below Avg
Avg
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

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

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 306
Adreno 306
Adreno 810

RAM

1.5 GB
2 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
6.77 inches  (17.2 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
540x960 px
1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
20:9

Pixel Density

294 ppi
220 ppi
381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

67.39 %
67.34 %
87.32 %

Screen Protection

N/A
N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

142.1 mm
143.4 mm
164.4 mm

Width

71.8 mm
71.2 mm
78.2 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
7.6 mm
8.6 mm

Weight

146 grams
160 grams
210 grams

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
Very Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9Back-illuminated sensor BSI CMOS image sensor
8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

No
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Avg
Avg
Very Good

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie
N/A
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2600 mAh
2420 mAh
6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
N/A

TalkTime

Up to 18 Hours(3G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB / 16 GB
16 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

N/A
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)
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.808 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

N/A
N/A
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS
Yes with Glonass

NFC

No
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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