Samsung Galaxy J5 8GB vs Samsung Galaxy J5 16GB

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy J5 8GB vs Samsung Galaxy J5 16GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Samsung Galaxy J5 8GB and Samsung Galaxy J5 16GB run at the same processing speed of 1.2 GHz.


Display: Both Samsung Galaxy J5 8GB and Samsung Galaxy J5 16GB offer the same screen size of 5 inches and feature the same Super AMOLED display.


Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy J5 8GB and Samsung Galaxy J5 16GB feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy J5 8GB and Samsung Galaxy J5 16GB feature a 5 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Both Samsung Galaxy J5 8GB and Samsung Galaxy J5 16GB offer the same 2600 mAh battery capacity.


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


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Samsung Galaxy J5 8GB and Samsung Galaxy J5 16GB equally at 8.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy J5 8GB receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Samsung Galaxy J5 16GB has a rating of 3.7.

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Samsung Galaxy J5 8GB
₹11,390
(Discontinued)
Samsung Galaxy J5 16GB
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Summary

Spec Score

66%
66%

Release Date

16 Jul, 2015
N/A

Performance

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

Display

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

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
5 MP

Battery

2600 mAh
2600 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

8 GB
16 GB

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10

Pros

  • Compact build
  • Decent hardware
  • Strong battery backup
  • Compact build
  • Decent hardware
  • Strong battery backup

Cons

  • Lacks an ambient sensor and support for USB OTG
  • 8GB internal storage is barely enough
  • Lacks an ambient sensor and support for USB OTG
  • 8GB internal storage is barely enough

User Ratings

4.3/5
(25,422 ratings)
3.7/5
(3 ratings)

Video

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

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General

Operating System

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

Performance

Performance Rating

Below Avg
Below 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

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 306
Adreno 306

RAM

1.5 GB
1.5 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED

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 %
67.39 %

Design

Height

142.1 mm
142.1 mm

Width

71.8 mm
71.8 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
7.9 mm

Weight

146 grams
146 grams

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

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

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
Avg

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie
Wide Angle Selfie

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2600 mAh
2600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

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

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB / 16 GB
8 GB / 16 GB

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: Micro SIM2: Micro

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

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
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
Proximity sensor Accelerometer