Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy J3 vs Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy C5

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced November 2015 March 2016 May 2016
Status Available - December 2015 Available - March 2016 Coming Soon - June 2016
Price Rs. 8,999 ($132.34) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 11,990 ($176.32) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 22,500 ($330.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Black, Gold Gold, White, Pink Silver, Gray, Gold, Rose Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 142.3 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.6 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
145.8 x 72.3 x 8.1 mm
(5.74 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
145.9 x 72 x 6.7 mm
(5.74 x 2.83 x 0.26 in)
Weight 138 g (4.87 oz) 159 g (5.61 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J510F, J510G, J510FN
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - J510Y, J510M
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - EMEA LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J510F, J510FN LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Octa-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617
GPU - Adreno 306 Adreno 405
RAM 1.5 GB 2 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 16 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.2 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (282 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.09% 70.93% 70.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS; recording FM radio, RDS, recording To be confirmed
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP 16 MP, f/1.9
Flash LED flash LED Flash Dual-LED (dual tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/1.9, 23mm, LED flash [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.9 [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP v4.1, A2DP v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 3100 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by - Up to 369 h -
Talk Time - - -