Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy J5 vs LG Nexus 5X

Samsung Galaxy J5
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LG Nexus 5X
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung LG
Announced June 2015 September 2015
Status Available - June 2015 Available - October 2015
Price Rs. 10,490 ($154.26) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 27,999 ($411.75) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Black Black, White, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 142.1 x 71.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.59 x 2.83 x 0.31 in)
147 x 72.6 x 7.9 mm
(5.79 x 2.86 x 0.31 in)
Weight 146 g (5.15 oz) 136 g (4.8 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
CDMA 800 / 1900 - American model
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - American model
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - Global model
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700) - American model
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 [Similar] Quad-core 1.44 GHz Cortex-A53 & dual-core 1.82 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 306 [Similar] Adreno 418 [Similar]
RAM 1.5 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 5.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.42% 69.73%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS; recording No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Beauty Face, Continuous Shots, Sensor Size: 1/3.06-inch, F1.9, Interval Shot, Panorama, Sports Mode, Sound and Shot Mode, Zoom Support Laser Autofocus, 1.55µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Photo Sphere, HDR, Dual Recording
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP v4.2, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB No

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 2700 mAh
Stand by Up to 342 h -
Talk Time Up to 18 h (3G) -