Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) vs Apple iPhone 5

Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016)
samsung galaxy j5 (2016)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple
Announced March 2016 September 2012
Status Available - March 2016 Available - September 2012
Price Rs. 11,990 ($176.32) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Gold, White, Pink Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 145.8 x 72.3 x 8.1 mm
(5.74 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
Weight 159 g (5.61 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
3G Network 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) - J510F, J510FN LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) iOS 6
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 306 [Similar] PowerVR SGX 543MP3 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (282 ppi) [Similar] 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.93% 60.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection
Front Camera 5 MP, f/1.9, 23mm, LED flash [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular
USB microUSB v2.0 Yes, Lightning Port
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB No

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion battery Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 3100 mAh 1440 mAh
Stand by Up to 369 h Up to 225 h
Talk Time - Up to 8 h