Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S8+ vs Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017)

Samsung Galaxy S8+
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung
Announced March 2017 June 2017
Status Available - April 2017 Available - June 2017
Price Rs. 64,900 ($845.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,500 ($300.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold Blue, Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm
(6.28 x 2.89 x 0.32 in)
146.3 x 71.3 x 7.9 mm
(5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
Weight 173 g (6.1 oz) -
SIM Type Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J710F, J710H
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - J710M
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - J710F
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features IP68 certified - Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
Processor Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) / Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835/ Exynos 8895 Octa [Similar] Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870 Octa [Similar]
GPU Adreno 540 [Similar] Mali-T830MP2 [Similar]
RAM 4/6 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 64/128 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 2.5D Gorilla Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.2 inches [Similar] 5.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (531 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (282 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.31% 71.68%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP [Similar] 13 MP [Similar]
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7 aperture, OIS, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Autofocus, f/1.7, 28mm, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, AF [Similar] 13 MP, f/1.9 [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB v2.0, USB OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3500 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -