Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) Specs

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Released

Apr 01, 2016

Display

5.2-inch
1280 x 720 px

Camera

13 MP Main
5 MP Selfie

Battery

3100 mAh

Storage

16GB

Hardware

Qualcomm Snapdragon 410
2GB RAM

OS

Android 7.1 Nougat

Description

The Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) sports a 5.2-inch Super AMOLED display with 720 x 1280 pixels, weighing 159 grams, and measuring 145.8 x 72.3 x 8.1 mm. The handset is powered by a quad-core processor clocked at 1.2 GHz, coming with 2 GB of RAM, and a 3100 mAh battery.

This device is also known as Samsung SM-J510F

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Display Benchmarks
Size:	5.2-inch
Resolution:	1280 x 720 px, 282 PPI
Technology:	Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body:	70.63 %
Colors:	16 777 216
Features:	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware Benchmarks
System chip:	Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 (28 nm)
Processor:	Quad-core, 1200 MHz, ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit
GPU:	Adreno 306
RAM:	2GB
Internal storage:	16GB, available to use: 10.9 GB
Storage expansion:	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS:	Android (7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Screenshots
Device type:	Smartphone

Battery
Capacity:	3100 mAh
Type:	Li - Ion, User replaceable

Camera
Rear:	Single camera Camera samples
Main camera:	13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Specifications:	Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 28 mm
Flash:	LED
Video recording:	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Features:	Video calling
Front:	5 MP (Flash)

Design Size comparison
Dimensions:	5.74 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches (145.8 x 72.3 x 8.1 mm)
Weight:	5.57 oz (158.0 g)
Materials:	Frame: Metal
Features:	Soft keys
Keys:	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors:	Black, Gold, White

Cellular
4G (FDD):	Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD):	Bands 40(2300)
3G:	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
SIM type:	Micro SIM

Multimedia Benchmarks
Headphones:	3.5mm jack
Speakers:	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features:	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring:	Wireless screen share
Radio:	FM, RDS

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth:	4.1
Wi-Fi:	802.11 b, g, n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
USB:	microUSB, USB 2.0
Features:	Mass storage device, Charging
Location:	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors:	Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers)
Other:	NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Phone features
Notifications:	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features:	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval
Measured SAR:
Head:	0.45 W/kg
Body:	1.17 W/kg

Availability
Officially announced:	Mar 28, 2016

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