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Samsung Galaxy Alpha

Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017)

Network
Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - G850F	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 17 - SM-G850M
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps

Launch
Announced	2014, August. Released 2014, September	2017, June
Status	Discontinued	Available. Released 2017, June

Body
Dimensions	132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm (5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in)	146.2 x 71.3 x 8 mm (5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
Weight	115 g (4.06 oz)	160 g (5.64 oz)
Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame	Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM	Nano-SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display
Type	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Size	4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~70.2% screen-to-body ratio)	5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~71.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~312 ppi density)	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~282 ppi density)
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Platform
OS	Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0.2 (Lollipop)	Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI
Chipset	Exynos 5430 Octa (20 nm)	Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm)
CPU	Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7)	Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-T628 MP6	Mali-T830 MP1

Memory
Card slot	No	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal	32GB 2GB RAM	16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM
	eMMC 5.0	eMMC 5.1

Main Camera
Modules	12 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), AF	13 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, AF
Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps	1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera
Modules	2.1 MP	13 MP, f/1.9, 1/3.1", 1.12µm
Features		LED flash
Video		1080p@30fps

Sound
Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes

Comms
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE	4.1, A2DP
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS	GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	No	No
Radio	No	FM radio
USB	microUSB 2.0	microUSB 2.0

Features
Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, heart rate	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
	ANT+	ANT+

Battery
Type	Li-Ion 1860 mAh, removable	Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by	Up to 350 h (3G)
Talk time	Up to 11 h (3G)	Up to 21 h (3G)
Music play	Up to 37 h	Up to 83 h

Misc
Colors	Charcoal Black, Sleek Silver, Dazzling White, Frosted Gold, Scuba Blue	Blue, Pink, Gold, Black
SAR	1.18 W/kg (head)     0.75 W/kg (body)
SAR EU	0.37 W/kg (head)     0.51 W/kg (body)	0.35 W/kg (head)     1.36 W/kg (body)
Models	SM-G850F, SM-G850FQ, SM-G850Y, SM-G850M, SM-G850T, SM-G850A, SM-G850S, SM-G850L, SM-G850K	SM-J530F, SM-J530Y, SM-J530FM, SM-J530G, SM-J530YM, SM-J530L, SM-J530S, SM-J530K, SM-J530GM
Price	About 390 EUR	About 130 EUR

Tests
Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 1054 Basemark X: 11065	GeekBench: 3667 (v4.4) GFXBench: 3.8fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.509 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.599 (sunlight)
Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker	Voice 66dB / Noise 61dB / Ring 75dB	Voice 68dB / Noise 70dB / Ring 82dB
Audio quality	Noise -95.7dB / Crosstalk -65.6dB	Noise -85.0dB / Crosstalk -90.3dB
Battery (old)	Endurance rating 52h	Endurance rating 97h