Samsung Galaxy J5

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Samsung Galaxy J5
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  • 5.0" 720x1280 pixels
  • 13MP 1080p
  • 1.5GB RAM Snapdragon 410
  • 2600mAh
Released 2015, July 28 146g, 7.9mm thickness Android 5.1, up to 6.0.1 8GB/16GB storage, microSDXC
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J500F/J700FN

J500F/DS

J500G/DS

J500Y

J500M

J500M/DS

J500H/DS

Versions: J500F/J700FN (Global Single-SIM); J500F/DS (Global Dual-SIM); J500G/DS (Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand); J500Y (Australia, New Zealand); J500M (LATAM); J500M/DS (Brazil); J500H/DS (Philippines, Russia, Ukraine). Also known as Samsung Galaxy J5 Duos with dual-SIM card slots

Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2015, June 19. Released 2015, July 28
Status Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 142.1 x 71.8 x 7.9 mm (5.59 x 2.83 x 0.31 in)
Weight 146 g (5.15 oz)
Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display
Type Super AMOLED
Size 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~67.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
Platform
OS Android 5.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 306
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 8GB 1.5GB RAM, 16GB 1.5GB RAM
 eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Single 13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF
Features LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Single 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)
Features LED flash
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes (market dependent)
Radio FM radio, RDS, recording
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity
 ANT+
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2600 mAh, removable
Talk time Up to 18 h (3G)
Music play Up to 62 h
Misc
Colors White, Black, Gold
Models SM-J500F, SM-J500G, SM-J500FN, SM-J500Y, SM-J500M, J500S, SM-J500H, SM-J5007, J5, SM-J500N0, SM-J5008
SAR 0.80 W/kg (head)     1.13 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.61 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)    
Price About 160 EUR

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User opinions and reviews

  • Anonymous
  • 06 Dec 2024
  • mxL

I'm in a similar boat - I had mine for over 6 years until it got dropped one too many times. I'm not sure I could find anything quite the same again now. The internal storage was bad, but it's the small features that often get overlook...

  • Galatka
  • 05 Dec 2024
  • 7MB

This old boy hung with me for 7 years until I chucked it across the room one time too many. They are discontinued now but I didn't want its effort to go unnoticed. It fought for my comfort, and certainly defied the odds hanging around this long....

  • Kh lz
  • 05 Dec 2024
  • N4a

A rather good phone, stayed with me for one year from March 2016 to April 2017, very good pictures, characterized by the presence of flash in the front camera, the best feature was the possibility of removing the battery from it and replacing it imme...

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