Samsung Galaxy S8+ vs Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017)

Samsung Galaxy S8+

Samsung Galaxy S8+

March, 2017

Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017)

Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017)

June, 2017

Samsung Galaxy S8+ vs Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017)


Samsung Galaxy S8+

Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017)

Price
EUR: €430EUR: €130
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PKR: N/APKR: N/A
Body
Form Factor
Candybar, TouchscreenCandybar, Touchscreen
Dimensions
159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm (6.28 x 2.89 x 0.32 in)146.2 x 71.3 x 8 mm (5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
Weight
173 g (6.10 oz)160 g (5.64 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame

IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
Colors
Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose PinkBlue, Pink, Gold, Black
Models
SM-G955F, SM-G955FD, SM-G955W, SM-G955A, SM-G955P, SM-G955T, SM-G955V, SM-G955R4, SM-G955U, SM-G955S, SM-G955K, SM-G955L, SM-G955, SM-G955U1, SM-G955N, SM-G9550, SC-03J, G955FSM-J530F, SM-J530Y, SM-J530FM, SM-J530G, SM-J530YM, SM-J530L, SM-J530S, SM-J530K, SM-J530GM
Display
Type
Super AMOLEDSuper AMOLED
Size
6.2 inches, 98.3 cm2 (~84.0% screen-to-body ratio)5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~71.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~529 ppi density)720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~282 ppi density)
Multitouch
YesYes
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTEGSM / HSPA / LTE
2G Bands
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 Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 281, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40
Notifications
Alert Types
Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtonesVibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Memory
Internal Memory
64GB ROM, 4GB RAM

128GB ROM, 6GB RAM
16GB ROM, 2GB RAM

32GB ROM, 2GB RAM

32GB ROM, 3GB RAM
Storage Type
UFS 2.0 or UFS 2.1eMMC 5.1
Card Slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) dual SIM model onlymicroSDXC (dedicated slot)
Connectivity
GPRS
YesYes
EDGE
YesYes
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 MbpsHSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi DirectWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX4.1, A2DP
USB
USB Type-C 3.1microUSB 2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEOYes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
YesYes
Camera
Main Camera
12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS13 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, AF
Camera Features
LED flash, auto-HDR, panoramaLED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS, OIS1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Primary: 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF

Secondary: 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)

Features: HDR

Video: 1440p@30fps
13 MP, f/1.9, 1/3.1", 1.12µm

Features: LED flash

Video: 1080p@30fps
Multimedia
Audio Format Support
MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLACMP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC
Video Format Support
MP4/DivX/XviD/H.265MP4/WMV/H.264
Radio
NoFM radio
Software
Operating System (OS)
Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
Upgradable
Upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)Upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
UI
One UIOne UI
Browser
HTML5HTML5
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IMSMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Hardware
Chipset
Exynos 8895 (10 nm) EMEA

Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) USA & China
Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) EMEA

Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) USA & China
Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G71 MP20 EMEA

Adreno 540 USA & China
Mali-T830 MP1
Sensors
Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM)

Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Single SIM (Nano-SIM)

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Speakers
Yes

32-bit/384kHz audio
Yes
Audio Jack
3.5 mm3.5 mm
Benchmarks
Performance
GeekBench: 6754 (v4.4)

GFXBench: 13fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
GeekBench: 3667 (v4.4)

GFXBench: 3.8fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Battery
Battery Type
Li-Ion 3500 mAh, non-removable (13.48 Wh)Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable
Charging
15W wired, QC2

Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Talk Time
Up to 21 h (3G)
Music Play
Up to 83 h
Additional Features
Features
Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)

ANT+

Bixby natural language commands and dictation

Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
ANT+
Misc
SAR EU
0.27 W/kg (head) 1.00 W/kg (body)0.35 W/kg (head) 1.36 W/kg (body)

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