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Samsung Galaxy J3 Emerge vs Sony Xperia 5 II

 
Brief information about compared phones: Sony Xperia 5 II , Samsung Galaxy J3 Emerge

Sony Xperia 5 II 2020 year of release, cpu - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 585), screen 6.1", with resolution 1080x2520. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Samsung Galaxy J3 Emerge 2017 year of release, cpu Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 Sprint -Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 BoostMobile, screen 5", with resolution 720x1280. Smartphone has 2 megapixel front camera and 5 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology OLED TFT
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.1" inc 5" inch
Screen area 86.9 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 21:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 80.9% 69.8%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2520 px 720 x 1280 px
PPI /points per inch/ 294 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Triple 5 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7'', 1.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS -12 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.4'', 1.0µm, PDAF, 3x optical zoom, f/2.2, 124˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55'' 5 MP, AF, f/1.9
Functions HDR LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps (J3 Emerge, J3 Eclipse, Galaxy J3 Prime); 720p@30fps (Amp Prime 2)
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4'', 1.12µm 2 MP, f/2.2
Performance Operating system OS Android 10, planned upgrade to Android 11 Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)Android 7.0 (Nougat) - Amp Prime 2
Chipset - Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 (28 nm) Sprint -Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 (28 nm) BoostMobile, Cricket, T-Mobile
Processor CPU - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 585) Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 Sprint -Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 BoostMobile, Cricket, T-Mobile
Graphics processor GPU - Adreno 650 Adreno 505 Sprint -Adreno 308 BoostMobile, Cricket, T-Mobile
External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
GeekBench 4 Single Core 624
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1621
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1157
General specs Release date 2020, September 17 2017, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158 Х 68 Х 8 mm 140.9 Х 70.1 Х 8.7 mm
Weight 163 g 147 g
Colors Black, Grey, Blue, Pink Silver, Black
Battery 4000 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 2600 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 900 EUR 235 USD
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 408 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 23 h (3G) Music play - Up to 71 h
Body build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE -5G - SA/NSA Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900   CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 -4G - LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 12(700), 25(1900), 26(850), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, aptX HD, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Music and Audio Radio No FM radio (operator dependant)
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - HDR BT.2020 -Triluminos display -X-Reality Engine -120Hz refresh rate Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop - Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass - Fast charging 21W, 50% in 30 min -USB Power Delivery 3.0 - IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Versions: Galaxy J3 Emerge J327P (Sprint); Galaxy J3 Eclipse J327V (Verizon); Galaxy J3 Prime J327T (T-Mobile); Galaxy Express Prime 2 J327A (AT&T); Galaxy Amp Prime 2 J327A (Cricket)

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Xperia 5 II
  • Screen 6.1"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 256 GB
  • External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) GB
  • RAM 8 GB
Reasons to buy Galaxy J3 Emerge
  • Screen 5"
  • External memory microSD GB