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Samsung Galaxy J5 vs Samsung Galaxy J3 Emerge

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy J3 Emerge , Samsung Galaxy J5

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.

Samsung Galaxy J5 2015 year of release, cpu Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, screen 5", with resolution 720x1280. Smartphone has 5 megapixel front camera and 13 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology TFT Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" inch 5" inch
Screen area 68.9 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 69.8% 67.5%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 720 x 1280 px
PPI /points per inch/ 294 PPI 294 PPI
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 5 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs 5 MP, AF, f/1.9 13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF
Functions LED flash, HDR LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps (J3 Emerge, J3 Eclipse, Galaxy J3 Prime); 720p@30fps (Amp Prime 2) 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 2 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 2 MP, f/2.2 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)
Performance Operating system OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)Android 7.0 (Nougat) - Amp Prime 2 Android 5.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 (28 nm) Sprint -Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 (28 nm) BoostMobile, Cricket, T-Mobile Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 Sprint -Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 BoostMobile, Cricket, T-Mobile Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 505 Sprint -Adreno 308 BoostMobile, Cricket, T-Mobile Adreno 306
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 20152
GeekBench 4 Single Core 624 491
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1621 1201
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1157 869
General specs Release date 2017, January 2015, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 140.9 Х 70.1 Х 8.7 mm 142.1 Х 71.8 Х 7.9 mm
Weight 147 g 146 g
Colors Silver, Black White, Black, Gold
Battery 2600 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 235 USD 160 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 408 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 23 h (3G) Music play - Up to 71 h Talking time- Up to 18 h (3G) Music play - Up to 62 h
Body build plastic body
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network 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) Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes (market dependent)
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.1, A2DP
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.80 W/kg (head)     1.13 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.61 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)    
Music and Audio Radio FM radio (operator dependant) FM radio, RDS, recording
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop 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) Sensors Accelerometer, proximity - ANT+ - 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

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Galaxy J3 Emerge
  • Screen 5"
  • External memory microSD GB
Reasons to buy Galaxy J5
  • Screen 5"
  • External memory microSD GB