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Samsung Galaxy Note 5 vs Samsung Galaxy J3 Emerge

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy J3 Emerge , Samsung Galaxy Note 5

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 Note 5 2015 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53), screen 5.7", with resolution 1440x2560. Smartphone has 5 megapixel front camera and 16 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology TFT Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" inch 5.7" inch
Screen area 68.9 cm2 88.5 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 69.8% 75.9%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 1440 x 2560 px
PPI /points per inch/ 294 PPI 518 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 5 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Camera specs 5 MP, AF, f/1.9 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF
Functions LED flash, HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps (J3 Emerge, J3 Eclipse, Galaxy J3 Prime); 720p@30fps (Amp Prime 2) 1440p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 2 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 2 MP, f/2.2 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1'', 1.34µm
Performance Operating system OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)Android 7.0 (Nougat) - Amp Prime 2 Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 (28 nm) Sprint -Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 (28 nm) BoostMobile, Cricket, T-Mobile Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 Sprint -Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 BoostMobile, Cricket, T-Mobile Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 505 Sprint -Adreno 308 BoostMobile, Cricket, T-Mobile Mali-T760MP8
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 32/64/128 GB, 512GB 4GB
Antutu 7 score 116282
GeekBench 4 Single Core 624 1303
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1621 4028
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1157 2908
GeekBench 4 Battery 1752
GeekBench 5 Single Core 244
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 926
General specs Release date 2017, January 2015, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 140.9 Х 70.1 Х 8.7 mm 153.2 Х 76.1 Х 7.6 mm
Weight 147 g 171 g
Colors Silver, Black Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Silver Titan, White Pearl
Battery 2600 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 235 USD 470 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 22 h (3G) Music play - Up to 64 h
Body build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
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 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps/ LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 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 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.53 W/kg (head)     1.28 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.45 W/kg (head)     0.58 W/kg (body)    
Music and Audio Radio FM radio (operator dependant) No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic 24-bit/192kHz audio -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 Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 - Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) -ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - Stylus -Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - Versions: N920T (T-Mobile); N920A (AT&T); N920I (Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Canada); N920G (LATAM); N920G/DS (Brazil, India)

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 Note 5
  • Screen 5.7"
  • Main camera 16 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB