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Samsung Galaxy S6 (CDMA) vs Samsung Galaxy J5

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy J5 , Samsung Galaxy S6 (CDMA)

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.

Samsung Galaxy S6 (CDMA) 2015 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53), screen 5.1", with resolution 1440x2560. Smartphone has 5 megapixel front camera and 16 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" inch 5.1" inch
Screen area 68.9 cm2 71.7 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 67.5% 70.8%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 1440 x 2560 px
PPI /points per inch/ 294 PPI 576 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Camera specs 13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF
Functions LED flash Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1440p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide) 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide)
Performance Operating system OS Android 5.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop); TouchWiz UI
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)
Processor CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 306 Mali-T760MP8
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 20152
GeekBench 4 Single Core 491
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1201
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 869
GeekBench 5 Single Core 259
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 995
General specs Release date 2015, June 2015, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 142.1 Х 71.8 Х 7.9 mm 143.5 Х 70.6 Х 6.9 mm
Weight 146 g 140 g
Colors White, Black, Gold White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum
Battery 2600 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 2550 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 160 EUR 410 EUR
Battery life Talking time- Up to 18 h (3G) Music play - Up to 62 h Talking time- Up to 23 h (3G) Music play - Up to 57 h
Body build plastic body Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-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 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - G920V, G920P  CDMA 800 / 1900 - G920V, G920P, G920R -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G920V  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - G920V, G920R -4G - LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700) - G920V  LTE band 2(1900), 12(700), 25(1900), 26(850), 41(2500) - G920P  LTE band 2(1900), 13(700), 17(700), 25(1900) - G920R
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes (market dependent) Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
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)     SAR - 1.09 W/kg (head)     1.13 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.22 W/kg (head)     0.66 W/kg (body)    
Music and Audio Radio FM radio, RDS, recording 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, 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 Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 , Infrared port - PMA wireless charging -ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - Also known as Samsung Galaxy S6 G920Curved screen version available Samsung Galaxy S6 edge Versions: G920P (Sprint), G920V (Verizon), G920R (US Cellular), G920W8 (Canada)

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Galaxy J5
  • Screen 5"
  • External memory microSD GB
Reasons to buy Galaxy S6 (CDMA)
  • Screen 5.1"
  • Main camera 16 MP