Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Samsung Galaxy A12

Price Comparison (India) - -

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced March 2016 February 2018 2020, November 24
Status Available - March 2016 Coming Soon, March 2018 Coming Soon - January 2021
Price Rs. 11,990 ($176.32) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 52,999 ($750.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 12,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Gold, White, Pink Various Black, White, Blue, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 145.8 x 72.3 x 8.1 mm
(5.74 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm
(5.81 x 2.7 x 0.33 in)
164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm
(6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
Weight 159 g (5.61 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
SIM Type - Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network 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) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J510F, J510G, J510FN
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - J510Y, J510M
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J510F, J510FN LTE LTE (unspecified)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Notification LED - Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 10
User Interface - Samsung Experience -
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA & China, Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Octa-core (2.3 GHz, 1.8 GHz)
GPU Adreno 306 Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA & China
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RAM 2 GB 4 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 64 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSDXC

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 HD+ TFT display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 5.2 inches 5.8 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (282 ppi) 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 720 x 1560 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.93% 84.00% 83.64%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio, RDS, recording No Unspecified
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP 12 MP 48 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.5 - f/2.4 variable aperture lens, 26mm, 1/2.5", 1.4 µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 48 MP, f/2.0, (wide), AF
5 MP, f/2.2, 115˚ (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, f/1.9, 23mm, LED flash [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.6, autofocus, 1440p, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.2
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 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 Yes
USB microUSB v2.0 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 3 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSDXC
USB OTG - Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor not present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity 3100 mAh 3000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by Up to 369 h - -
Talk Time - - -