Our Rating
The overall rating is based on review by our experts.
Design
3 / 10
Display
4 / 10
Camera
2 / 10
Performance
5 / 10
Software
6 / 10
Battery
1 / 10
The Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) is one of Samsung’s 2016 Mid-Range smartphone. The device has unibody Plastic build and aluminum frames with no support for the Fingerprint sensor. The model has a similar design to Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) including an AMOLED screen.
The Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) smartphone has LTE Advanced antennas, with Dual SIM capability support for Micro-SIMs. The Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) display features 5.2 inches Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen (720 x 1280 pixels resolution). The Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) specifications come pre-installed with Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow (now upgradable to 7.1.1 Nougat). As for the processor, the Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) has Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 Quad-Core chipset combined with Adreno 306 GPU. The Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) RAM is 2GB, while the available storage space memory comes in 16GB capacity with the ability to expand storage through SD card.
The Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) Camera features a single 13-megapixel f/1.9 resolution rear-sensor with support for 1080p recording at 30 FPS. It also has HDR and panoramic mode for the rear camera. As for the front camera, Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) features a 5MP f/1.9 front snapper. For night shots it has single-tone flash on the rear.
In the area of connectivity, Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) features Bluetooth (4.1), WiFi (802.11 b/g/n), with 3.5 mm audio jack support. Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) has dimensions of 145.8 x 72.3 x 8.1 mm and gets a Removable Li-Ion 3100 mAh battery. The Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) colors are available in White, Black, Gold, and Rose Gold.