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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.0 Nougat | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2017-07-01 | 2016-06-01 |
| 6.00 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches | 5.74 x 2.83 x 0.26 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Rose gold and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 405 GPU |
| 8.73 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.48 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 2600mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy C5 is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), getting a 76.4 score against 73.5. Galaxy C5's body is a lot lighter and thinner than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), although it was released about 13 months before. Both phones in this comparison use Android operating system, but Galaxy C5 has the older 6.0 Marshmallow version and Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) has Android 9.0 Pie.
The Galaxy C5 counts with a little more vivid display than Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have the same resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, the Galaxy C5 also counts with a just a little better pixels count per inch in the screen. The Galaxy C5's processing unit is just as good as Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017)'s CPU, and although the Galaxy C5 has a larger amount of RAM, they both have 8 CPU cores.
The Galaxy C5 features a much bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has an external memory slot that allows 128 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity. Galaxy J7 (2017) counts with a really longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy C5, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity against 2600mAh.
Samsung Galaxy C5 has a little bit better camera than Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Samsung Galaxy C5 also counts with a back facing camera with a higher resolution.
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