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| Global Score | |
| 73.1 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2018-07-13 | 2016-06-01 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 5.74 x 2.83 x 0.26 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Blue | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 107.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 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 |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Adreno 405 GPU |
| 8.73 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.44 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2600mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy C5 is a little bit better than the Galaxy J7 Star, getting a global score of 76.4 against 73.1. Both of these phones include Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy C5 has the older 6.0 Marshmallow version while Galaxy J7 Star has Android 9.0 Pie version. Even though the Galaxy C5 is incredibly older than Galaxy J7 Star, it's construction is notably lighter and extremely thinner.
Samsung Galaxy C5 features a sharper display than Galaxy J7 Star, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a lot greater quantity of pixels per inch in the display and a way better resolution of 1080 x 1920px. Samsung Galaxy C5 features a slightly bigger storage to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports 272 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy C5 counts with a processing unit that's just as good as Galaxy J7 Star's processor, and although the Galaxy C5 has a larger amount of RAM, they both have 8 cores. The Samsung Galaxy J7 Star counts with superior battery life than Galaxy C5, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity instead of 2600mAh.
The Galaxy J7 Star and the Samsung Galaxy C5 feature extremely similar cameras, because although the Samsung Galaxy C5 has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not good for low light photos and videos, and they both have the same video definition and the same video frame rate, it also counts with a camera with a better 16 mega-pixels resolution.
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