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Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) Review

Score: 71.8 / 100

Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) is an incredibly powerful cellphone launched some years ago, in 2017, coming with a 5.2 inches screen, a Octa-Core CPU clocking at 1.6 GHz, a 13 MP back-facing camera and a 13 mega-pixels front-facing camera.

The J5 (2017) comes with a high performance Octa-Core CPU running at 1600 megahertz, bundled in a Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 system chip with a big 2 GB RAM. This cellphone comes with a 16 GB quite big internal storage memory and an external memory slot, allowing you to install hundreds of apps and games without any trouble.

The Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) only has 5.76" long and 2.81 inches wide, but it still manages to hold a 5.2 inches display. The J5 (2017) is incredibly thin and practical, being just 0.31 inches thick. This phone is much lighter than what one would think about a cellphone this size. Regarding its construction materials, this cellphone is majorly built with Metal . This cellphone is only available in 16 777 216 color.

This phone is equipped with a nice 720 x 1280 (HD) 5.2-inches display, which makes it hard to distinguish the pixels forming the display.

The J5 (2017) has two cameras, a 13 mega-pixels back facing camera and a 13 MP front side camera. It is capable of shooting videos up to 1920x1080 (Full HD) at 30 frames per second.

This device includes WiFi capability (and it can share it with other devices around, acting as a mobile hotspot), 4G (LTE-A) super quick data connection and also HSPA+ connection type (a lower speed 4G technology) and 3G fast data connection, over HSDPA and HSUPA technologies. This phone works with a Nano SIM card to use GSM services.

This device also comes with many interesting features as Fingerprint Sensor, Near Field Communication (NFC), Bluetooth, GPS Navigation and FM Radio, and lots of sensors like Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Compass.

The J5 (2017) packs a 3000 mAh great non-removable battery that provides this phone an extremely long battery life. An issue to evaluate is that the J5 (2017)'s battery is not removable so you won't be able to replace it when it starts to live shorter, although having 3000 mAh you will probably discard this cellphone before it happens.

No matter whether you are looking for a work cellphone, are looking for a phone mainly for internet broswing and social networks, you love taking photos or are looking for a phone for gaming, you will definitely love this cellphone.



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Specifications

Device Type:Phone
Brand:Samsung
Also Known As:Samsung SM-J530F
Dimensions:5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 inchesMetric14.63 x 7.14 x 0.79 cmImperial
Weight:5.64 ouncesMetric159.89 gImperial
Colors:16 777 216
Materials:Metal
Release date:2017-07-04

Display

Screen Type:Super AMOLED
Size:5.2 inchesMetric13.2 cmImperial
Resolution:1280 x 720 pixels (HD)
Pixel density:282 pixels per inchMetric111.02 pixels per cmImperial
Touch screen:No

Hardware

Chipset:Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870
Processor:ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz)
RAM Memory:2 GB
Graphics Processor:Mali-T830 MP2
Internal Memory:16 GB
SD Card Slot:microSDXC (up to 256 GB)

Battery

Removable:No
Capacity:3000 mAh

Camera

Back camera:13 megapixels
    Aperture:f/1.70
Front camera:13 megapixels
Max video resolution:1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD)

Networks

Wi-Fi:Yes
    Mobile Hotspot:Yes
SIM Card Type:Nano SIM
LTE (4G) Bands:1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 40(2300)
UMTS Bands:Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Technologies:LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA

Other Features

Bluetooth:Version 4.1
GPS:Yes
NFC (Near Field Communication):Yes
Fingerprint ID:Yes
Radio:FM Radio
Sensors:Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor