Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy J1 vs Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced January 2015 June 2017 December 2017
Status Available - January 2015 Available - June 2017 Coming Soon - January 2018
Price Rs. 5,850 ($86.03) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,500 ($300.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 37,750 ($589.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Blue, Black, White Blue, Black, Gold Black, orchid grey, gold, blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 129 x 68.2 x 8.9 mm
(5.08 x 2.69 x 0.35 in)
146.3 x 71.3 x 7.9 mm
(5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
Weight 122 g (4.3 oz) - 172 g (6.07 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
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)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 (single or dual SIM)
HSDPA 850 / 2100 (dual SIM)
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J710F, J710H
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - J710M
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - J710F LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.x (KitKat) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870 Octa Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa
GPU - Mali-T830MP2 Mali-G71
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 16 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 2.5D Gorilla Glass Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 5.2 inches 5.6 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (282 ppi) 1080 x 2220 (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.80% 71.68% 75.51%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - FM radio, RDS, recording FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 13 MP 16 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, 28mm, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 2 MP [Similar] 13 MP, f/1.9 [Similar] Dual 16 MP + 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP v4.1, A2DP 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB OTG 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1850 mAh 3000 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (3G) - -