Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy J5 vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy A16 5G

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced June 2015 September 2016 October 2024
Status Available - June 2015 Coming Soon - October 2016 Coming Soon - October 2024
Price Rs. 10,490 ($154.26) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 39,240 ($588.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors White, Black Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold, Mint Blue Black, Light Gray, Gold, Light Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 142.1 x 71.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.59 x 2.83 x 0.31 in)
156.6 x 76.8 x 7.2 mm
(6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 in)
164.4 x 77.9 x 7.9 mm
(6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 in)
Weight 146 g (5.15 oz) 182 g (6.42 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
SIM Type - - Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network 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 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
5G Network - - 1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.38 W/kg (head)
0.94 W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP54, dust and splash resistant

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 14, up to 6 major Android upgrades
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7420 Octa Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) or Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Exynos 1330 (5 nm) or Mediatek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm)
GPU Adreno 306 Mali-T760MP8 Mali-G68 MP2 or Mali-G57 MC2
RAM 1.5 GB 3 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 32/64 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate, 800 Nits (HBM)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.7 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (385 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.42% 74.66% 85.89%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio FM radio with RDS; recording FM radio, RDS, recording No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 16 MP 50 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Beauty Face, Continuous Shots, Sensor Size: 1/3.06-inch, F1.9, Interval Shot, Panorama, Sports Mode, Sound and Shot Mode, Zoom Support Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF
5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 13 MP, f/2.0, (wide)

1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG - - Not Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast Battery Charging 25W
Capacity 2600 mAh 3300 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by Up to 342 h - -
Talk Time Up to 18 h (3G) - -