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Samsung Galaxy J5
Samsung Galaxy J5 in Black
Manufacturer Samsung Electronics
Series Galaxy J
Model
  • SM-J5 PRIMEF (India, UAE, Turkey)
  • SM-J500M (Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Mexico, Panama, Brazil)
  • SM-J500FN (Europe)
  • SM-J500H "3G HSPA+" (Russia, Venezuela, Ukraine, Philippines)
  • SM-J5008 (China)
  • SM-J500N0 (Korea)
  • SM-J500G
  • SM-J5007 (Taiwan)
  • SM-J500Y (New Zealand)
Compatible networks( GSM/ HSPA/ LTE)
2G: GSM GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G UMTS: B1(2100), B2(1900), B5(850), B8(900)
4G FDD LTE: B1(2100), B3(1800), B5(850), B8(900), B20(800)
4G TDD LTE: B40(2300)
First released26 June 2015 (USA, India, Latin America, China, Brazil, Europe)
Discontinued2018
Successor Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016)
Related Samsung Galaxy J5 plus
Samsung Galaxy E5
Type Touchscreen smartphone
Form factor Slate
Dimensions
  • 142.8 mm (5.59 in) H
  • 71.8 mm (2.83 in) W
  • 7.9 mm (0.31 in) D
Mass146 g (5.15 oz)
Operating systemOriginal: Android 5.1.1 Lollipop Next update: 6.0.1 Marshmallow Current: 7.1.1 Nougat and 8.1 Oreo
CPUQuad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 306 1.5GB LPDDR3 RAM
Storage8GB OR 16GB
Removable storage microSD up to 128 GB
Battery2600   mAh Li-ion
Display5 in (130 mm) 720 × 1280 pixels (294  ppi) Super AMOLED
Rear camera13 MP, 4128 × 3096 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Front camera5 megapixels (1080p) HD video recording @ 30 Hz back-illuminated sensor with LED flash
Connectivity
List
Website Official Website

The Samsung Galaxy J5 is an Android smartphone produced by Samsung Electronics. [1] It was unveiled and released in June 2015. [2] It has Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 SoC that is backed by 1.5 GB RAM and that has a 64 bit processor, 32bit mode OS.

It has a 13  megapixel rear camera with an LED flash, f/1.9 aperture, auto-focus and a 5 megapixel wide-angle front facing camera which can extend up to 120°, also equipped with an LED flash. [2]

Specifications

Hardware

The phone is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 410 chipset that has a 1.2 GHz processor, Adreno 306 GPU and that is backed by 1.5 GB RAM with 8 GB of internal storage and a 2600  mAh battery. J500G model comes with a 2100  mAh battery. Samsung Galaxy J5 is fitted with a 5-inch HD Super AMOLED display. [2] The South Korean variant adds support for T-DMB & Smart DMB. The phone has a plastic chassis and plastic back cover. [3]

According to the BLE Checker app, the phone supports Bluetooth Low Energy devices. [4]

Software

This phone comes with Android 5.1.1 Lollipop and is upgradable to Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow. [2] It supports 4G LTE with dual SIM enabled 4G and Voice over LTE. It also supports Samsung Knox. [4] In 2016, it received an update to support Samsung S-Bike Mode [5]

Model Date Regions
SM-J500F 13 June 2016 India, United States and Turkey
SM-J500M 26 June 2016 Panama, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil and Bolivia
SM-J500H 12 July 2016 Russia, Venezuela and Ukraine
SM-J500Y 21 September 2016 New Zealand
SM-J500FN 26 September 2016 United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Germany, Portugal, France, Czech Republic and Austria [2]

For the device, there is an unofficial Android 7.1.1 Nougat firmware based on the official Samsung firmware for SM-A530F. [6]

See also

References

  1. ^ MobilMania.cz. "Samsung Galaxy J5". MobilMania.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Samsung Galaxy J5". www.gsmarena.com.
  3. ^ Chroust, Martin. "Samsung Galaxy J5: ...až tu nebude S3 Neo [recenze]". SamsungMania.MobilMania.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  4. ^ a b "Recenze Samsung Galaxy J5: Vytrvalec s dobrým fotoaparátem (nejen) pro mladé - SMARTmania.cz". SMARTmania.cz (in Czech). 2015-11-15. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  5. ^ "Samsung rolls out S Bike Mode to the Galaxy J2, Galaxy J5, and Galaxy J7 - SamMobile - SamMobile". www.sammobile.com. 24 April 2016. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  6. ^ "SEPerience-ROM A8 2018". forum.xda-developers.com. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
Preceded by
Samsung Galaxy J5
2015
Succeeded by