Samsung Galaxy J5 2016 Review

Today we are going to review one of the popular Samsung android mobile, Samsung Galaxy J5 2016. The phone named Samsung Galaxy J5 2016 is an Android smartphone produced and marketed by Samsung Electronics. Similar to other 2016 edition J-Series devices, Samsung Galaxy J5 2016 is made up of metal frame and comprises 5.20 inches Super AMOLED screen. The Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) was the successor of the Samsung Galaxy J5 and predecessor of the Samsung Galaxy J5 Prime.

The Samsung Galaxy J5 2016 is furnished by a glass panel in the forepart, while it lacks in the rear part of the device. A fine layer of a metal has separated the front part and rear part of the gadget. Moreover, the glass featured on the front is scratch resistant and also has a home button along with capacitive buttons below the screen. The rear part of the device which is made up of plastic contains rear camera and the LED flashlight.

Users can find a 3.5mm headphone socket, a mic and a USB port below the device. The speaker has been placed at the rear part of the device alongside the camera.  Comparing Samsung Galaxy J5 2016 with Galaxy J5 Prime, the device has got 8.1 mm of width and weighs 159g whereas J5 Prime’s width and weight is 7.9mm and 146g respectively.

The Samsung Galaxy J5 Prime had PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen whereas, the Galaxy J5 2016 features 720x1280p screen and is supported by SAMOLED which means users can operate their mobile devices without any hesitation even in the sunlight. The device assists multi finger and has covered 70.7% portion of its forepart.

Furthermore, the Galaxy J5 2016 has been furnished by 13MP rear camera which features f/1.9 aperture lens and other functionality too. Similarly, a front facing camera of 5MP has also been featured along with a LED flashlight in the forepart.

Additionally, the Galaxy J5 2016 has been assembled with 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of ROM, however, Galaxy J5 Prime had only 1.5 GB of RAM. Certainly, both Galaxy J5 Prime and Galaxy J5 2016 feature 1.2 GHz Quad-Core Cortex-A53 Processor, Adreno GPU and Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 chipset. Besides, the device comes with 3100 mAh removable battery.

Samsung Galaxy J5 2016 Price in Nepal : Rs. 23,490 (Around)

Samsung Galaxy J5 2016 Specification

Display

Size	5.2 inches
Resolution	1280 x 720 (HD)
Color Depth	16M

Processor

CPU Speed	1.2GHz
CPU Type	Quad-Core

Camera

Video Recording Resolution	FHD (1920 x 1080)@30fps
Main Camera Resolution	CMOS 13.0 MP
Front Camera Resolution	CMOS 5.0 MP
Main Camera Auto-focus	Yes

Memory

RAM	2 GB
ROM	16 GB
External Memory	Yes, (Expandable up to 128GB)

Network/Bearer^

Multi-Sim	Dual-SIM
Sim Size	Micro-SIM (3FF)
2G Sim	GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
2G CDMA	NA
3G CDMA	NA
3G TD-CDMA	NA
4G TDD LTE	B40(2300)

Connectivity

ANT+	Yes
USB Version	USB 2.0
Headphone	3.5mm Stereo
Wi-Fi/Wi-Fi Direct	802.11 b/g/n 2.4GHz, Yes
Bluetooth	Bluetooth v4.1
MHL	No
PC Sync	NA
Location	GPS, Glonass
NFC	Yes

Software

Operating Software

Android 6.0 Marshmallow

Physical Information

Color+	White, Black, Gold, Rose Gold
Form Factor	Touchscreen Bar
Dimension	145.8 x 72.3 x 8.1 mm
Weight	158 g
Water Resistant/Dust Proof	No

Sensors

Compass/Magnetometer	No
Proximity Sensor	Yes
Accelerometer	Yes
Ambient Light Sensor	Yes
Gyroscope	No
Barometer	No
Temperature Sensor	No

Battery

Standard Battery Capacity	3100  mAh
Removable	Yes

Audio and Video

Video Playing Format	MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM
Video Playing Resolution	FHD (1920 x 1080)@30fps
Audio Playing Format	MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA