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Samsung Galaxy C5 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Mobile Phone
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5 editorial reviews
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4.3 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
54 %
3 stars
9 %
2 stars
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1 stars
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User rating
38
4.2 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
42 %
4 stars
34 %
3 stars
23 %
2 stars
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1 stars
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4.2 out of 5
36 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
25 %
3 stars
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2 stars
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4.4 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
55 %
4 stars
34 %
3 stars
10 %
2 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 6.0Android 5.0
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz1.6 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
RAM memory4 GB3 GB3 GB
CPU model
N/A
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870Samsung Exynos Octa 7420
GPU model
N/A
ARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-T760

Display

Screen size5.2 in5.5 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyIPS LCDIPS TFT
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density424.0 ppi401.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnonono
HDRnonono
Multi touchyesyesyes
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.9 f1.9 f1.9 f
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyes
Digital zoomyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Scene mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Self timer
N/A
yes
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesno
Maximum card storage128GB256GB
N/A
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Gold
  • White
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Green
  • Blue
Material
N/A
MetalAluminum
Water resistant
N/A
nono
Shock resistant
N/A
nono

Dimensions

Height5.74 in5.97 in5.59 in
Width2.83 in2.95 in2.76 in
Depth0.26 in0.31 in0.28 in
Weight5.4 oz5.89 oz4.66 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Fingerprintyesyesyes
Gyroscope
N/A
N/A
yes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesno
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.14.1
NFCyesnoyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
Micro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyes
DLNA certified
N/A
noyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
Video output
N/A
NoMHL

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
Navigation systemGPSGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyes
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Google Cast

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2600.0 mAh3300.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Fast chargingnonoyes
Replaceable battery
N/A
nono
Standby time
N/A
350.0 h302.0 h
Talk time
N/A
21.0 h18.0 h
Wireless charging
N/A
noyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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