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Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime vs Samsung Galaxy S5

2.95 in
5.97 in
Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime
2.85 in
5.59 in
Samsung Galaxy S5 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S5
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
5
5 editorial reviews
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4.1 out of 5
13 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
53 %
3 stars
7 %
2 stars
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User rating
36
4.2 out of 5
36 user ratings
5 stars
47 %
4 stars
25 %
3 stars
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38
4.3 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
47 %
4 stars
36 %
3 stars
15 %
2 stars
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1 stars
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Full Comparison

Hardware

Samsung Galaxy J7 PrimeSamsung Galaxy J7 Prime
Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz2.5 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3
GPU modelARM Mali-T830 MP2Qualcomm Adreno 330
RAM memory3 GB2 GB

Display

Samsung Galaxy J7 PrimeSamsung Galaxy J7 Prime
Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
Screen size5.5 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi432.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
Dual screen supportnoyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Samsung Galaxy J7 PrimeSamsung Galaxy J7 Prime
Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.9 f2.2 f
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Samsung Galaxy J7 PrimeSamsung Galaxy J7 Prime
Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
Primary resolution8.0 Mpx2.1 Mpx

Storage

Samsung Galaxy J7 PrimeSamsung Galaxy J7 Prime
Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
Internal storage16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage256GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Samsung Galaxy J7 PrimeSamsung Galaxy J7 Prime
Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Yellow
MaterialMetalPlastic
Water resistantnoyes
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Samsung Galaxy J7 PrimeSamsung Galaxy J7 Prime
Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
Height5.97 in5.59 in
Width2.95 in2.85 in
Depth0.31 in0.32 in
Weight5.89 oz5.11 oz

Sensors

Samsung Galaxy J7 PrimeSamsung Galaxy J7 Prime
Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Fingerprintyesyes

Connectivity

Samsung Galaxy J7 PrimeSamsung Galaxy J7 Prime
Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
Dual sim supportyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
NFCnoyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.0/3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
Video outputNoMHL

Cellular

Samsung Galaxy J7 PrimeSamsung Galaxy J7 Prime
Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
4G LTEyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 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
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

Samsung Galaxy J7 PrimeSamsung Galaxy J7 Prime
Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
Replaceable batterynoyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity3300.0 mAh2800.0 mAh
Standby time350.0 h390.0 h
Talk time21.0 h21.0 h
Fast chargingnoyes
Wireless charging noyes

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime

          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy S5