Honor Magic vs. Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) Dual Sim

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor Magic and Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) Dual Sim. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Honor Magic vs. Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) Dual Sim Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor Magic Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) Dual Sim
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - SM-J530F/DS
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 146.1 mm 146.2 mm Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) Dual Sim has greater height than Honor Magic.
Width 69.9 mm 71.3 mm Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) Dual Sim has greater width than Honor Magic.
Depth 7.8 mm 8 mm Honor Magic is narrower than Honor Magic.
Weight 145 g 160 g Honor Magic is lighter than Honor Magic.
Body Colour Porcelain white Black
Body Material - Metal
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value - 1.36 W/kg (body), 0.349 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots) Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD -
DISPLAY Honor Magic Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) Dual Sim
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology AMOLED Super AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.09" 5.2" Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) Dual Sim has larger screen size than Honor Magic.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2560 x 1440 pixels 1280 x 720 pixels Honor Magic has better screen resolution than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) Dual Sim.
Display Format QHD HD
Pixel Density 577 ppi -
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
PROCESSOR Honor Magic Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) Dual Sim
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 950 -
Clock Speed - 1.6 GHz
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Honor Magic has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T880 -
MEMORY Honor Magic Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) Dual Sim
RAM 4 GB 2 GB Honor Magic has more RAM than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) Dual Sim.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 16 GB Honor Magic has more internal memory than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) Dual Sim.
User Memory - 10.1 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Honor Magic Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) Dual Sim
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) Dual Sim has better camera resolution than Honor Magic.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS CMOS
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.7 Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) Dual Sim has better lens aperture than Honor Magic.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama, Pro mode -
Light Source Dual LED flash Flash
Still Image Resolutions 3968 x 2976 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p), Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel -
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) Dual Sim has better front camera resolution than Honor Magic.
Sensor Type (Front) - CMOS
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/1.9 Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) Dual Sim has better front lens aperture than Honor Magic.
Light Source (Front) - Flash
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor Magic Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) Dual Sim
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2900 mAh 3000 mAh Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) Dual Sim has larger battery capacity than Honor Magic.
Talk Time - 1260 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk (WCDMA): up to 1260 min
Active online usage (3G): up to 12 hrs
Active online usage (LTE): up to 13 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 14 hrs
Playback (video): up to 19 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 83 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Honor Magic Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) Dual Sim
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Google Android
User Interface Magic Live UI -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Honor Magic Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) Dual Sim
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE Advanced, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band - 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band - Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 40
4G LTE Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, ANT+/ANT
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.1
Bluetooth Profiles - HFP, HSP, OPP, PAN, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, PBAP, MAP, HOGP
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor Magic Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) Dual Sim
Supported Digital Audio Standards - WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, M4A, MXMF, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA
Supported Digital Video Standards - MKV, FLV, AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2
Sound Enhancements DTS Sound support -
FEATURES Honor Magic Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) Dual Sim
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, distance sensor, gravity sensor Accelerometer, proximity sensor, gyro sensor, hall sensor, RGB sensor, geomagnetic sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Active noise-cancellation, Huawei Magic Power -
OTHERS Honor Magic Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) Dual Sim
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter
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