The Galaxy J5 runs Android 5.1 Lollipop OS upgradable to Marshmallow It sports a 5.0-inch Super AMOLED HD display Latest variants of Galaxy J5 are Samsung Galaxy J5 2016 and Samsung Galaxy J5 2017 It is powered by a 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 SoC with a Cortex-A53 CPU Memory on the phone is limited to 8GB expandable to 256GB, and a 1.5GB RAM The phone runs on a 2,600mAh removable battery The phone supports two SIMs, 4G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 and has a microUSB 2.0 port
| Processor | Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 |
| Display | |
| Storage | 8GB |
| Rear Camera | 13 M.Pixels |
| Battery | 2600 mAh |
| RAM | 1.5GB |
| Display Type | Super AMOLED |
| Resolution | 720x1280 pixels |
| Pixel Density | 294 pixels per inch (ppi) |
| Touchscreen type | Capacitive |
| Color Reproduction | 16M Colors |
| Screen to body percentage | 67.5% |
| RAM | 1.5GB |
| Internal | 8GB |
| Expandable | MicroSD, 128 GB |
| Dimensions | 5.5x2.8x0.3 inches |
| Water Resistant | No |
| Weight | 146 grams |
| Operating System | Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) |
| Rear | 13 M.Pixels |
| Selfie | 5 M.Pixels |
| Rear Camera Features | Rear Flash |
| Selfie Camera Features | Selfie Flash |
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
| Type | Li-Ion |
| Talk time | 18 hrs (3G) |
| Capacity | 2600 mAh |
| Fast Charging | No |
| GPS | Yes |
| Bluetooth | v4.1 with A2DP |
| Wi-Fi | Yes with Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| Voice Over LTE (VoLTE) | Yes |
| SIM Configuration | Dual SIM (Micro SIM) |
| NFC Chipset | Yes |
| Infrared | No |
| Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 |
| CPU | 1.2 GHz (Quad Core) |
| Graphics | Adreno 306 |
| No of Cores | 4 (Quad Core) |
| Accelerometer | Yes |
| Gyroscope | No |
| Fingerprint sensor | No |
| Other Sensors | Proximity Sensor |