The lower Samsung Galaxy J5 lineup takes the stage in this camera comparison, as the 2015 Galaxy J5 model, takes on the Galaxy J5 2016. Which among these two J-series handsets will triumph? Let’s all find out and take a look, shall we?
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The Galaxy J5 2016 packs a 13MP rear shooter, which is similar to what the original Galaxy J5 has. There isn’t much difference between rear and front shooter, other than their lens, which makes this one a really close fight.
| Camera specs |
Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) specs, PH price, features |
Samsung Galaxy J5 (2015) specs, PH price, features |
| Sensor | 13MP rear shooter | 13MP rear shooter |
| Lens | f/1.9 aperture | f/1.9 aperture |
| Raw DNG | Yes | Yes |
| Video recorder | 1080p at 30fps | 1080p at 30fps |
| OIS | No | No |
| Front camera | 5MP, f/1.9 | 5 MP, f/2.2 |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Microphones | Single | Single |
Daylight shooting
Seeing the outputs from both shooters proves that these two are identical in more ways than one, as they delivered almost identical outputs, in terms of color and brightness. However, upon closer inspection, it seems that on some outputs, the Galaxy J5 2016 delivered warmer colors, while the original Galaxy J5 shows a bit sharper image.
Sadly, both shooters couldn’t get hold of an HDR feature, which is quite of a letdown for the Galaxy J5 2016, nevertheless, performance was highly similar with one another.
Low-light and night shooting
Like in daylight camera shooting, both Galaxy J5’s delivered quite a similar performance in outdoor night shooting, with a tad bit difference in color and noise control, with the Galaxy J5 2016 giving off darker colors and a pretty decent noise control capability, while the Galaxy J5 2015 provided a lighter tone on and weaker noise control capability.
With On-flash shooting, both handsets were seen be really bright, however, a clear difference in color can be easily distinguished as the Galaxy J5 2016 delivered a warmer tone, while the Galaxy J5 2015 delivered a lighter tone.
Selfie shooting
For selfies, both Galaxy J5’s delivered a really decent performance, however, background seemed to be a bit overexposed, which actually affected the performance of both phones. Nevertheless, the color tone is on point and brightness level is at its peak.
On-flash selfies are actually a bit decent, with the Galaxy J5 2016 edging out in terms of color and overall output performance, however, the Galaxy J5 2015 did deliver a bright and distinguishable output, which alone was a feat on its on.
Verdict
Both Galaxy J5 handsets are actually rather similar in more ways than one, with a few instances that the Galaxy J5 2016 edged out its predecessor. Nevertheless, we feel that its camera performance ain’t that improved since both still performed in an almost full-identical manner.
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