| Local Name | Galaxy J5 |
| Additional Information | Versions: J500F/J700FN (Global Single-SIM); J500F/DS (Global Dual-SIM); J500G/DS (Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand); J500Y (Australia, New Zealand); J500M (LATAM); J500M/DS (Brazil); J500H/DS (Philippines, Russia, Ukraine). Also known as Samsung Galaxy J5 Duos with dual-SIM card slots |
| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| 4G Bands | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) |
| Speed | HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps |
| GPRS | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes |
| Announced | 2015, June |
| Status | Available. Released 2015, June |
| Dimensions | 142.1 x 71.8 x 7.9 mm (5.59 x 2.83 x 0.31 in) |
| Weight | 146 g (5.15 oz) |
| SIM | Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| Display Type | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Screen Size | 5.0 inches (~67.5% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 720 x 1280 pixels (~294 ppi pixel density) |
| Mulitouch | Yes |
| OS | Android 5.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) |
| Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 |
| CPU | Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 |
| GPU | Adreno 306 |
| Card Slot | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
| Internal Memory | 8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM |
| Primary Camera | 13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm, autofocus, LED flash |
| Camera Features | Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection |
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
| Secondary Camera | 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm, LED flash |
| Alert Types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm Jack | Yes |
| Sound | Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 4.1, A2DP |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
| NFC | Yes (market dependent) |
| Radio | FM radio, RDS, recording |
| USB | microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, proximity |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM |
| Browser | HTML5 |
| Java | No |
| Features Summary | ANT+ support, MP4/WMV/H.264 player, MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player, Photo/video editor, Document viewer |
| Battery | Removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh battery |
| Talk Time | Up to 18 h (3G) |
| Music Play | Up to 62 h |
| Colors | White, Black, Gold |
| SAR EU | 0.61 W/kg (head) 0.48 W/kg (body) |