Samsung Galaxy J5 Prime Launched in India: Price, Specifications, and More

Samsung alongside the launch of the Galaxy J7 Prime in India on Monday also launched the Galaxy J5 Prime in the country. The smartphone has been priced at Rs. 14,790, and it will become available in the country by the end of September.

The Samsung Galaxy J5 Prime is an upgraded version of the Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016), and features a fingerprint sensor on the home button. Other differences are minor – the Galaxy J5 Prime supports expandable storage via microSD card (up to 256GB), whereas the Galaxy J5 (2016) supports microSD cards up to 128GB. Notably, the Prime variant sports a significantly smaller battery, at 2400mAh, compared to the 3100mAh battery on the Galaxy J5 (2016)

(Also see: Samsung Galaxy J5 Prime vs Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016))

The Android 6.0 Marshmallow-based Galaxy J5 Prime is a dual-SIM phone with Nano-SIM card support. It sports a 5-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) display, and is powered by a 1.4GHz quad-core SoC that’s coupled with 2GB of RAM. The smartphone packs a 13-megapixel rear camera with an f/1.9 aperture and LED flash, apart from a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with an f/2.2 aperture.

The Galaxy J5 Prime comes with 16GB of inbuilt storage, expandable via microSD card (up to 256GB). Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, FM, and 4G. As we mentioned, the smartphone is powered by a 2400mAh battery. It measures 142.8x69.5x8.1mm, and weighs in at 143 grams.

Tthe company is touting features like S Power Planning (a reserve battery technology for when the battery is running low) and S Secure (allowing users to lock/ hide apps, and more). The company has also detailed a Vodafone bundled data offer for Galaxy J7 Prime and Galaxy J5 Prime customers, wherein they pay for 1GB of data and get 9GB of data free over three months.