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Samsung Galaxy J3 2017 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy J3 2017
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Editiorial reviews
28
4.4 out of 5
19 user ratings
5 stars
47 %
4 stars
52 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
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9
3.6 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
80 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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6 editorial reviews
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User rating
43
4.3 out of 5
43 user ratings
5 stars
41 %
4 stars
44 %
3 stars
13 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
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6
4.7 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
66 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
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39
4.2 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
41 %
4 stars
41 %
3 stars
12 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
2 %
38
4.1 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
23 %
4 stars
57 %
3 stars
18 %
2 stars
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1 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 9.0 PieAndroid 5.1Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz
N/A
1.2 GHz1.4 GHz
CPU coresDual-core
N/A
Quad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelApple A8QualcommQualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7570
GPU modelPowerVR GX6650
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 306ARM Mali-T720
RAM memory1 GB2 GB1.5GB2 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in2.6 in5.0 in5.0 in
Number of colors16.7M
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCD
N/A
OLEDOLED
Resolution1334 x 750 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px720 x 1280 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
N/A
Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • PLS
  • Plasma
Pixel density326.0 ppi
N/A
294.0 ppi294.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
Corning Gorilla Glass
N/A
N/A
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
nono
HDR
N/A
N/A
nono
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f
N/A
2.2 f
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
Automatic
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Autofocus
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detectionFace recognition
N/A
yes
N/A
Geo-tagging
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
LED Flash
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
16 GB
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Memory card reader
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
128GB256GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Beige
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Orange
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • Turquoise
  • White
Black
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Blue
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
N/A
Plastic
  • Metal
  • Plastic
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
nono
Shock resistant
N/A
N/A
nono

Dimensions

Height5.44 in5.83 in5.6 in5.64 in
Width2.64 in2.64 in2.8 in2.77 in
Depth0.27 in0.94 in0.31 in0.32 in
Weight4.55 oz11.64 oz4.87 oz5.01 oz

Connectivity

Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetooth version4.0
N/A
4.14.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
Charging connection
  • HDMI
  • Lightning
N/A
USBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specific
N/A
NoNo
Dual sim support
N/A
N/A
yes
  • no
  • yes
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
nono
Bluetooth
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
SBC
NFC
N/A
N/A
yesno
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB

Cellular

Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
N/A
yesyes
2G GSM
N/A
N/A
yesyes
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
yesyes
4G LTE
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Battery

Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium IonLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity1810.0 mAh4400.0 mAh2600.0 mAh2400.0 mAh
Standby time250.0 h
N/A
330.0 h
N/A
Talk time14.0 h
N/A
22.0 h15.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
yesno
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
nono
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
nono

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