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Samsung Galaxy J3 2017 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy J3 2017
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Editiorial reviews
9
3.8 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
12 %
4 stars
62 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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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
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6 editorial reviews
Samsung ruined what could have been a great budget phone.Read more
We're testing Samsung's mid-range Galaxy J3 (2017) Duo Smartphone with a 5-inch screen. Since it is one of the top-selling smartphones, the expectations are high: How long does the battery last? Is the camera useful? Is trading the former model worthwhile? And just how much can really be expected from the low price?Read more
In the past half year, we’ve reviewed the 2017 models of the Galaxy J5 and the Galaxy J7, and it’s ...Read more
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User rating
40
4.1 out of 5
40 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
30 %
3 stars
32 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
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37
4.0 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
21 %
2 stars
5 %
1 stars
0 %
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 systemAndroid 5.1Android 7.1Android 5.1Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.1 GHz1.3 GHz1.2 GHz1.4 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909MediaTek MT6737Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7570
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 304ARM Mali-T720Qualcomm Adreno 306ARM Mali-T720
RAM memory1.5GB2 GB1.5GB2 GB

Display

Screen size4.5 in5.0 in5.0 in5.0 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution854 x 480 px720 x 1280 px1280 x 720 px720 x 1280 px
Pixel density218.0 ppi294.0 ppi294.0 ppi294.0 ppi
Multi touchyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Technology
N/A
IPS TFTSuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • PLS
  • Plasma
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

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Burst Modeyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yes
N/A
LED Flashyes
N/A
yesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
yesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.2 f
N/A
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
Automatic

Front camera

Primary resolution2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/2.2

Storage

Internal storage8 GB16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
16 GB
Memory card readeryes
N/A
yesyes
Maximum card storage32GB128GB128GB256GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • White
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Blue
MaterialPlasticAluminumPlastic
  • Metal
  • Plastic
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
nono
Shock resistant
N/A
N/A
nono

Dimensions

Height5.19 in5.7 in5.6 in5.64 in
Width2.62 in2.85 in2.8 in2.77 in
Depth0.35 in0.37 in0.31 in0.32 in
Weight3.99 oz5.33 oz4.87 oz5.01 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportno
  • no
  • yes
yes
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyes
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.24.14.2
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB
Bluetooth profile
N/A
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSBUSB
USB version
N/A
2.02.02.0
Video output
N/A
NoNoNo
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
nono
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
SBC
NFC
N/A
N/A
yesno
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Battery

Replaceable batteryyes
N/A
yesno
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity1940.0 mAh2800.0 mAh2600.0 mAh2400.0 mAh
Standby time240.0 h
N/A
330.0 h
N/A
Talk time11.0 h
N/A
22.0 h15.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
nono
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
nono

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