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Samsung Galaxy Core Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy J3 2017 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy J3 V Mobile Phone
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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
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.1Android 7.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz1.4 GHz1.2 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon MSM8225Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7570Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 203ARM Mali-T720Qualcomm Adreno 306
RAM memory1 GB2 GB1.5GB

Display

Screen size4.3 in5.0 in5.0 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution800 x 480 px720 x 1280 px1280 x 720 px
Pixel density217.0 ppi294.0 ppi294.0 ppi
Multi touchyes
N/A
yes
Touchscreen
N/A
yes
N/A
Technology
N/A
  • AMOLED
  • PLS
  • Plasma
Super AMOLED
Dual screen support
N/A
no
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
no
N/A
HDR
N/A
no
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution640 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yes
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyes
Touch focus
N/A
yesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.2 f
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution0.3 Mpx5.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
F/2.2
N/A

Storage

Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB256GB128GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
Internal storage
N/A
16 GB16 GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Blue
  • White
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Blue
Black
Material
N/A
  • Metal
  • Plastic
Plastic
Water resistant
N/A
no
N/A
Shock resistant
N/A
no
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.09 in5.64 in5.6 in
Width2.66 in2.77 in2.81 in
Depth0.35 in0.32 in0.31 in
Weight4.37 oz5.01 oz4.87 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yes
Gyroscope
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyes
  • no
  • yes
yes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version3.0 HS4.24.1
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USBMicro-USB
Sim card size
N/A
Nano-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certified
N/A
no
N/A
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
N/A
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBC
N/A
NFC
N/A
no
N/A
Charging connection
N/A
USB
N/A
USB version
N/A
2.0
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
Video output
N/A
No
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Data transmissionHSDPA
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
HSPA+
Navigation systemGPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GPS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
3G UMTS
N/A
yes
N/A
4G LTE
N/A
yesyes
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
800 MHz
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz

Battery

Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity1800.0 mAh2400.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time500.0 h
N/A
250.0 h
Talk time14.0 h15.0 h25.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
noyes
Fast charging
N/A
no
N/A
Wireless charging
N/A
no
N/A

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