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Samsung Galaxy Express 2 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy J3 2017 Mobile Phone
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Tecno S5 Mobile Phone
Tecno S5
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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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3.2 out of 5
3 user ratings
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4 stars
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3 stars
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User rating
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4.4 out of 5
39 user ratings
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4.1 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.2Android 7.0Android 6.0Android 4.2
CPU clock speed1.7 GHz1.4 GHz1.2 GHz1.3 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreQuad-coreQuad-coreDual-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930ABSamsung Exynos 7 Quad 7570Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916MediaTek MT6572
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 305ARM Mali-T720Qualcomm Adreno 306ARM Mali-400
RAM memory1.5GB2 GB1.5GB512 MB

Display

Screen size4.5 in5.0 in5.0 in4.5 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
N/A
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution960 x 540 px720 x 1280 px1280 x 720 px854 x 480 px
Pixel density245.0 ppi294.0 ppi294.0 ppi218.0 ppi
Multi touchyes
N/A
yesyes
Touchscreen
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Technology
N/A
  • AMOLED
  • PLS
  • Plasma
Super AMOLEDIPS LCD
Dual screen support
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
HDR
N/A
no
N/A
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.6 f
N/A
2.2 f
N/A
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyes
N/A
yes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yesyes
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 detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution0.3 Mpx5.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx1.2 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
F/2.2
N/A
N/A

Storage

Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB256GB128GB32GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSDmicroSD
Internal storage
N/A
16 GB16 GB
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.21 in5.64 in5.6 in5.35 in
Width2.59 in2.77 in2.81 in2.71 in
Depth0.39 in0.32 in0.31 in0.42 in
Weight4.73 oz5.01 oz4.87 oz
N/A

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportno
  • no
  • yes
yes
N/A
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIM
N/A
DLNA certifiedyesno
N/A
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.24.13.0 HS
NFCyesno
N/A
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USBMicro-USBMicro-USB
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
N/A
N/A
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBC
N/A
N/A
Charging connection
N/A
USB
N/A
N/A
USB version
N/A
2.0
N/A
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Video output
N/A
No
N/A
N/A

Cellular

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

Battery

Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2100.0 mAh2400.0 mAh2600.0 mAh1800.0 mAh
Standby time480.0 h
N/A
250.0 h
N/A
Talk time11.0 h15.0 h25.0 h
N/A
Replaceable battery
N/A
noyes
N/A
Fast charging
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Wireless charging
N/A
no
N/A
N/A

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