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Samsung Galaxy Express 3 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Express 3
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Samsung Galaxy Express Prime Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy J3 2017 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy J3 V Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy J3 V
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The Express is equipped with a decent 5-megapixel camera, a dual-core processor, and 4G LTE speeds -- all for just $100.Read more
The Samsung J3 2018 and Galaxy Express Prime 3 are a pair of identical phones, yet one is a better bargain than the other.Read more
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The Samsung J3 2018 and Galaxy Express Prime 3 are a pair of identical phones, yet one is a better bargain than the other.Read more
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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
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
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4.2 out of 5
38 user ratings
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 6.0Android 7.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.3 GHz1.4 GHz1.2 GHz
CPU coresSingle-coreQuad-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
RAM memory1 GB1.5GB2 GB1.5GB
CPU model
N/A
Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7570Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
GPU model
N/A
ARM Mali-T720 GPUARM Mali-T720Qualcomm Adreno 306

Display

Screen size4.5 in5.0 in5.0 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution800 x 480 px1280 x 720 px720 x 1280 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologySuper AMOLEDSuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • PLS
  • Plasma
Super AMOLED
Pixel density207.0 ppi294.0 ppi294.0 ppi294.0 ppi
Dual screen supportno
N/A
no
N/A
HDRno
N/A
no
N/A
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
yes
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
no
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Video recordingyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
yes
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
yes
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
yes
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyes
N/A
yes
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
yes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.2 f
N/A
2.2 f
Touch focus
N/A
yesyesyes
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution2.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/2.2
N/A

Storage

Internal storage8 GB16 GB16 GB16 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage32GB128GB256GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Dimensions

Height5.22 in5.6 in5.64 in5.6 in
Width2.73 in2.8 in2.77 in2.81 in
Depth0.35 in0.31 in0.32 in0.31 in
Weight4.62 oz4.9 oz5.01 oz4.87 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
yes
Gyroscope
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesno
  • no
  • yes
yes
Sim card sizeMini-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
no
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.14.24.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
N/A
Bluetooth codecSBC
N/A
SBC
N/A
NFCno
N/A
no
N/A
Charging connectionUSB
N/A
USB
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
N/A
2.0
N/A
Video outputNo
N/A
No
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USBMicro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Cellular

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

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesnoyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity2050.0 mAh2600.0 mAh2400.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time240.0 h240.0 h
N/A
250.0 h
Talk time12.0 h22.0 h15.0 h25.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
no
N/A
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
no
N/A

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