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Samsung Galaxy Express 3 Mobile Phone
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4.7 out of 5
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4 stars
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4.1 out of 5
13 user ratings
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4.2 out of 5
38 user ratings
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4 stars
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4.3 out of 5
38 user ratings
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4.3 out of 5
37 user ratings
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4.3 out of 5
38 user ratings
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 6.0Android 4.3Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.3 GHz1.4 GHz2.5 GHz
CPU coresSingle-coreQuad-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
RAM memory1 GB1.5GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
2 GB
CPU model
N/A
Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3
GPU model
N/A
ARM Mali-T720 GPUARM Mali-400Qualcomm Adreno 330

Display

Screen size4.5 in5.0 in4.8 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution800 x 480 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologySuper AMOLEDSuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density207.0 ppi294.0 ppi306.0 ppi432.0 ppi
Dual screen supportno
N/A
noyes
HDRno
N/A
nono
Multi touchyesyesyesyes
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Video recordingyes
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyesyes
Digital zoomyesyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyesyes
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.2 f2.6 f2.2 f
Touch focus
N/A
yesyesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps60.0 fps
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution2.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx1.9 Mpx2.1 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage8 GB16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage32GB128GB64GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Dimensions

Height5.22 in5.6 in5.38 in5.59 in
Width2.73 in2.8 in2.78 in2.85 in
Depth0.35 in0.31 in0.34 in0.32 in
Weight4.62 oz4.9 oz4.69 oz5.11 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Gyroscope
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnonono
Sim card sizeMini-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
yesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.14.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codecSBC
N/A
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
NFCno
N/A
yesyes
Charging connectionUSB
N/A
USBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
N/A
2.0
3.0/3.1
Video outputNo
N/A
MHLMHL
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
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
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
HSPA+
Navigation systemA-GPSGPSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
4G LTEyesyes
  • no
  • yes
yes
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
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2050.0 mAh2600.0 mAh2100.0 mAh2800.0 mAh
Standby time240.0 h240.0 h830.0 h390.0 h
Talk time12.0 h22.0 h22.0 h21.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
noyes
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
noyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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