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Samsung Galaxy Express 3 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Express 3
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Samsung Galaxy J3 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy J3 2017 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy J3 2017
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3 editorial reviews
Congratulations, it’s twins! The Samsung I5800 Galaxy 3 and I5801 Galaxy Apollo are both in our office and they’re keen to show everybody that Android is...Read more
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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9
3.6 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
80 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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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
38
4.2 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
55 %
3 stars
13 %
2 stars
0 %
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
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 5.1Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.2 GHz1.4 GHz
CPU coresSingle-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
RAM memory1 GB1.5GB2 GB
CPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7570
GPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 306ARM Mali-T720

Display

Screen size4.5 in5.0 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution800 x 480 px1280 x 720 px720 x 1280 px
TechnologySuper AMOLEDSuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • PLS
  • Plasma
Pixel density207.0 ppi294.0 ppi294.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnonono
HDRnonono
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
nono

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayesyes
N/A
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.2 f
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yesyes
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic

Front camera

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

Storage

Internal storage8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
16 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage32GB128GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • White
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Blue
Water resistantnonono
Shock resistantnonono
Material
N/A
Plastic
  • Metal
  • Plastic

Dimensions

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

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A

Other features

FM radioyesyesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyes
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeMini-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesnono
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.14.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
SBC
NFCnoyesno
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
Video outputNoNoNo
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
Navigation systemA-GPSGLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyesyes
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
3G UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesno
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity2050.0 mAh2600.0 mAh2400.0 mAh
Standby time240.0 h330.0 h
N/A
Talk time12.0 h22.0 h15.0 h
Fast chargingnonono
Wireless charging
N/A
nono

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