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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
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Mobile Phone
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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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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 7.0Android 6.0Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.4 GHz1.2 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7570Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410
GPU modelARM Mali-T720 GPUARM Mali-T720Qualcomm Adreno 306PowerVR SGX544
RAM memory1.5GB2 GB1.5GB2 GB

Display

Screen size5.0 in5.0 in5.0 in5.0 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px720 x 1280 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologySuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • PLS
  • Plasma
Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density294.0 ppi294.0 ppi294.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
Multi touchyes
N/A
yesyes
Touchscreen
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Dual screen support
N/A
no
N/A
yes
Scratch resistant display
N/A
no
N/A
yes
HDR
N/A
no
N/A
no

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f
N/A
2.2 f2.2 f
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyes
N/A
yesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yesyes
Face detectionyes
N/A
yesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
yesyes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yesyes
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
10x
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
F/2.2
N/A
N/A
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1

Storage

Internal storage16 GB16 GB16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB256GB128GB64GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

MaterialPlastic
  • Metal
  • Plastic
PlasticPlastic
Colour of product
N/A
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Blue
Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
Water resistant
N/A
no
N/A
no
Shock resistant
N/A
no
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height5.6 in5.64 in5.6 in5.38 in
Width2.8 in2.77 in2.81 in2.75 in
Depth0.31 in0.32 in0.31 in0.31 in
Weight4.9 oz5.01 oz4.87 oz4.59 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscope
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportno
  • no
  • yes
yesno
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.24.14.0
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
no
N/A
yes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBC
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFC
N/A
no
N/A
yes
Charging connection
N/A
USB
N/A
USB
USB version
N/A
2.0
N/A
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyesyes
Video output
N/A
No
N/A
MHL

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GPSGLONASS
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
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 1900 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
  • no
  • yes
LTE frequencies
  • 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
Regional
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
800 MHz
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesnoyesyes
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2600.0 mAh2400.0 mAh2600.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time240.0 h
N/A
250.0 h370.0 h
Talk time22.0 h15.0 h25.0 h17.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
no
N/A
no
Wireless charging
N/A
no
N/A
yes

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