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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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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 5.1Android 6.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.2 GHz2.3 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
GPU modelARM Mali-T720 GPUQualcomm Adreno 306ARM Mali-T880 MP12ARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory1.5GB1.5GB4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.0 in5.0 in5.1 in5.8 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologySuper AMOLEDSuper AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density294.0 ppi294.0 ppi576.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Multi touchyesyesyesyes
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyesyes
Dual screen support
N/A
nonono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
noyesyes
HDR
N/A
nonoyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f2.2 f1.7 f
N/A
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyes
N/A
Digital zoomyesyesyes
N/A
Face detectionyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yesyesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps240.0 fps240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.55"
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/1.7F/1.7
Light source
N/A
N/A
LED flash
N/A
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.55"
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual

Storage

Internal storage16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB128GB200GB256GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Dimensions

Height5.6 in5.6 in5.61 in5.86 in
Width2.8 in2.8 in2.74 in2.68 in
Depth0.31 in0.31 in0.31 in0.31 in
Weight4.9 oz4.87 oz5.36 oz5.47 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
N/A
Digital compass
N/A
yesyesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscope
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yesyes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesyesno
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.14.25.0
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
Micro-USBUSB Type-C
DLNA certified
N/A
noyesno
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFC
N/A
yesyesyes
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSBUSB
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyesyes
Video output
N/A
NoNoDisplayPort over USB-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGPSGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
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
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
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
  • 700 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
N/A
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesnono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity2600.0 mAh2600.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time240.0 h330.0 h288.0 h326.0 h
Talk time22.0 h22.0 h27.0 h20.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
noyesyes
Wireless charging
N/A
noyesyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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