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Huawei Honor V8 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy J2 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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3 editorial reviews
An extraordinarily shiny Android phone with extraordinary specsRead more
With dual cameras, dual Sim, microSD card slot, premium build and two-day battery life, the only thing holding back the Honor 8 is Huawei’s softwareRead more
This well-crafted, midprice handset takes good photos with its double cameras, while saving you big bucks.Read more
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The J2 Core treads a fine line against the competition, but is it able to balance it?Read more
The Boost Mobile exclusive Samsung Galaxy J2 is an affordable phone for Samsung enthusiasts, but not much else.Read more
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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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3.2 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 5.1Android 7.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz1.3 GHz1.4 GHz1.2 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 950Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7570Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP4ARM Mali-T720 GPUARM Mali-T720Qualcomm Adreno 306
RAM memory4 GB1 GB2 GB1.5GB

Display

Screen size5.7 in4.7 in5.0 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px960 x 540 px720 x 1280 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologyIPS LCDSuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • PLS
  • Plasma
Super AMOLED
Pixel density386.0 ppi234.0 ppi294.0 ppi294.0 ppi
Dual screen supportno
N/A
no
N/A
HDRnonono
N/A
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
yes
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
no
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f2.2 f
N/A
2.2 f
Video recordingyesyesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
yes
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
yes
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyes
N/A
yes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic
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

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/2.2
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
8 GB16 GB16 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB128GB256GB128GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
  • Black
  • Gold
  • White
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Blue
Black
MaterialMetalPlastic
  • Metal
  • Plastic
Plastic
Water resistantno
N/A
no
N/A
Shock resistantno
N/A
no
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.18 in5.37 in5.64 in5.6 in
Width3.06 in2.72 in2.77 in2.81 in
Depth0.31 in0.33 in0.32 in0.31 in
Weight6.0 oz4.55 oz5.01 oz4.87 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
yes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyes
  • no
  • yes
yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.04.24.1
NFCyesnono
N/A
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
3.1
N/A
2.0
N/A
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CMicro-USBMicro-USBMicro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesyes
Video outputDisplayPort over USB-C
N/A
No
N/A
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
N/A
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBCSBC
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
no
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGPS
  • 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 UMTSyesyesyes
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 900 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
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
yes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
N/A
800 MHz

Battery

Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity3500.0 mAh2000.0 mAh2400.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time437.0 h
N/A
N/A
250.0 h
Talk time25.0 h12.0 h15.0 h25.0 h
Fast chargingnonono
N/A
Wireless charging no
N/A
no
N/A
Replaceable battery
N/A
yesnoyes

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