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Samsung Galaxy J2 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy J2
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Samsung Galaxy J3 2017 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy J3 2017
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Samsung Galaxy J3 V Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S7 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S7
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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
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 7.0Android 6.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.4 GHz1.2 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7570Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU modelARM Mali-T720 GPUARM Mali-T720Qualcomm Adreno 306ARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory1 GB2 GB1.5GB4 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.0 in5.0 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution960 x 540 px720 x 1280 px1280 x 720 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologySuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • PLS
  • Plasma
Super AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density234.0 ppi294.0 ppi294.0 ppi576.0 ppi
HDRnono
N/A
no
Multi touchyes
N/A
yesyes
Dual screen support
N/A
no
N/A
no
Scratch resistant display
N/A
no
N/A
yes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f
N/A
2.2 f1.7 f
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Autofocusyes
N/A
yesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
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
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Automatic
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
F/2.2
N/A
F/1.7
Light source
N/A
N/A
N/A
LED flash

Storage

Internal storage8 GB16 GB16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB256GB128GB200GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • White
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Blue
Black
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Pink/gold
  • Platinum gold
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • White pearl
MaterialPlastic
  • Metal
  • Plastic
Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistant
N/A
no
N/A
yes
Shock resistant
N/A
no
N/A
no
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.37 in5.64 in5.6 in5.61 in
Width2.72 in2.77 in2.81 in2.74 in
Depth0.33 in0.32 in0.31 in0.31 in
Weight4.55 oz5.01 oz4.87 oz5.36 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscope
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Digital compass
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Barometer
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 supportyes
  • no
  • yes
yesyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.24.14.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codecSBCSBC
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCnono
N/A
yes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
N/A
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USBMicro-USBMicro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesyes
DLNA certified
N/A
no
N/A
yes
USB version
N/A
2.0
N/A
2.0
Video output
N/A
No
N/A
No

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
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
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
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
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
800 MHz
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesnoyesno
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2000.0 mAh2400.0 mAh2600.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Talk time12.0 h15.0 h25.0 h27.0 h
Fast chargingnono
N/A
yes
Wireless charging
N/A
no
N/A
yes
Standby time
N/A
N/A
250.0 h288.0 h
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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