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Samsung Galaxy J2 vs Samsung Galaxy J3 V

2.72 in
5.37 in
Samsung Galaxy J2 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy J2
2.81 in
5.6 in
Samsung Galaxy J3 V Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy J3 V
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Editiorial reviews
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7 editorial reviews
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3.2 out of 5
3 user ratings
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37
4.2 out of 5
37 user ratings
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37 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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Hardware

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Samsung Galaxy J3 VSamsung Galaxy J3 V
Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.2 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
GPU modelARM Mali-T720 GPUQualcomm Adreno 306
RAM memory1 GB1.5GB

Display

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Samsung Galaxy J3 VSamsung Galaxy J3 V
Screen size4.7 in5.0 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLED
Resolution960 x 540 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologySuper AMOLEDSuper AMOLED
Pixel density234.0 ppi294.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Samsung Galaxy J2Samsung Galaxy J2
Samsung Galaxy J3 VSamsung Galaxy J3 V
Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f2.2 f
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

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Samsung Galaxy J3 VSamsung Galaxy J3 V
Primary resolution2.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx

Storage

Samsung Galaxy J2Samsung Galaxy J2
Samsung Galaxy J3 VSamsung Galaxy J3 V
Internal storage8 GB16 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage128GB128GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSD

Design

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Samsung Galaxy J3 VSamsung Galaxy J3 V
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • White
Black
MaterialPlasticPlastic

Dimensions

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Samsung Galaxy J3 VSamsung Galaxy J3 V
Height5.37 in5.6 in
Width2.72 in2.81 in
Depth0.33 in0.31 in
Weight4.55 oz4.87 oz

Sensors

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Samsung Galaxy J3 VSamsung Galaxy J3 V
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes

Connectivity

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Samsung Galaxy J3 VSamsung Galaxy J3 V
Dual sim supportyesyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.1
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes

Cellular

Samsung Galaxy J2Samsung Galaxy J2
Samsung Galaxy J3 VSamsung Galaxy J3 V
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGPS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

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Samsung Galaxy J3 VSamsung Galaxy J3 V
Replaceable batteryyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2000.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Talk time12.0 h25.0 h

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          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy J3 V