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Apple iPhone 6 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy J2 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy J3 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy J3
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Editiorial reviews
28
4.4 out of 5
19 user ratings
5 stars
47 %
4 stars
52 %
3 stars
0 %
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0 %
1 stars
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3.6 out of 5
5 user ratings
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User rating
43
4.3 out of 5
43 user ratings
5 stars
41 %
4 stars
44 %
3 stars
13 %
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4.2 out of 5
37 user ratings
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37 %
4 stars
48 %
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4.2 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
41 %
3 stars
12 %
2 stars
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2 %

Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 5.1Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz1.3 GHz1.2 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelApple A8Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
GPU modelPowerVR GX6650ARM Mali-T720 GPUQualcomm Adreno 306
RAM memory1 GB1 GB1.5GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in4.7 in5.0 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1334 x 750 px960 x 540 px1280 x 720 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
Super AMOLEDSuper AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi234.0 ppi294.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
N/A
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
HDR
N/A
nono
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
no
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
no

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f2.2 f2.2 f
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Autofocus
N/A
yesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyes
Face detectionFace recognitionyesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyes
LED Flash
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Touch focus
N/A
yesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution1.2 Mpx2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Face detectionFace recognitionyesyes
Lens apertureF/2.2
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Memory card reader
N/A
yesyes
Maximum card storage
N/A
128GB128GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Beige
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Orange
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Black
  • Gold
  • White
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Gold
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
PlasticPlastic
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
no
Shock resistant
N/A
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height5.44 in5.37 in5.6 in
Width2.64 in2.72 in2.8 in
Depth0.27 in0.33 in0.31 in
Weight4.55 oz4.55 oz4.87 oz

Connectivity

Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetooth version4.04.04.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Charging connection
  • HDMI
  • Lightning
USBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specific
N/A
No
Dual sim support
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFC
N/A
noyes
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
no
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.0

Cellular

Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
GPSGLONASS
GSM frequencies
  • 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
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yesyes
2G GSM
N/A
yesyes
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyes
4G LTE
N/A
yesyes
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyes

Battery

Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1810.0 mAh2000.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time250.0 h
N/A
330.0 h
Talk time14.0 h12.0 h22.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
yesyes
Fast charging
N/A
nono
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
no

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