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Gaba A5 Mobile Phone
Gaba A5
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Samsung Galaxy J2 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy J2
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Samsung Galaxy J3 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy J3
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3.6 out of 5
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4.0 out of 5
43 user ratings
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30 %
4 stars
46 %
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20 %
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2 %
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4.2 out of 5
37 user ratings
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 5.1Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.3 GHz1.2 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
RAM memory1 GB1 GB1.5GB
CPU model
N/A
Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
GPU model
N/A
ARM Mali-T720 GPUQualcomm Adreno 306

Display

Screen size5.5 in4.7 in5.0 in
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px960 x 540 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologyIPS LCDSuper AMOLEDSuper AMOLED
Pixel density267.0 ppi234.0 ppi294.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyesyes
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M
HDR
N/A
nono
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
no
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
no

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Digital zoomyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.2 f2.2 f
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution
N/A
1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocus
N/A
yesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Touch focus
N/A
yesyes
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution2.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB128GB128GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Internal storage
N/A
8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB

Design

Colour of productWhite
  • Black
  • Gold
  • White
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Gold
Material
N/A
PlasticPlastic
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
no
Shock resistant
N/A
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height6.14 in5.37 in5.6 in
Width3.02 in2.72 in2.8 in
Depth0.27 in0.33 in0.31 in
Weight5.11 oz4.55 oz4.87 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.1
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
Sim card size
N/A
Micro-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFC
N/A
noyes
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
no
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.0
Video output
N/A
N/A
No

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Data transmissionHSDPAHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences2100 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyes
4G LTE
N/A
yesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyes
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2200.0 mAh2000.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Talk time
N/A
12.0 h22.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
nono
Standby time
N/A
N/A
330.0 h
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
no

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