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Samsung Galaxy J3 2017 Mobile Phone
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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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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 6.0Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz1.2 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 7 Quad 7570Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410
GPU modelARM Mali-T720Qualcomm Adreno 306PowerVR SGX544
RAM memory2 GB1.5GB2 GB

Display

Screen size5.0 in5.0 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution720 x 1280 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • PLS
  • Plasma
Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density294.0 ppi294.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Dual screen supportno
N/A
yes
Scratch resistant displayno
N/A
yes
HDRno
N/A
no
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.2 f2.2 f
Autofocus
N/A
yesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyes
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
10x
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx
Lens apertureF/2.2
N/A
N/A
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
1

Storage

Internal storage16 GB16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage256GB128GB64GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Blue
Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
Material
  • Metal
  • Plastic
PlasticPlastic
Water resistantno
N/A
no
Shock resistantno
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height5.64 in5.6 in5.38 in
Width2.77 in2.81 in2.75 in
Depth0.32 in0.31 in0.31 in
Weight5.01 oz4.87 oz4.59 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
yesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
yes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.14.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codecSBC
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCno
N/A
yes
Charging connectionUSB
N/A
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
N/A
2.0
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyes
Video outputNo
N/A
MHL

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation system
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
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
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
4G LTEyesyes
  • no
  • yes
CDMA frequences
N/A
800 MHz
N/A
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Regional
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batterynoyesyes
Battery capacity2400.0 mAh2600.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Talk time15.0 h25.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
no
Wireless charging no
N/A
yes
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion
Standby time
N/A
250.0 h370.0 h

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