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Samsung Galaxy J3 2017 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy J3 2017
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Tecno S5 Mobile Phone
Tecno S5
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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
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3.2 out of 5
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User rating
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4.1 out of 5
38 user ratings
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 6.0Android 4.2
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz1.2 GHz1.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-coreDual-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 7 Quad 7570Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916MediaTek MT6572
GPU modelARM Mali-T720Qualcomm Adreno 306ARM Mali-400
RAM memory2 GB1.5GB512 MB

Display

Screen size5.0 in5.0 in4.5 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
N/A
Panel typeOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution720 x 1280 px1280 x 720 px854 x 480 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • PLS
  • Plasma
Super AMOLEDIPS LCD
Pixel density294.0 ppi294.0 ppi218.0 ppi
Dual screen supportno
N/A
N/A
Scratch resistant displayno
N/A
N/A
HDRno
N/A
N/A
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyes
N/A
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.2 f
N/A
Autofocus
N/A
yes
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx1.2 Mpx
Lens apertureF/2.2
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage16 GB16 GB
N/A
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage256GB128GB32GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSDmicroSD

Dimensions

Height5.64 in5.6 in5.35 in
Width2.77 in2.81 in2.71 in
Depth0.32 in0.31 in0.42 in
Weight5.01 oz4.87 oz
N/A

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscope
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
yes
N/A
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIM
N/A
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.13.0 HS
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
N/A
N/A
Bluetooth codecSBC
N/A
N/A
NFCno
N/A
N/A
Charging connectionUSB
N/A
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
N/A
N/A
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USBMicro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
N/A
Video outputNo
N/A
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
N/A
Data transmission
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
HSPA+HSDPA
Navigation system
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GPSGPS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
4G LTEyesyes
N/A
CDMA frequences
N/A
800 MHz
N/A
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyes

Battery

Replaceable batterynoyes
N/A
Battery capacity2400.0 mAh2600.0 mAh1800.0 mAh
Talk time15.0 h25.0 h
N/A
Fast chargingno
N/A
N/A
Wireless charging no
N/A
N/A
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion
Standby time
N/A
250.0 h
N/A

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