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Gaba A5 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy J3 Mobile Phone
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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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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 5.1Android 7.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.2 GHz1.4 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-coreQuad-core8-core
RAM memory1 GB1.5GB2 GB4 GB
CPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7570Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 306ARM Mali-T720ARM Mali-T880 MP12

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.0 in5.0 in5.1 in
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px720 x 1280 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyIPS LCDSuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • PLS
  • Plasma
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density267.0 ppi294.0 ppi294.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
yes
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyesyes
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M16.7M
Dual screen support
N/A
nonono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
nonoyes
HDR
N/A
nonono
Screen material
N/A
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.2 f
N/A
1.7 f
Video recording
N/A
yesyesyes
Highest video resolution
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocus
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yesyesyes
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
AutomaticAutomatic
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/2.2F/1.7
Light source
N/A
N/A
N/A
LED flash

Storage

Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB128GB256GB200GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Internal storage
N/A
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB

Design

Colour of productWhite
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Pink/gold
  • Platinum gold
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • White pearl
Material
N/A
Plastic
  • Metal
  • Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistant
N/A
nonoyes
Shock resistant
N/A
nonono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height6.14 in5.6 in5.64 in5.61 in
Width3.02 in2.8 in2.77 in2.74 in
Depth0.27 in0.31 in0.32 in0.31 in
Weight5.11 oz4.87 oz5.01 oz5.36 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
yes
Digital compass
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Gyroscope
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyes
  • no
  • yes
yes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.14.24.2
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USB
Sim card size
N/A
Micro-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certified
N/A
nonoyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFC
N/A
yesnoyes
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSBUSB
USB version
N/A
2.02.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyesyes
Video output
N/A
NoNoNo

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Data transmissionHSDPAHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGPSGLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyesyes
4G LTE
N/A
yesyesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesnono
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity2200.0 mAh2600.0 mAh2400.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time
N/A
330.0 h
N/A
288.0 h
Talk time
N/A
22.0 h15.0 h27.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
nonoyes
Wireless charging
N/A
nonoyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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