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Samsung Galaxy J3 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy J3
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Samsung Galaxy J3 2017 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy J3 2017
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Samsung Galaxy S6 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S6
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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 5.1Android 7.0Android 8.0Android 5.0
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz1.4 GHz1.6 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7570
N/A
Samsung Exynos Octa 7420
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 306ARM Mali-T720
N/A
ARM Mali-T760
RAM memory1.5GB2 GB3 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size5.0 in5.0 in5.6 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLED
N/A
OLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px720 x 1280 px1480 x 720 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologySuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • PLS
  • Plasma
Super AMOLEDSuper AMOLED
Pixel density294.0 ppi294.0 ppi
N/A
576.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
yes
Scratch resistant displaynono
N/A
yes
HDRnono
N/A
no
Multi touchyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f
N/A
N/A
1.9 f
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
yes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
yes
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
yes
Focus adjustment
N/A
AutomaticAutomatic
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
F/2.2F/1.9
N/A
Light source
N/A
N/A
LED flash
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
16 GB32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
N/A
no
Maximum card storage128GB256GB
N/A
128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
N/A
No memory slot

Design

Colour of product
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Blue
Gold
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
MaterialPlastic
  • Metal
  • Plastic
N/A
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistantnono
N/A
no
Shock resistantnono
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height5.6 in5.64 in5.88 in5.65 in
Width2.8 in2.77 in2.76 in2.78 in
Depth0.31 in0.32 in0.32 in0.27 in
Weight4.87 oz5.01 oz5.43 oz4.87 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
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
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyes
  • no
  • yes
yesno
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednono
N/A
yes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.24.2 LE4.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX
  • SBC
SBC
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesnoyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
N/A
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
N/A
yes
Video outputNoNo
N/A
MHL
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USB
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
N/A
yes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
N/A
yes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyes
N/A
yes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
N/A
yes

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesno
N/A
no
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity2600.0 mAh2400.0 mAh3000.0 mAh2550.0 mAh
Standby time330.0 h
N/A
N/A
N/A
Talk time22.0 h15.0 h21.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingnono
N/A
yes
Wireless charging nono
N/A
yes
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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