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Samsung Galaxy J3 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy J3 2017 Mobile Phone
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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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4.2 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 7.0Android 5.0
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz1.4 GHz1.9 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7570Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 306ARM Mali-T720Qualcomm Adreno 320
RAM memory1.5GB2 GB2 GB

Display

Screen size5.0 in5.0 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution1280 x 720 px720 x 1280 px1080 x 1920 px
TechnologySuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • PLS
  • Plasma
IPS TFT
Pixel density294.0 ppi294.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnonoyes
Scratch resistant displaynonoyes
HDRnonono
Multi touchyes
N/A
yes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Autofocusyes
N/A
yes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
yes
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yes
Face detectionyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
yes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
F/2.2
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
16 GB16 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB256GB64GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Grey
  • Orange
  • Pink
  • White
MaterialPlastic
  • Metal
  • Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Plastic
  • Rubber
Water resistantnonoyes
Shock resistantnonoyes
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.6 in5.64 in5.5 in
Width2.8 in2.77 in2.81 in
Depth0.31 in0.32 in0.36 in
Weight4.87 oz5.01 oz5.33 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yes
Gyroscope
N/A
N/A
yes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yes
Humidity
N/A
N/A
yes
Thermometer
N/A
N/A
yes

Other features

FM radioyesyesyes
IR
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyes
  • no
  • yes
no
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiednonoyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.24.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX
  • SBC
SBC
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesnoyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyes
Video outputNoNoMHL
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A

Cellular

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

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesnoyes
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity2600.0 mAh2400.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time330.0 h
N/A
312.0 h
Talk time22.0 h15.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingnonono
Wireless charging nonono

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