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Samsung Galaxy J3 Mobile Phone
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3.6 out of 5
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The Galaxy J5 (2016) and Galaxy J7 (2016) marked Samsung's first foray into making budget smartphones with premium builds, a ...Read more
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4.1 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 6.0Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz1.6 GHz2.5 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 306ARM Mali-T830 MP2Qualcomm Adreno 330
RAM memory1.5GB3 GB2 GB

Display

Screen size5.0 in5.5 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDLCDOLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologySuper AMOLEDIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density294.0 ppi401.0 ppi432.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnonoyes
Scratch resistant displaynoyesyes
HDRnonono
Multi touchyesyesyes
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f1.9 f2.2 f
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps
N/A
60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyesyes
Digital zoomyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyesyes
N/A
HDR Captureyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
Scene mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Self timer
N/A
yes
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx2.1 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB256GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Black
  • Gold
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Yellow
MaterialPlasticMetalPlastic
Water resistantnonoyes
Shock resistantnonono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.6 in5.97 in5.59 in
Width2.8 in2.95 in2.85 in
Depth0.31 in0.31 in0.32 in
Weight4.87 oz5.89 oz5.11 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscope
N/A
N/A
yes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesno
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiednonoyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.14.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX
  • SBC
SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
NFCyesnoyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
3.0/3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyes
Video outputNoNoMHL

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+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
3G UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
4G LTEyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesnoyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2600.0 mAh3300.0 mAh2800.0 mAh
Standby time330.0 h350.0 h390.0 h
Talk time22.0 h21.0 h21.0 h
Fast chargingnonoyes
Wireless charging nonoyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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