Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy J3 vs Samsung Galaxy J3 Emerge vs Samsung Galaxy J2 Prime

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced November 2015 December 2016 November 2016
Status Available - December 2015 Available - January 2016 Available - November 2016
Price Rs. 8,999 ($132.34) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,999 ($147.04) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,490 ($140.15) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Black, Gold Gold, Black Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 142.3 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.6 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
- 144.8 x 72.1 x 8.9 mm
(5.7 x 2.84 x 0.35 in)
Weight 138 g (4.87 oz) - 160 g (5.64 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Single SIM (Micro-SIM), Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - EMEA LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Notification LED - No No

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
User Interface - TouchWiz -
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6737T
GPU - Adreno 505 Mali-T720MP2
RAM 1.5 GB 2 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 16 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.09% - 66.19%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS; recording FM radio FM radio, RDS, recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 8 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, LED flash [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP v4.1, A2DP v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 2600 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -