Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017)
samsung galaxy j3 (2017)
Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016)
samsung galaxy j3 (2016)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung
Announced June 2017 November 2015
Status Available - June 2017 Available - January 2016
Price Rs. 14,000 ($220.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,990 ($117.50) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Gold, Black, Pink White, Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 143.2 x 70.3 x 7.9 mm
(5.64 x 2.77 x 0.31 in)
142.3 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.6 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM -
2G Network 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 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J320F, J3109
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J320F
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.17 W/kg (head)
1.12 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.48 W/kg (head)
0.42 W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
User Interface TouchWiz -
Processor Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7570 Quad [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830A [Similar]
GPU Mali-T720 MP2 [Similar] Mali-400MP2 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 1.5 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.33% 68.09%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features AutoFocus, f/1.9 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps (J3109), 720p@30fps (J320P)
Front Camera 5 MP, LED Flash [Similar] 5 MP - J3109
2 MP - J320P [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi 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 microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2400 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 408 h Up to 349 h
Talk Time Up to 23 h Up to 22 h