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Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016)
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5.0"
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8MP
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1/2GB RAM
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2600mAh
NETWORK
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
LAUNCH
Announced
2016, March 31. Released 2016, May 06
Status
Discontinued
BODY
Dimensions
142.3 x 71 x 7.9 mm (5.60 x 2.80 x 0.31 in)
Weight
138 g (4.87 oz)
Build
Glass front (Asahi Dragontrail), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM
· Micro-SIM· Micro-SIM + Micro-SIM· Nano-SIM (USA models only)
DISPLAY
Type
Super AMOLED
Size
5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~68.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
Protection
Asahi Dragontrail Glass
PLATFORM
OS
Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) or Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.1.1 (Nougat)
Chipset
Spreadtrum SC9830Exynos 3475 Quad (28 nm) - USA
CPU
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 - USA
GPU
Mali-400Mali-T720 - USA
MEMORY
Card slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
8GB 1.5GB RAM, 16GB 2GB RAM
eMMC 4.5
MAIN CAMERA
Features
LED flash, HDR
Video
720p@30fps
Single
8 MP, f/2.2, AF 5 MP, f/2.2, AF - USA
SELFIE CAMERA
Single
2 MP (USA) 5 MP, f/2.2 (all other regions)
Video
720p@30fps
COMMS
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
4.0/4.1, A2DP, LE
Positioning
GPS, GLONASS
NFC
Yes (market dependent)
Radio
FM radio, RDS, recording (market dependent)
USB
microUSB 2.0, OTG
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