Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) vs Vodafone Smart N8

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung ViewSonic
Announced November 2015 June 2017 June 2017
Status Available - January 2016 Available - June 2017 Available - June 2017
Price Rs. 7,990 ($117.50) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 14,000 ($220.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,500 ($100.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Black, Gold Gold, Black, Pink Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 142.3 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.6 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
143.2 x 70.3 x 7.9 mm
(5.64 x 2.77 x 0.31 in)
144.5 x 71.9 x 8.6 mm
(5.69 x 2.83 x 0.34 in)
Weight 138 g (4.87 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz) 151 g (5.33 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Single-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J320F, J3109 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J320F LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE
SAR US 1.17 W/kg (head)
1.12 W/kg (body)
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SAR EU 0.48 W/kg (head)
0.42 W/kg (body)
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Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, EMail, IM
Notification LED - No No

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
User Interface - TouchWiz -
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830A Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7570 Quad Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6737
GPU Mali-400MP2 Mali-T720 MP2 Mali-T720 MP2
RAM 1.5 GB 2 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD 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) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.09% 68.33% 66.21%
Multi-Touch yes yes no

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio, RDS, recording FM radio No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP 13 MP 13 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection AutoFocus, f/1.9 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Autofocus, HDR, touch-focus
Video 1080p@30fps (J3109), 720p@30fps (J320P) 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP - J3109
2 MP - J320P [Similar]
5 MP, LED Flash [Similar] 5 MP [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, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP v4.1, A2DP v4.0, 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

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