Samsung Galaxy J2 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy J3 (2018) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Jun 07, 2018

Design

Dimensions
5.6 x 2.8 x 0.4 inches 142.2 x 71.1 x 10.2 mm	5.62 x 2.76 x 0.35 inches 142.7 x 70.1 x 8.9 mm
Weight
5.40 oz / 153.0 g	5.36 oz / 152.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Plastic
Features
Touch sensitive control keys	Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black	Silver

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 66.22% screen-to-body	5.0-inch, 68.87% screen-to-body
Type
LCD	TFT
Resolution
960x540px, 16:9 ratio, 220 PPI	1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 294 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 (28 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7570 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 308	Mali-T720 MP1
Memory
1.5GB (LPDDR3)/16GB	2GB/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB	microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
2600 mAh, Li - Ion	2600 mAh

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP	5 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n	b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 4, 5, 7, 66, 71	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14
3G Bands
1, 5, 8	5, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Apr 04, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMJ337A
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.22 W/kg Body: 1.02 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.18 W/kg

Alternative variants

for AT&T Prepaid

Colors	Black

for Verizon

System chip	Samsung Exynos 7884A
Processor	Octa-core 1350 MHz ARM-Cortex A73 and ARM-Cortex A53
4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13
FCC approval	Date approved: May 07, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMJ337V
Measured SAR	Head: 1.14 W/kg Body: 0.92 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.17 W/kg

for Sprint and Boost Mobile

System chip	Samsung Exynos 7884A
Processor	Octa-core 1350 MHz ARM-Cortex A73 and ARM-Cortex A53
4G (FDD) Bands	25, 26
4G (TDD) Bands	41

for T-Mobile

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 12, 66, 71

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