Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy A15 5G Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017)	Samsung Galaxy A15 5G
Released · May 14, 2017	Released · Dec 16, 2023
5.0-inch	6.5-inch
Single camera	Triple camera
1.5GB · 16GB	4GB · 128GB
2600 mAh	5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
May 14, 2017	Dec 11, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
	$200

Design

Dimensions
5.55 x 2.76 x 0.34 inches 141 x 70.1 x 8.6 mm	6.30 x 3.02 x 0.33 inches 160.1 x 76.8 x 8.4 mm
Weight
5.22 oz (148.0 g)	7.05 oz (200.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver	Blue Black, Light Blue

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 69.74% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 84.49% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 396 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7570 (14 nm)	Mediatek Dimensity 6100+ (6 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2x2.2GHz Cortex-A76 6x2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-T720	Mali-G57 MC2
Memory
1.5GB/16GB	4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat)	Android (14)

Battery

Type
2600 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 43min

Browsing

10h 41min

Video

12h 15min

Gaming

10h 19min

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
5 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9	50 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps)
Front
2 MP	13 MP Video capture: 1080p

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

122

Overall

136

Photo

107

Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.3
WLAN
b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
2, 4, 5, 12	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 4, 2	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA	LTE-A
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 08, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMJ327A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.73 W/kg Body: 1.04 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.32 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.10 W/kg

Alternative variants

For AT&T


4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12

Links

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