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Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy A54 5G Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017)
5.0
Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
Released · May 14, 2017
Released · Mar 24, 2023
5.0-inch · 1280x720px
6.4-inch · 2400x1080px
Single camera
Triple camera
1.5GB · 16GB
6GB · 128GB
2600 mAh
5000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
5.55 x 2.76 x 0.34 inches
141 x 70.1 x 8.6 mm 		6.23 x 3.02 x 0.32 inches (~0.40 inches with camera bump)
158.2 x 76.7 x 8.2 mm (~10.19 mm with camera bump)
Weight
5.22 oz (148.0 g) 7.13 oz (202.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Yes; IP67
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver Awesome Graphite, Awesome Lime, Awesome White, Awesome Violet

Display

Size
5.0-inch 6.4-inch
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 411 PPI
Technology
TFT Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
120Hz
Screen-to-body
69.74 % 81.47 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Proximity sensor HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7570 (14 nm) Exynos 1380 (5 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53 		Octa-core
GPU
Mali-T720 Mali-G68 MP5
RAM
1.5GB 6GB
Internal storage
16GB, available to use: 10 GB 128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat) Android (13)

Battery

Capacity
2600 mAh 5000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W
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Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
6h 17min
Browsing
16h 11min
Video
7h 44min
Gaming
9h 36min
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Camera

Rear
Single camera Triple camera
Main camera
5 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9 		50 MP (OIS, Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
5 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing 		Yes
Front
2 MP 32 MP
PhoneArena Camera Tests
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
121
Overall
126
Photo
116
Video
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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.3
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 		802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6)
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 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, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD)
Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 12(700 a) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
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

Availability

Officially announced
May 14, 2017 Mar 15, 2023

Alternative variants

For AT&T
4G (FDD) Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a)
With 8GB RAM
RAM 8GB
With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
RAM 8GB
Internal storage 256GB
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