Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy J2 (2018) Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Samsung Galaxy J2 (2018)
Released · May 14, 2017
5.0-inch · 1280x720px
5.0-inch · 960x540px
Single camera
Single camera
1.5GB · 16GB
1.5GB · 16GB
2600 mAh
2600 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
May 14, 2017

Design

Dimensions
5.55 x 2.76 x 0.34 inches
141 x 70.1 x 8.6 mm
5.6 x 2.8 x 0.4 inches
142.2 x 71.1 x 10.2 mm
Weight
5.22 oz / 148.0 g 5.40 oz / 153.0 g
Materials
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
Silver Black

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 69.74% screen-to-body 5.0-inch, 66.22% screen-to-body
Type
TFT LCD
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI 960x540px, 16:9 ratio, 220 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7570 (14 nm) Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 (28 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T720 Adreno 308
Memory
1.5GB/16GB 1.5GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat) Android (8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
2600 mAh, Li - Ion 2600 mAh, Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
5 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal length: 24 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
2 MP 5 MP

Connectivity & Features

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 4, 5, 12 2, 4, 5, 7, 66, 71
3G Bands
5, 4, 2 1, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
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

Alternative variants

For AT&T
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12
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