Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017)	Samsung Galaxy S23
Released · May 14, 2017	Released · Feb 17, 2023
5.0-inch	6.1-inch
Single camera	Triple camera
1.5GB · 16GB	8GB · 128GB
2600 mAh	3900 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
May 14, 2017	Feb 01, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
	$800

Design

Dimensions
5.55 x 2.76 x 0.34 inches 141 x 70.1 x 8.6 mm	5.76 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches (~0.36 inches with camera bump) 146.3 x 70.9 x 7.6mm (~9.02 mm with camera bump)
Weight
5.22 oz (148.0 g)	5.93 oz (168.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver	Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 69.74% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 88.57% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1750 nits
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 422 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7570 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Kryo Prime 4x2.8GHz Kryo Gold 3x2.0GHz Kryo Silve
GPU
Mali-T720	Adreno 740
Memory
1.5GB/16GB	8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 4.0) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat)	Android (14, 13)

Battery

Type
2600 mAh, Li - Ion	3900 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 10.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 3min

Browsing

15h 21min

Video

8h 6min

Gaming

8h 1min

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
5 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor name: Sony IMX564 Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS) Sensor name: Samsung S5K3K1 Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 64 mm Sensor size: 1/3.94" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps) OIS, HDR
Front
2 MP	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

137

Overall

139

Photo

134

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,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C
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, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

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
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n7, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n78, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
2, 4, 5, 12	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
5, 4, 2	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual 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	Date approved: Jan 17, 2023 FCC ID value: A3LSMS911U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.73 W/kg Body: 1.04 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.32 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.10 W/kg	Head: 0.95 W/kg Body: 0.88 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.24 W/kg

Alternative variants

For AT&T


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

With 256GB internal storage


Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$860

International


5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41

Links

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