Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) International vs Samsung Galaxy A23 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 06, 2017	Mar 04, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
	$250

Design

Dimensions
5.64 x 2.77 x 0.32 inches 143.2 x 70.3 x 8.2 mm	6.48 x 3.03 x 0.33 inches 164.5 x 76.9 x 8.4 mm
Weight
5.01 oz / 142.0 g	6.88 oz / 195.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal	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
Black, Gold, Blue, White	Black, White, Peach, Blue

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 68.38% screen-to-body	6.6-inch, 83.02% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	TFT, 90Hz
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 399 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7570 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 680 SM6225 (6 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 4x2.4GHz Kryo 265 4x1.9GHz Kryo 265
GPU
Mali-T720	Adreno 610
Memory
2GB/16GB	4GB/64GB (eMMC 5.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android (12)

Battery

Type
2400 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9	50 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps)
Front
5 MP (Flash)	8 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	Yes
WLAN
b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
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
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

Phone Features

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

Regulatory Approval

Measured SAR
Head: 0.66 W/kg Body: 1.32 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual SIM	Yes

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