Samsung Galaxy J3 Emerge vs Samsung Galaxy A20 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 06, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
	$250

Design

Dimensions
5.55 x 2.76 x 0.34 inches 140.9 x 70.1 x 8.7 mm	6.24 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches 158.4 x 74.7 x 7.8 mm
Weight
5.19 oz / 147.0 g	5.96 oz / 169.0 g
Materials
	Back: Plastic
Biometrics
	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver	Black,Deep blue, Red

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 69.74% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 84.95% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	Super AMOLED, 60Hz
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI	1560x720px, 19.5:9 ratio, 268 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 425 8917 (28 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7884 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 308	Mali-G71 MP2
Memory
1.5GB (LPDDR3)/16GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
2600 mAh, Li - Ion	4000 mAh
Charging
	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
5 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9	13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps)
Front
2 MP	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, 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, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 4, 5, 12, 25, 26	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
41
3G Bands
5, 4, 2	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
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: Oct 24, 2016 FCC ID value: A3LSMJ327P	Date approved: Jun 19, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMA205U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.49 W/kg Body: 0.53 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.24 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.94 W/kg	Head: 1.09 W/kg Body: 0.60 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.37 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.00 W/kg Phablet: 3.94 W/kg

Alternative variants

OS	Android (8.0 Oreo)
4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13
HD Voice	Yes
VoLTE	Yes
Other	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)
FCC approval	Date approved: Oct 11, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMJ327V
Measured SAR	Head: 0.54 W/kg Body: 0.82 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.41 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.99 W/kg

for T-Mobile and Metro

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1

OS	Android (8.0 Oreo)
Colors	Black
4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13
HD Voice	Yes
VoLTE	Yes
Other	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)
FCC approval	Date approved: Oct 11, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMJ327V
Measured SAR	Head: 0.54 W/kg Body: 0.82 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.41 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.99 W/kg

for Verizon, Sprint, Virgin Mobile and Boost Mobile

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 26, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	41
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1

for US Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 66, 71
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1

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