Samsung Galaxy J3 Emerge vs Samsung Galaxy A20 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy J3 Emerge Samsung Galaxy A20
Released · Jan 06, 2017
Released · Apr 10, 2019
5.0-inch
6.4-inch
Single camera
Dual camera
1.5GB · 16GB
3GB · 32GB
2600 mAh
4000 mAh

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 6.4-inch
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI 1560x720px, 19.5:9 ratio, 268 PPI
Technology
TFT Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
60Hz
Screen-to-body
69.74 % 84.95 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm 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
RAM
1.5GB (LPDDR3) 3GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
16GB, available to use: 9.1 GB 32GB, available to use: 20.3 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow) Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
2600 mAh 4000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
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
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front
2 MP 8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac
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, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
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(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 12(700 a), 25(1900+), 26(850+) Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700 c), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 5(850), 8(900)
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

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 250

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 06, 2017

Alternative variants

OS Android (8.0 Oreo)
4G (FDD) Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700 c)
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(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD) Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
OS Android (8.0 Oreo)
Colors Black
4G (FDD) Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700 c)
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(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 71(600)
4G (TDD) Bands 41(2600+)
3G Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
for US Cellular
4G (FDD) Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 25(1900+), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
3G Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
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