Samsung Galaxy J3 Prime vs Samsung Galaxy A20 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy J3 Prime Samsung Galaxy A20
Released · Apr 28, 2017
Released · Apr 10, 2019
5.0-inch · 1280x720px
6.4-inch · 1560x720px
Single camera
Dual camera
1.5GB · 16GB
3GB · 32GB
2600 mAh
4000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Apr 28, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$250

Design

Dimensions
5.54 x 2.76 x 0.34 inches
140.7 x 70.1 x 8.6 mm
6.24 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches
158.4 x 74.7 x 7.8 mm
Weight
5.22 oz / 148.0 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
Black 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
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass

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 (7.0 Nougat) 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
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, 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
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), 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
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 4, 5, 12 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 28, 66
3G Bands
5, 4, 2 1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s 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

Phone Features

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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 15, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMJ327T
Date approved: Jun 19, 2019
FCC ID value: A3LSMA205U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.44 W/kg
Body: 0.30 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.40 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.30 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

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
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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