Samsung Galaxy J3 Prime vs Samsung Galaxy J2 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy J3 Prime Samsung Galaxy J2
Released · Apr 28, 2017
5.0-inch · 1280x720px
4.7-inch · 960x540px
Single camera
Single camera
1.5GB · 16GB
1GB · 8GB
2600 mAh
2000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 28, 2017

Design

Dimensions
5.54 x 2.76 x 0.34 inches
140.7 x 70.1 x 8.6 mm
5.37 x 2.72 x 0.33 inches
136.5 x 69 x 8.4 mm
Weight
5.22 oz / 148.0 g 4.59 oz / 130.0 g
Features
Touch sensitive control keys Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black Black, Gold, White

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 69.74% screen-to-body 4.7-inch, 64.62% screen-to-body
Type
TFT Super AMOLED
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI 960x540px, 234 PPI
Colors
16 777 216 16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 425 8917 (28 nm) Samsung Exynos 3475
Processor
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Quad-core
1300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A7
GPU
Adreno 308 Mali-T720
Memory
1.5GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 1GB (LPDDR3)/8GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat) Android (5.1 Lollipop)

Battery

Type
2600 mAh, Li - Ion 2000 mAh

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
5 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.9
5 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
720p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
2 MP 2 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.1
WLAN
b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
b,g,n
802.11 b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 4, 5, 12 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
3G Bands
5, 4, 2 5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Micro SIM

Phone Features

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

Regulatory Approval

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