Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy J3 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy J2 Core (2020)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced January 2017 June 2018 April 2020
Status Coming Soon - January 2017 Coming Soon - July 2018 Available - April 2020
Price Rs. 19,990 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 10,999 ($175.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,299 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Various Black Black, Gold, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 in)
- 143.4 x 72.1 x 8.9 mm
(5.65 x 2.84 x 0.35 in)
Weight - - 154 g (5.43 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Notification LED Yes No -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 8.1 Oreo (Go edition)
User Interface - Samsung Experience -
Processor Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870 1.4 GHz Quad-core, Exynos 7570 Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7570 Quad (14 nm)
GPU Mali-T830 MP2 Mali-T720 MP1 Mali-T720
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen PLS TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.14% - 66.83%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 8 MP 8 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR 8 MP, f/2.2, AF
HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2 [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2, 1.12µm [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, Fast Charging microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor not present magnetic field sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2350 mAh 2500 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -