Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy J2 vs Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy J3 Pro

Price Comparison (India) -

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced September 2015 November 2015 June 2016
Status Available - September 2015 Available - January 2016 Available - June 2016
Price Rs. 7,590 ($111.62) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,990 ($117.50) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,990 ($139.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Black White, Black, Gold White, Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136.5 x 69 x 8.4 mm
(5.37 x 2.72 x 0.33 in)
142.3 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.6 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
142.2 x 71.3 x 8 mm
(5.6 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
Weight 129 g (4.55 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz) 139 g (4.9 oz)
SIM Type - - Dual-SIM
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 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J320F, J3109 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J320F LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.17 W/kg (head)
1.12 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.48 W/kg (head)
0.42 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Notification LED - - No

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 3475 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830A Quad-core 1.5GHz/Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Spreadtrum 9830A/Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
GPU Mali-T720 Mali-400MP2 Mali-T720/Adreno 306
RAM 1 GB 1.5 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 8/16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.85% 68.09% 67.85%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS; recording FM radio, RDS, recording FM radio, RDS, recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP 8 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, f/2.2 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 720p 1080p@30fps (J3109), 720p@30fps (J320P) 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP - J3109
2 MP - J320P [Similar]
5 MP, f/2.2 [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 HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP v4.1, A2DP v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not 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
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2600 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by - Up to 349 h 303 h
Talk Time - Up to 22 h -