Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy J2 Prime vs Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy J3 (2018)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced November 2016 June 2017 June 2018
Status Available - November 2016 Available - June 2017 Coming Soon - July 2018
Price Rs. 8,490 ($140.15) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 14,000 ($220.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 10,999 ($175.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Gold Gold, Black, Pink Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144.8 x 72.1 x 8.9 mm
(5.7 x 2.84 x 0.35 in)
143.2 x 70.3 x 7.9 mm
(5.64 x 2.77 x 0.31 in)
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Weight 160 g (5.64 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz) -
SIM Type Single SIM (Micro-SIM), Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Notification LED No No No

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android 8.0 (Oreo)
User Interface - TouchWiz Samsung Experience
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6737T Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7570 Quad 1.4 GHz Quad-core, Exynos 7570
GPU Mali-T720MP2 Mali-T720 MP2 Mali-T720 MP1
RAM 1.5 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.19% 68.33% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP 13 MP 8 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection AutoFocus, f/1.9 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, LED flash [Similar] 5 MP, LED Flash [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, LTE, VoLTE HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP 4.2, A2DP, LE
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, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB v2.0 microUSB 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Not 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 Removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 2400 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by - Up to 408 h -
Talk Time - Up to 23 h -