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Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016)
Display
5.0" 720 x 1280 pixels
Chipset
Spreadtrum SC9830Exynos 3475 Quad (28 nm) - USA
Main camera
8MP
Battery
2600 mAh
4.9
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Network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced
2016, March 31. Released 2016, May 06
Status
Discontinued
Body
Dimensions
142.3 x 71 x 7.9 mm (5.60 x 2.80 x 0.31 in)
Weight
138 g (4.87 oz)
Build
Glass front (Asahi Dragontrail), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM
· Micro-SIM· Micro-SIM + Micro-SIM· Nano-SIM (USA models only)
Display
Type
Super AMOLED
Size
5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~68.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
Protection
Asahi Dragontrail Glass
Platform
OS
Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) or Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.1.1 (Nougat)
Chipset
Spreadtrum SC9830Exynos 3475 Quad (28 nm) - USA
CPU
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 - USA
GPU
Mali-400Mali-T720 - USA
Memory
Card slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
8GB 1.5GB RAM, 16GB 2GB RAM
Type
eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules
8 MP, f/2.2, AF 5 MP, f/2.2, AF - USA
Features
LED flash, HDR
Video
720p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Module
2 MP (USA) 5 MP, f/2.2 (all other regions)
Features
720p@30fps
Sound
Loudspeaker
Yes
3.5mm jack
Yes
Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
4.0/4.1, A2DP, LE
Positioning
GPS, GLONASS
NFC
Yes (market dependent)
Radio
FM radio, RDS, recording (market dependent)
USB
microUSB 2.0, OTG
Features
Sensors
Accelerometer, proximity
Battery
Type
Li-Ion 2600 mAh, removable
Misc
Colors
White, Black, Gold
Models
SM-J320H, SM-J3109, SM-J320FN, SM-J320P, SM-J320F, SM-J320M, SM-J320Y, SM-J320A, SM-J320G, SM-J327T1, SM-J320V, SM-J320YZ, SM-J320W8, SM-J320ZN, SM-J320N0, SM-J320R4
SAR
1.17 W/kg (head) 1.12 W/kg (body)
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