Today, we are going to compare the two Samsung handsets that are Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) andย Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017). As we know already, these devices come under the โJโ series of Samsung Galaxy. Letโs see the comparison ofย Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017).
Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016)
Theย Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) was launched inย March of 2016. It is available inย White, Black, and Gold colours variants with the price ofย Rs. 9,790. It comes with theย 5 inches Super AMOLEDย touchscreen display. Its dimensions measure at 142.3 mm x 71 mm x 7.9 mm with a weight of 138g.
The Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) runs on the Android v6.0 (Marshmellow). It is powered by Spreadtrum SC9830A chipset and Quad-core, 1.5 GHz processor with Mali-400 MP2 GPU. The phone hasย 1.5 GB of RAM. It packs a 8ย GB of internal memory that can be expandableย up to 128 GB via Micro SD card.
As far as camera is concerned, it packs 8 MP primary camera and 5 MP of front camera for selfies and video chats. The primary camera is capable of 1280ร720@30 fps video recording. It includes Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama, autofocus, LED flash. The phone consists of Li-Ion 2600 mAh capacity with a Removable battery.
Sensors on the phone includesย Accelerometer, proximity sensors. Connectivity options include:
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
- Bluetooth- 4.1, A2DP, LE
- GPSย with A-GPS, GLONASS
- FM radio
- USB-ย microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017)
The Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) comes with theย 5.0 inches IPS LCDย Capacitive touchscreen display. It has a display resolution ofย 720 x 1280 pixels with a pixel density of 294 ppi. It measures 140.9 mm x 70.1 mm x 8.6 mm (5.55 x 2.76 x 0.34 in) and a weight ofย 148 g.
The Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) runs on theย Android 7.0 (Nougat). It is powered byย Exynos 7570 Quad chipset andย Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 processor. The phone hasย 1.5 GB of RAM. It packs aย 16 GB of internal memory that can be expandableย up to 256 GB via Micro SD card.
As far as are concerned, it packsย 5 MP primary camera andย 2 MP of front camera for selfies and video chats. The primary camera capable of 1080p@30fps video recording. It includes Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama, autofocus, LED flash. The phone is consists of Li-Ion 2600 mAh capacity with a Removable battery.
Sensors wise it packsย Accelerometer, gyro, proximity sensors. Connectivity options include:
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
- Bluetooth- 4.2, A2DP, LE
- GPSย with A-GPS, GLONASS
- FM radio, RDS, recording
- USB-ย microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-G0
Comparing in Tabular form:
Device |
Galaxy J3 2017 |
Galaxy J3 2016 |
Performance |
Quad core |
Quad core |
Display |
5.0โณ (12.7 cm) |
5โณ (12.7 cm) |
Storage |
16ย GB |
16 GB |
Camera |
8 MP |
5 MP |
Battery |
2600 mAh |
2600 mAh |
Ram |
1.5 GB |
1.5 GB |