Today, we are going to compare the two Samsung handsets that are Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) and Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017). As we know already, these devices come under the “J” series of Samsung Galaxy. Let’s see the comparison of Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017).
Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016)
The Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) was launched in March of 2016. It is available in White, Black, and Gold colours variants with the price of Rs. 9,790. It comes with the 5 inches Super AMOLED 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 has 1.5 GB of RAM. It packs a 8 GB of internal memory that can be expandable 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 1280×720@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 includes Accelerometer, proximity sensors. Connectivity options include:
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
- Bluetooth- 4.1, A2DP, LE
- GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS
- FM radio
- USB- microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017)
The Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) comes with the 5.0 inches IPS LCD Capacitive touchscreen display. It has a display resolution of 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 of 148 g.
The Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) runs on the Android 7.0 (Nougat). It is powered by Exynos 7570 Quad chipset and Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 processor. The phone has 1.5 GB of RAM. It packs a 16 GB of internal memory that can be expandable up to 256 GB via Micro SD card.
As far as are concerned, it packs 5 MP primary camera and 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 packs Accelerometer, gyro, proximity sensors. Connectivity options include:
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
- Bluetooth- 4.2, A2DP, LE
- GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS
- FM radio, RDS, recording
- USB- microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-G0
Comparing in Tabular form:
| Device | Galaxy J3 2017 | Galaxy J3 2016 |
| Performance | Quad core | Quad core |
| Display | 5.0″ (12.7 cm) | 5″ (12.7 cm) |
| Storage | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Camera | 8 MP | 5 MP |
| Battery | 2600 mAh | 2600 mAh |
| Ram | 1.5 GB | 1.5 GB |
