Samsung Galaxy J2 vs Samsung Galaxy A3 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy J2

Samsung Galaxy J2

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Samsung Galaxy A3

Samsung Galaxy A3

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Samsung Galaxy J2 or Samsung Galaxy A3 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy J2 Samsung Galaxy A3
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Release date 2015, September 2014, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 136.5 x 69 x 8.4 mm | 5.37 x 5.37 x 2.72 in 130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm | 5.12 x 5.12 x 2.58 in
Weight 129 g | 4.55 oz 110.3 g | 3.89 oz
Body Build Plastic body Aluminum frame, plastic back
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Colors White, Black, Gold Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold
Battery 2000 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 1900 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 11 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 41 h
Talking time - Up to 12 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 60 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.7" in 4.5" in
Screen area 60.9 cm2 55.8 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 64.7% 65.5%
Screen resolution 540 x 960 px 540 x 960 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 234 PPI 245 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 5 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -5 MP, AF, f/2.2 -8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), AF
Functions LED flash LED flash, panorama
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 2 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 2 MP, f/2.2 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Chipset - Exynos 3475 Quad (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T720 Adreno 306
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1/1.5 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 82
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 280
GeekBench 4 Single Core 406 490
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1120 1115
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 702 811

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J200G, J200GU, J200F, J200Y 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - J200H
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J200F 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - J200G 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900) - J200GU 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700) - J200Y
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A300F, A300FU, A300G, A300HQ, A300M, A300YZ
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - A300F, A300FU 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - A300G 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700) - A300M 
LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700) - A300YZ
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes (market dependent) Yes (LTE model only)
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.18 W/kg (head)     1.27 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.57 W/kg (head)     0.45 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU - 0.24 W/kg (head)     0.30 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio, RDS, recording FM radio, recording
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- ANT+
Versions
- Versions: J200F (UAE, Turkey); J200Y (New Zealand, Taiwan); J200G (India, Indonesia); J200H with no LTE (South Africa, Kazakhstan); J200GU (Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand) Also known as Samsung Galax

- Versions: A300F with 1 GB RAM; A300FU with 1.5 GB RAM

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