Samsung Galaxy A3 Duos vs Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A3 Duos

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Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017)

Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017)

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Samsung Galaxy A3 Duos or Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A3 Duos Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017)
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Release date 2014, October 2017, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm | 5.12 x 5.12 x 2.58 in 143.2 x 70.3 x 8.2 mm | 5.64 x 5.64 x 2.77 in
Weight 110.3 g | 3.89 oz 142 g | 5.01 oz
Body Build Aluminum body
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Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold White, Black, Gold, Blue
Battery 1900 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2400 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 15 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 61 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED PLS
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.5" in 5" in
Screen area 55.8 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 65.5% 68.5%
Screen resolution 540 x 960 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 245 PPI 294 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 8 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), AF -13 MP, AF, f/1.9
Functions LED flash, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide) 5 MP, f/2.2
Functions LED flash

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0.2 (Lollipop) Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) - Exynos 7570 Quad (14 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 - Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 306 Mali-T720 MP2
External memory microSD, up to 64 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 106
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 356
GeekBench 4 Single Core 606
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1751
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1109

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 38(2600), 40(2300)
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 (LTE model only) Yes (optional)
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.24 W/kg (head)     0.30 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU - 0.66 W/kg (head)     1.32 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, proximity
Other extras
- ANT+
Versions
- Versions: A300F/DS, A300G/DS, A300H/DS (3G only, no LTE), A300M/DS

- Versions: J330F/DS (Global Dual-SIM); J330G/DS (Malaysia) Also known as Samsung Galaxy J3 Pro (2017); Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Duos with dual-SIM card slots

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