Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro (2018) Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017)

Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017)

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Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro (2018)

Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro (2018)

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Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) or Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro (2018) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro (2018)
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Release date 2017, June 2018, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 143.2 x 70.3 x 8.2 mm | 5.64 x 5.64 x 2.77 in 143.8 x 72.3 x 8.4 mm | 5.66 x 5.66 x 2.85 in
Weight 142 g | 5.01 oz 153 g | 5.4 oz
Body Build Aluminum body Aluminum frame, plastic back
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Colors White, Black, Gold, Blue Black, Gold, Blue, Pink
Battery 2400 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 15 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 61 h
Talking time - Up to 18 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 60 h
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Screen

Technology PLS Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 5" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 68.5% 66.3%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 540 x 960 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 294 PPI 220 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, AF, f/1.9 -8 MP, f/2.2, AF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Main Score 65
DxOMark Photo 64
DxOMark Video 65
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.2 5 MP, f/2.2
Functions LED flash LED flash

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 7.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - Exynos 7570 Quad (14 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 (28 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 - Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T720 MP2 Adreno 308
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 2 GB RAM (India only)

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 106
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 356
GeekBench 4 Single Core 606 659
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1751 1860
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1109

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
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 / 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)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300) - Asia, Russia 
LTE band 1(2100), 5(850), 8(900), 38(2600), 40(2300) - India
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, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes (optional)
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.66 W/kg (head)     1.32 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 0.51 W/kg (head)     1.20 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity - Accelerometer, proximity
Other extras
Versions
- 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

- Versions: J250F/DS (Global Dual-SIM) Also known as Samsung Galaxy J2 (2018), Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Pro

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