Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017)

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Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) or Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+
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Release date 2017, June 2015, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 143.2 x 70.3 x 8.2 mm | 5.64 x 5.64 x 2.77 in 154.4 x 75.8 x 6.9 mm | 6.08 x 6.08 x 2.98 in
Weight 142 g | 5.01 oz 153 g | 5.4 oz
Body Build Aluminum body Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
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Colors White, Black, Gold, Blue Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Silver Titan, White Pearl, Pink
Battery 2400 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 15 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 61 h
Talking time - Up to 20 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 66 h
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Screen

Technology PLS Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 5.7" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 88.5 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 68.5% 75.6%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 1440 x 2560 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 294 PPI 518 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, AF, f/1.9 -16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.2 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide)
Functions LED flash Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1440p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat); TouchWiz UI
Chipset - Exynos 7570 Quad (14 nm) - Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 - Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-T720 MP2 Mali-T760MP8
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 257
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 815
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 679
GeekBench 5 Single Core 106 243
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 356 928
GeekBench 4 Single Core 606 1309
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1751 4059
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1109 2914
GeekBench 4 Battery 1666

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-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 / 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
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G928T, G928A 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G928I, G928G 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G928F
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 20(800) - G928T 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800) - G928A 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 26(850), 28(700), 40(2300) - G928I, G928G 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850) - G928F
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps/ LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes (optional) Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.66 W/kg (head)     1.32 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 1.22 W/kg (head)     1.48 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.22 W/kg (head)     0.58 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
Other extras
- ANT+
-S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
--Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent)
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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: G928F (Europe); G928G (India); G928T (T-Mobile); G928A (AT&T); G928I (Australia, New Zealand, Singapore)

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