Samsung Galaxy J3 vs Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy J3

Samsung Galaxy J3

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Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime

Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime

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Samsung Galaxy J3 or Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy J3 Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime
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Release date 2015, November 2014, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 142.3 x 71 x 7.9 mm | 5.6 x 5.6 x 2.8 in 144.8 x 72.1 x 8.6 mm | 5.7 x 5.7 x 2.84 in
Weight 138 g | 4.87 oz 156 g | 5.5 oz
Body Build Plastic body Plastic body
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Colors White, Black, Gold White, Gray, Gold
Battery 2600 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 349 h
Talking time - Up to 22 h
Music play - Up to 77 h
Talking time - Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 75 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED TFT
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 68.2% 66.0%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 540 x 960 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 294 PPI 220 PPI
Screen protection Asahi Dragontrail Glass
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -8 MP, f/2.2, AF
-5 MP, f/2.2, AF - USA
-8 MP, AF, f/2.4
Functions LED flash, HDR LED flash, panorama
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 2 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 2 MP (USA)
5 MP, f/2.2 (all other regions)
5 MP, f/2.2
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) or Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.1.1 (Nougat) Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0.2/5.1.1 (Lollipop)Android 5.1 (Lollipop) - G531F
Chipset - Spreadtrum SC9830
- Exynos 3475 Quad (28 nm) - USA
- Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7
-Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 - USA
- Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
-Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 (Value Edition)
GPU Mali-400
Mali-T720 - USA
Adreno 306
Mali-400 (Value Edition)
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 8/16 GB, 1.5/2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 80 67
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 261 173
GeekBench 4 Single Core 441 408
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1159 1071
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 740 853

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)Nano-SIM (USA models only) Single SIM (Micro-SIM)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 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - G530F, G530FZ, G530Y 
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G530H, G530FZ/DS
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G530F, G530H, G530FZ, G530Y, G531F 
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 - G530T (T-Mobile)
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900) - G530F 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - G530FZ 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 28(700) - G530Y 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - G531FLTE band 2, 4, 5, 12 - G530T (T-Mobile)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, 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 (G530F, G530FZ models)
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.0/4.1, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.17 W/kg (head)     1.12 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.48 W/kg (head)     0.42 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU - 0.28 W/kg (head)     0.33 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
Versions
- Versions: J320FN (Europe); J320F (EMEA); J320F/DD (India); J320A (AT&T); J320P (Sprint, Virgin Mobile, Boost); Galaxy Amp Prime (Cricket); Galaxy J3 V (Verizon); J320M (LATAM); J320G (Asia). Also know

- Versions: G530F, G530FZ, G530Y, G530H, G530FZ/DS Also known as Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Duos with dual-SIM card slots Available as Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Value Edition with Spreadtrum SC7730 chi

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