Samsung Galaxy J3 vs Nokia Lumia Icon Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy J3

Samsung Galaxy J3

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Nokia Lumia Icon

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Samsung Galaxy J3 or Nokia Lumia Icon Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy J3 Nokia Lumia Icon
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Release date 2015, November 2014, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 142.3 x 71 x 7.9 mm | 5.6 x 5.6 x 2.8 in 137 x 71 x 9.8 mm | 5.39 x 5.39 x 2.8 in
Weight 138 g | 4.87 oz 167 g | 5.89 oz
Body Build Plastic body
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Colors White, Black, Gold Black, White
Battery 2600 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 2420 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 349 h
Talking time - Up to 22 h
Music play - Up to 77 h
Stand by time - Up to 432 h
Talking time - Up to 16 h 20 min (3G)
Music play - Up to 75 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED 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 68.2% 70.9%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 294 PPI 441 PPI
Screen protection Asahi Dragontrail Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Other specs - ClearBlack display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 8 MP, Single 20 MP, Single
Camera specs -8 MP, f/2.2, AF
-5 MP, f/2.2, AF - USA
-20 MP, 1/1.5'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF
Functions LED flash, HDR Zeiss optics, dual-LED flash, panorama
Video 720p@30fps 2160p@30fps (after WP8 Denim update), 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec.
Front camera, selfie 2 MP, Single 1.2 MP, Single
Specifications 2 MP (USA)
5 MP, f/2.2 (all other regions)
1.2 MP
Video 720p@30fps 720p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) or Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.1.1 (Nougat) Microsoft Windows Phone 8, upgradable to Microsoft Windows 10
Chipset - Spreadtrum SC9830
- Exynos 3475 Quad (28 nm) - USA
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7
-Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 - USA
- Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
GPU Mali-400
Mali-T720 - USA
Adreno 330
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 8/16 GB, 1.5/2 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 80
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 261
GeekBench 4 Single Core 441
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1159
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 740

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)Nano-SIM (USA models only) Nano-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / 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  
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE band 4(1700/2100), 13(700)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes (market dependent) Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.0/4.1, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE/ aptX after WP8 Denim update
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 - 0.70 W/kg (head)     0.93 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 - Dolby Headphone
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, sensor core
Other extras
- Qi wireless charging
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

- For Verizon USA. Previously known as Nokia Lumia 929.

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