General
- Brand Samsung
- Model Galaxy J3 (2016)
- Device Smartphones
- Added December 29, 2018
- Updated June 17, 2024
Launch
- Announced 2015, November
- Status Available. Released 2016, January
Network
- Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
- 2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
- 3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
- 4G bands LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
- Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
- GPRS Yes
- EDGE Yes
Body
- Dimensions 142.3 x 71 x 7.9 mm (5.60 x 2.80 x 0.31 in)
- Weight 138 g (4.87 oz)
- Build Plastic body
- SIM Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)Nano-SIM (USA models only)
Display
- Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
- Size 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~68.2% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
- Protection Asahi Dragontrail Glass
Platform
- OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) or Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.1.1 (Nougat)
- Chipset Spreadtrum SC9830 Exynos 3475 Quad (28 nm) - USA
- CPU Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 - USA
- GPU Mali-400 Mali-T720 - USA
Memory
- Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
- Internal 8/16 GB
- RAM 1.5/2 GB RAM
Main camera
- Dual 8 MP, f/2.2, AF 5 MP, f/2.2, AF - USA
- Features LED flash, HDR
- Video 720p@30fps
Selfie camera
- Dual 2 MP (USA) 5 MP, f/2.2 (all other regions)
Sound
- Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
- Loudspeaker Yes
- 3.5mm jack Yes - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Connectivity
- WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
- Bluetooth 4.0/4.1, A2DP, LE
- GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
- NFC Yes
- FM radio Yes
- USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Features
- Sensors Accelerometer, proximity
- Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
- Browser HTML5
- Java No
Battery
- Type Removable Li-Ion
- Capacity 2600 mAh battery
More
- Color White, Black, Gold
- Other Features - MP4/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/Flac player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer