The Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) is one of the three redesigned J-Series line of budget-to-mid-range smartphones of 2017 from Samsung. It is also the most affordable of the three devices with lower specs overall. Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) comes with a 5.0-inch display, 13 megapixel rear camera, and runs on Android 7.0 Nougat.
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Design and Display
The Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) is a well built device with a metal body. The phone comes with rounded corners and back that is good for gripping. The device comes in four color variants. you have the White color, Gold, Black and Blue. The phone has a body dimension of 143.2mm x 70.3mm x 8.2mm and weighs 142 grams.
The Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) sports a 5.0-inch PLS HD display at 720 x 1280 resolution, with a pixel density of 294 ppi. This should translate to good detail while reading text and should provide great viewing angles while enjoying multimedia contents.
Camera
The Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) packs a 13 megapixel rear camera which can shoot full HD videos. Features like LED flash, autofocus, touchfocus, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama and HDR accompanies this camera.You get a 5 megapixel selfie shooter, also with a LED flash to spice up your selfies in low-lit areas.
Performance and Storage
The Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) runs on a Quad-Core Exynos 7570, Cortex-A53 Chipset that is clocked at 1.4 GHz, coupled with 2GB of RAM and a MaliT830MP2 GPU. Apps should run smoothly and multitasking should be just fine, if you don't run too many apps at once.In terms of storage space, the Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) comes with 16GB which can be expanded with a memory card up to 256GB.
Battery and Other Features
The Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) is powered by a 2,400mAh non-removable battery which is quite decent if you are not a heavy user. It runs on Google's Android 7.0 (Nougat) with the usual Touchwiz skin on top.Connectivity options on the Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) include 4G, dual-SIM, Wi-Fi, GPS, A-GPS, Bluetooth 4.2, NFC, GLONASS, FM radio, Micro USB 2.0, USB OTG.
Sensors on the Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) include Accelerometer, Ambient light senor and Proximity Sensor. No Fingerprint sensor on the J3 and also, the device is not IP67 certified so you shouldn't play around with the device in a swimming pool, shower or near any watery surface.
Price and Availability
The Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) is not yet available in Nigeria or Kenya. The device can be purchased from online stores when it finally arrives. Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) price should range from N90,000 to N150,000 in Nigeria and KSh 23,000 to KSh 45,000 in Kenya.Alternative Smartphones to the Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017)
Nokia 3 is one to consider if you want more battery juice, a better selfie cam, and an update to Android 8.0 Oreo, at a decent price.
You can also check out the Leagoo M8, has a bigger display, more battery juice, a fingerprint scanner and good specs all around. All of which comes at a much lower price tag.
Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Key Specifications
- 5.0-inch PLS HD Capacitive Display, 720 x 1280 pixels (294ppi)
- 1.4 GHz Quad Core Exynos 7570 with 2GB of RAM
- 16GB Internal Storage (expandable up to 256GB via MicroSD)
- 13 MP Rear Camera (LED Flash) and 5MP Front Camera (LED Flash)
- 2,400 mAh Battery, Android 7.0 (Nougat)
- 4G, Bluetooth 4.2, dual-band Wi-Fi, Wifi Hotspot
- USB 2.0, FM Radio, USB OTG. 3.5mm Headphone Jack
- Color: Midnight Black, Maple Gold, Orchid Grey and Deep Sea Blue
- SIM Type: nano-SIM
- SIM Count: dual SIM, dual stand-by
- Dimensions (mm): 143.2 x 70.3 x 8.2
- Weight (g): 142
Last Modified: 11 August, 2017 by Habib Abdulsalam
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