The Samsung Galaxy J3 (2015) (also known as ''Galaxy J3 V'', ''Galaxy J3 Pro'' and ''Galaxy Amp Prime'') is an Android

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manufactured by

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and was released on May 6, 2016.

Specifications

Hardware

The Galaxy J3 (2015) is powered by an

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SC9830 SoC including a quad-core 1.5 GHz

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CPU, an ARM Mali-400

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with 1.5 GB

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and 32 GB of internal storage. The ''J3 Pro'' has 2 GB RAM and 16 GB internal storage. Both can be upgraded up to 256 GB via

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. It features a 5.0-inch Super

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display with a

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resolution. The 8 MP rear camera has f/2.2 aperture. The front camera has 5 MP, also with f/2.2 aperture.

Software

The J3 (2015) is originally shipped with Android 5.1.1 "Lollipop" or 6.0.1 "Marshmallow" and Samsung's

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user interface. It is upgradable up to Android 7.0 "Nougat" on the North American model.

Branded versions

Some mobile carriers released branded versions of the Galaxy J3 (2016) with slightly different specifications.

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released a branded version called ''J3 V'' (SM-J320V) which is powered by an

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3475 SoC including a quad-core 1.2 GHz

, an ARM Mali-T720 with 1.5 GB RAM and 8 GB internal storage. Furthermore it has a 5 MP main camera with f/2.2 aperture and a 2 MP front camera. It is shipped with Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow". The

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model (SM-J320A) features the same specifications except for a quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 and 16 GB internal storage. Sprint,

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and Boost Mobile offered the Galaxy J3 (SM-J320P) with the same

3475 SoC as the J3 V but with 16 GB of storage and Android 5.1.1 "Lollipop".

References

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Specifications

Hardware

Software

Branded versions

See also

References