| Local Name | Galaxy J3 |
| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| 4G Bands | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - EMEA |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps |
| GPRS | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes |
| Announced | 2015, November |
| Status | Available. Released 2016, January |
| Dimensions | 142.3 x 71 x 7.9 mm (5.60 x 2.80 x 0.31 in) |
| Weight | 138 g (4.87 oz) |
| SIM | Optional Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| Display Type | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Screen Size | 5.0 inches (~68.2% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 720 x 1280 pixels (~294 ppi pixel density) |
| Mulitouch | Yes |
| OS | Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) |
| CPU | Quad-core 1.2 GHz |
| Card Slot | microSD, up to 128 GB |
| Internal Memory | 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM |
| Primary Camera | 8 MP, autofocus, LED flash |
| Camera Features | Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection |
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
| Secondary Camera | 5 MP |
| Alert Types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm Jack | Yes |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | v4.1, A2DP |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
| Radio | FM radio with RDS; recording |
| USB | microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, proximity |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM |
| Browser | HTML5 |
| Java | No |
| Features Summary | MP4/H.264 player, MP3/WAV/eAAC+/Flac player, Photo/video editor, Document viewer |
| Battery | Removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh battery |
| Colors | White, Black, Gold |
