The inexpensive Samsung Galaxy J3 runs the current version of Android and takes nice daylight photos. It has a long-lasting, removable battery and the camera app launches with a double-click of the home button.
Its underpowered processor makes the photo-capture slow enough to miss action shots.
Light users will do fine with Samsung’s entry-level Galaxy J3, but you’ll want a higher-powered phone if you plan to keep it around for two years or more.
ere aren’t many new phones you can compare to the 5-inch Samsung Galaxy J3. An extremely inexpensive device with parts to match, the phone nevertheless performed better than I expected, but never stellar. Battery life was strong, it ships with the current version of Android(6.0.1) and its daylight photography is good enough to post online despite the camera’s low 5-megapixel resolution(selfies, low-light shots, and indoor photos aren’t quite as good).
At$110 to$180 in the US(pricing varies by carrier), £140 in the UK(for the 8GB version, from Carphone Warehouse) and AU$329 in Australia, the J3 also earns points for its immediate global availability. In the notoriously carrier-controlled US, for example, it sells on five networks(AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, Virgin Mobile and Boost Mobile).