Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016)
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- I'mPhone
- thw
- 04 Dec 2019
I still have that phone as an emergency phone (got it free years ago on carrier-subsidized deal).
Phone is damn slow, and it's hard to open only basic apps (social media, even Facebook Lite has its stutters). Apps take so long to load whereas I have another very old phone (but used to be a flagship) which breezes through it.
It was alright in its era, but anyone with that phone, must upgrade theirs ASAP. Xiaomi phones offer good specs and quality (also reliability) at a reasonable price. My iPhone runs on A12 Bionic and that's 25x faster than that J3 with Spreadtrum (CPU-Z says 4x ARM Cortex A7) lol :v
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- otnaaa2
- 0uy
- 30 Nov 2019
Anonymous, 30 Nov 2019I see a lot of people have issues, did you update to the la... moreThat is the problem, for mostly J3 2016 devices there is just Android Lolipop and unfortunately Samsung never published any update(even security updates) so all J3 2016 with that OS are forced to use STOCK ROM.
Some versions of J3 2016 came with Marshmallow and got Nougat update but they are rare .
Anyway, I guess why that happen to people is THE LACK OF RAM , THE LACK OF MEMORY, BAD BATTERY AND THE LACK OF POSSIBILITIES.
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- Anonymous
- ak8
- 30 Nov 2019
I see a lot of people have issues, did you update to the latest firmware or still using the stock one?
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- Paul
- Pd8
- 30 Nov 2019
Really slow. When I open Gmaps or browser everything is slow motion. Exasperatedly slow.
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- DRF
- NB8
- 29 Nov 2019
Kole, 28 Nov 2019Good phone, it served me well. The only problem is memory, ... moreI still have mine, and it truly sucks. It is so slow that it even lags out on the unlock screen. It runs google apps really slow and there is always lag between when you click something and it happens. In my opinion, you should save up for the galaxy a20
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- Kole
- g5i
- 28 Nov 2019
Good phone, it served me well. The only problem is memory, that's bad.
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- Mie
- tu6
- 12 Nov 2019
Mak.l, 08 Nov 2019Mine keeps turning it self off and i cant turn it back on Mine also, but it's turning On back, like the phone restart itself after long use the mobile hotspot. Sometimes the mobile hotspot is turning off by itself.
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- Mak.l
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- 08 Nov 2019
Thescaredshadow, 30 Sep 2019This thing sucks. The OS constanley froze from just watchin... moreMine keeps turning it self off and i cant turn it back on
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- kAZ
- 24 Oct 2019
I love mine, have had no problems at all
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- Rack
- aj%
- 06 Oct 2019
I want to know if this phone supports midi devices like launchpad
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- Thescaredshadow
- 4U@
- 30 Sep 2019
This thing sucks. The OS constanley froze from just watching youtube in 360p and watching Netflix too. I found myself having to do a hard restart almost everyday.
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- Samsung#1
- fuv
- 11 Sep 2019
Rifnaz Riff, 23 Aug 2019U can force an update to Lineage OS 14.1 (Nougat)You can install the os on it that is
1 if you root it
2 if you install twrp
Which is a recovery
3 then install the ROM
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- Anonymous
- 7Xb
- 07 Sep 2019
is there somebody got their sm-j320f rooted without using pc or computer? plz tell to some of us coz we need it badly, tia
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- Rifnaz Riff
- IWR
- 23 Aug 2019
Sigit, 18 Jun 2019Why can't I upgrade to Marshmallow and Nougat? My phone stu... moreU can force an update to Lineage OS 14.1 (Nougat)
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- Rifnaz Riff
- IWR
- 23 Aug 2019
005, 16 Jun 2019sameSearch in YouTube. You'll get a solution. Key Words 4g LTE j3 2016 or follow below steps
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Back
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Key input
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Ok
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Back
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Key input
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Ok
(Wait)
Debug screen
Phone control
Network control
Band selection
Band one or band 2
LTE 1
LTE ALL
DONE.
(before u set up this setting make sure ur j3 4n shows u H+ connectionl) it isn't an important thing. After switching to 4g
In my j3 i switched the connection to WCDMA.
It didn't show H+. Let me know what about yours.
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- J3 IN 2019
- Sps
- 13 Aug 2019
I have this phone as backup phone. Phone is pretty good, I bought it in May 2018 and it was still sold then even the fact that it is 2016 model. It is pretty ok if you delete all google and microsoft apps which you don't need. It is very good because of removable battery and key button which is more practical. Touch screen is good but I can say it is a little slow on touch if you are going to compare with some newer model. The worst thing about this phone is OS: It has a lolipop which is too old and design is also very boring, there is no any security updates so it is not so good in 2019 but not that bad. I wish that there is at least Marshmallow to refresh and get some functions and I think that J3 2016 would be more popular if there was more updates. It is still popular and sold but with newer OS , popularity would be increased. Memory is 8 gb but about half is free for use so if you are going to use a lot of apps and store a lot of files it would be a problem. I do not reccomend using SNAPCHAT there, because it is using a lot of memory and RAM so it slows device. Also, if you don't have to use facebook app then it will works ok because it is really hard app. Also bad thing is music app, but you can download SAMSUNG MUSIC on google not on store and it should do the job. You will probably need a SD card to work at all with files and apps. Cameras are pretty ok, they are not the best but do the job correctly. Battery is not so good as I thought it would be. It can be 1 day, depends on usage but it drains very fast and it is removable so it is a good thing.
ANYWAY it is a really good phone and useful too if you don't put too many heavy apps and if you are ok with OS without security updates it will do the job.
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- Anonymous
- XE$
- 10 Aug 2019
Saniemuel, 13 Jul 2019Why i cant turn on my smart prepaid mobile data? It has a little memory saver
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- Leotrim
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- 31 Jul 2019
Sigit, 18 Jun 2019Why can't I upgrade to Marshmallow and Nougat? My phone stu... moreSame problem bro😑
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- Saniemuel
- sxr
- 13 Jul 2019
Why i cant turn on my smart prepaid mobile data?
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- Saniemuel
- sxs
- 13 Jul 2019
Why i cant turn on my smart prepaid mobile data?