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The arrival of the affordable Samsung Galaxy J3 to Verizon Wireless brings its US carrier count to three.
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Samsung's entry-level Galaxy J3 has just landed another carrier. It joins Verizon Wireless' prepaid lineup six months after debuting with Virgin Mobile and Boost Mobile, Sprint's two prepaid brands. The phone is on sale immediately for $110, all in. (It debuted for $180 with the other two carriers.)
The phone's specs lean heavily to the low end; this is a simple Android phone that's aimed for wallet-watchers.
Shop for Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016 - gold)
See all prices- 5.0-inch Super AMOLED 1280x720 display
- Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow software
- 5-megapixel rear camera with a flash
- 2-megapixel front-facing camera
- 8GB of internal storage with a microSD card slot for expansion
- 1.2GHz quad-core processor with 1.5GB of RAM
- 2,600mAh removable battery