Smartphones like Samsung's Galaxy J3 offer a compelling lure for bargain hunters: Sacrifice on a few specs, and you can get a device with a sub-$200 price tag. The J3, available through Boost and Virgin Mobile for $180, tries to hold up its end of the deal with a fairly slick design for a budget...

Attractive design for a budget phone; Affordable; Above-average battery life

Camera takes poor images; Subpar performance; Underpowered specs

Samsung Galaxy J3 review: The Galaxy J3 is one of the lesser publicised and more affordable offerings in Samsung's 2016 lineup, but is it worth picking up or best left alone? Spearheaded by the likes of 2014's Galaxy Alpha , Samsung has been striving for a more premium look and feel across its...

Great expandability; Bright; vibrant screen; Good battery life

The Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) is a top buy. Costing a little over £100, this is a smartly-styled superslim phone with a high-definition 5 inch AMOLED screen that outperforms any rival at this price.

The Samsung Galaxy J3 is a great budget smartphone. It's reasonably well made and has a great screen that leaves me wondering why more manufacturers don't specify AMOLED panels on their cheap handsets. The biggest problem the Galaxy J3 faces is the fact that its stablemate, the Galaxy J5, is better.

Priced at Rs 8990, does the Samsung Galaxy J3 make sense to buy? The market is offering a plethora of devices which have better specs than the Galaxy J3, but the area where J3 shines is the after sales service and warranty of Samsung which is probably missing on many online-only players.

The Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) is one of those devices that will likely end up free-on-contract or a similar carrier-subsidized deal. There really isn't all that much about the handset to leave a lasting impression.

I love the phone and samsung . the phone is fast never hank and adorable . A beautiful design and irreplacebale. I just love my phone. People may think I'm crazy but I'm just expressing my feelings towards my phone . I love my phone and I love Samsung

This is my first smartphone, and it seems to meet my needs. Wish it came with a little more detailed users manual. But overall, I am satisfied with my purchase.

The Samsung Galaxy J3 is an affordable phone, the sort of handset you might buy outright to avoid signing up for a contract lasting longer than some marriages. It can be had for less than £150, but still includes a few higher-end features such as an OLED screen.

Neat S7-a-like design; Punchy screen

Mediocre performance; Unremarkable camera; Annoying manual brightness screen

Not every phone can be the Samsung Galaxy S7 . For one thing, not everyone can afford a Galaxy S7 – but for a while Samsung went dark on budget phones, to the disappointment of fans of the brand who lacked capacious wallets.