Customer Ratings & Reviews

Overall this is good phone. At this price, you cannot ask for more. Would have been nice if they would have included headphone. First phone i have purchased which does not include headphone in pack. Good for gifting

My octogenarian mom had mastered her Galaxy 3 for years when the phone finally began to have inconsistent WiFi and mobile network connectivity after so many years of service. Rather than start a new learning curve with a different brand, we went hunting for a newer Samsung model. After wrestling with a few refurbished unlocked Galaxy 4 and 5 models, I saw the J3 in Best Buy. Even new and pristine (none of the "user ghosts" found with a used phone) it cost less than refurbished and came with an "actual" warranty. This is a very nice phone. It's reliable, consistent and offers an "easy" display theme with large icons and simple method for customizing the screen icons. Beautiful screen. Lovely interface. Also has a sound adjustment for hearing aids. Only three items to note: This model doesn't have an auto brightness adjustment. Not too big a deal (Mom doesn't care), but irritating if you're used to the auto function. There isn't an option for wireless charging. Also not a deal-breaker, but would be easier for a user with low dexterity to simply place the phone on a charging pad rather than fumble with the USB port. The third issue can be a real pain, depending upon your carrier. Mom's old Galaxy 3 uses a micro SIM. This phone uses a nano SIM - which is noted nowhere on the box. The Walmart Family Mobile BYOP program had ZERO nano SIM cards available either online or in stores (July 2017), so we had an unusable piece of equipment until Walmart restocked. After several tries, WFM finally found a nano SIM somewhere... But the switch from micro to nano SIM requires a change to the account profile. All this ended up with a complete phone downtime of three days from when Walmart set the account to nano SIM (couldn't use the micro SIM or it's Galaxy 3 any longer), mailed the nano SIM (3 days) and then restarted the account with the new J3 phone and new SIM setup. (So much for seamless.) This doesn't reflect on the operation of the phone, but we would have been better prepared had we known about the SIM card size difference from the beginning. Mom is very happy with the phone and has been busy calling, emailing, texting and streaming videos from the Weather Channel. We're happy knowing that the WiFi and mobile data service is reliable, and that it's a dependable Samsung. Joy all around!

Love my new phone. I already have a Samsung Tablet and now I have a Samsung Galaxy J3 phone . They can be used in my Google account so I am familiar with program. I bought an unlocked phone so I could use it with any provider. I bought the Samsung J3 at a great price and great customer service-couldn't be happier!

This phone does everything I need in a smart phone. Size, speed, ease of use is comparable with much higher priced items. I use this phone with Straight Talk and have had no problems thus far.

This phone does absolutely everything that the phone I was prepared to buy for $400 more can do! It may be a wee bit slower doing it, but it's hardly noticeable. Great savings, great results!

You get what you pay for. This is an under 200$ phone. It doesnt have mind blowing features but it performs better than the other under 200$ phones. I would definatly purchases one again

Has a good camera and seems fast enough with apps. Good for a spare phone for travel or a teenager. I purchased the unlocked version and it works great in Asia!

I bought the Samsung J3 for my mom and it is a decent cell for the price. This Samsung J3 has 16gb internal memory wich is enough for her and is easy to use

Great phone satisfied with my j3 for a good price. Does everything I want it to do I have not had any issues. My battery seems to last pretty good as well

Purchased this cell for my grandsons 9th birthday. He loves it! I wasn't sure if the 16GB would be enough memory but he has all his favorite games/apps installed and no complaints. I was able to get it onto my T-Mobile account with no issues. Just took it into one of their stores and they had us connected in no time. At such a young age, I didn't want to buy an expensive phone for him. The price, size and capability is perfect for a kid/teen.

Decent priced phone, lovely color and features. I wanted a reasonable priced phone unlocked and ready to use for my overseas trip. Works perfect.

I recently visited 3 countries in Asia and this phone worked just fine. Signal pickup was okay, battery life lasted >24hours with regular use. Takes decent pictures, screen display is about average. Not at all bad for the price I paid for.

Coming from using a Galaxy S4, the Galaxy J3 is not bad. I was looking for the least expensive Galaxy I could find. There are some features I really like on the phone that were not on my S4, but there are also a lot of features that were on my S4 that are not on the J3. That's okay though. I hardly used those features. (Smart Stay, Air Gesture, S Beam, etc.) I do miss the Multi Window feature though, but this is a lower priced phone so I guess Samsung had to remove some features. Overall this phone is exactly what I need.

If you're looking for the latest hottest Smart phone, don't buy this - you'll hate it. If you're looking to surf Facebook, check some emails, or get your kids a phone that doesnt cost $1000 - this phone is perfect. I bought this phone as a spare phone for traveling and a just in case and it does the job I need it to do. Definitely recommend this depending on your needs.

my old iPhone died and needed a quick replacement. Stopped by bestbuy and checked out many android models. This one was $50 off Good smartphone deal for sale price close to 129. good screen size. Slim and light Camera is little slow but pics are good Overall, highly satisfied with this purchase

good decent phone for the price...works well & fast...takes good normal pictures and what I use it for calls, text and check email comes in handy don't have to pay over $500 dollars for a phone and will do the same job

To be able to purchase a phone for a fair price that does not sacrifice features is great! To be able to use that phone with any carrier who chooses to offer a fair price for their network is priceless! This phone does not sacrifice features or come with a large price tag. Hopefully more phone manufacturers will follow this same idea

bought it for my husband who is not tech smart, an he picked up on how to use it very quickly. Takes great photos also

This phone was a replacement for my mom's old Samsung phone that did not recharge anymore. I was looking for an inexpensive unlocked smart phone. We put in her T-Mobile SIM card and easily set up this new phone.

Great cellphone, fast, good camera and affordable.