Customers commend the Galaxy J3 Emerge 16GB for its ease of use, great price, and decent camera quality. Many appreciate its good battery life and satisfactory performance for everyday tasks. Positive feedback also highlights the phone's size and the option to expand its memory. A minor drawback mentioned by some users is the limited internal storage.
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Pros mentioned:
Camera quality, Price
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
A perfectly fine phone at a great price!
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My wife and I switched to Sprint on their 4 line promotion. A major reason for that was to bring my older brother and 91 year old mother into the 21st Century. That is, they have never had cell phones. My brother was planning a long trip, and my mother still drives, so we were concerned about both of them. However, we certainly didn't want to spend a lot of money for the phones. Turns out, we didn't.
With Sprint's promotion, we got 4 lines for the price of our usual 2. (Beware, though - that promotion ends 6/18, and God knows what the service will cost after that.) The J3's we got them were on promotion, too, and they wound up being FREE! Certainly can't beat that! But, free phones????
Frankly, in working with these phones to prep them for my family, I was surprised at how substantial they were, and were like any good smartphone. Did not appear in any way cheap or chintzy. While I'm not the one using them on a daily basis, they really seemed perfectly fine. I can't comment on their performance, but I can say that they seemed lovely, esp for the price. If this were my first smartphone, I'd be perfectly happy to include them in my shopping.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Battery life, Camera quality, Ease of use
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Great phone for the price
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Easy to use. Good quality. Long battery life. I wish there was a notification light when charging & when texts are received.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Battery life, Camera quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Awsome phone
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This phone is it almost exact same size as an S7 an excellent price has an awesome camera and plenty of keep bill of these built into it have had a single problem with it yet hold the charge for a day-and-a-half all-around great Buy
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Price
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great for everyone
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Simple to use and cheap. Good phone from Samsung. Love it!
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Speed
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
I own the JS3
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This is very good phone it gets the job done it's a little glitchy if you run background apps it has a small problem where it starts the screen off with he contact app when you swipe the screen but it could be limited to just my phone
■Pros■
Reliable
Easy to use
Responsive screen
Decent ram
Decent space how ever I use google drive to store my pictures and documents
■Cons■
KIND OF SLOW
what do you expect from a 200 dollar phone but it's worth your money if you need a quick phone that has good functionality and there cell phone plans are competive
Said enough overall I like my JS3
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I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Battery life, Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
cost effective alternative to high priced phones
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Got this for my wife ...This was a upgrade from her Galaxy III yes III.
So it is a far better phone than what she had been using. It is a basic smart phone. Battery life is excellent . Will be putting a larger memory chip in for her. Perfect for the person that wants a smart phone for basic use CAN'T BEAT THE PRICE
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Camera quality, Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good phone
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Fast and budget friendly and coll to the touch. Also very premium
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Camera quality, Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great phone
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I bought this phone to replace a Samsung galaxy 3, which I had for a few years. It's fast, great camera, plenty of memory... I really like it and would recommend it as an affordable, decent phone.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Bought for mom...
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I bought the phone for my mom. She's very practical and wanted a simple device. I love the sleek look of the phone. The memory is not a lot, but appreciates the choice for expanding the memory.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Price
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Just what was needed
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The Samsung phone is an inexpensive version of the Galaxy phones that are the brand's flagship brand. The phone works very much like the old Galaxy 4 that I still use daily. It was selected for my elderly dad who had never used a cell phone before. It was easy to teach him to use because both my mom and I have used Samsung smart phones. This phone fit the need of keeping dad in touch when he's out on his own without overwhelming him. The best thing was that the phone was free when I added it to my family plan. In the section below, I will recommend the phone with the explanation that the phone is good for the purpose it serves. Someone who is used to a high end phone will not be happy with it.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Camera quality
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great phone!
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Love the easy navigation. Pictures are really great!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Phone
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This phone was a great phone for the price. Buy one it has many great functions of a more expensive phone.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Affordable replacement for Broken S7
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Wife's S7 edge was crushed in recliner mechanism. Unfortunately, we hadn't purchased protection and had to replace it quickly. The J3 was an affordable alternative as it cost less than the repair bill for the S7. Most impressive was the service received from Cameron at the Warner Robins GA store.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Solid entry-level Android crippled by bloatware
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The J3 is a tried-and-true design by Samsung as their entry-level device. The specs on this model are truly all-around entry-level, but not bare bones. 16GB paired with 1.5GB of RAM with a 1.4Ghz Snapdragon 425 is totally sufficient for general usage, but the problem is the immense amount of bloatware that just sucks up all usability from the device. It really doesn't help the user experience when power on to actually using the device is over half an hour because of forced updates, forced bloatware install (and removal), and having to dismiss all of the bloatware notifications.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great phone awesome value
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bought this phone for my mother and while setting up discovered what a great phone it is
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great phone for non tech savvy people
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Good basic phone with usual features. Also easy to use.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Price
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great phone for older parents
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I purchased this phone for my mother in law. This is a great entry level smart phone for those not up to speed with the latest technology. My mother in law is 68 and she can work the phone. It's a great buy.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good phone
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The best phone I ever had n no problems fits in the palms of ur hand
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great
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I love the ease of the user friendly phone. Great for the money
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Solid Inexpensive Phone
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I don't personally use this device as it was purchased for my brother, but he doesn't have any negative experiences hindering his enjoyment of the device. It's not a top of the line smartphone, but it is still a highly functional device and he is satisfied with its performance in regards to the tasks that he wishes to complete on this phone. He doesn't play any mobile games, so I can't attest to how well this phone will run more graphics intensive games, but it seems plenty powerful enough to run most of what you will find on the Google Play store just fine based off the spec sheet.