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TracFone Samsung Galaxy J3 Sky 4G LTE Prepaid Smartphone 16 GB
Last Updated: November 24, 2018 (Refresh Now)
8.1
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
217
Old Reviews
0
Unverified
16
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1.2 GHz
PROCESSOR CLOCK
Quad Core
PROCESSOR TYPE
2 MP
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Review Analysis - 201 recent, verified reviews
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Product Reliability
26years ago, tracfone customer, tracfone, lemon, sim card
+54%
-46%
" ... NO WORRIES or problems ... "
" ... to get it set up and working. ... "
" ... They have finally agreed to replace the phone and hoping new one will work. ... "
" ... I got it switched over to Straight Talk and it is the first phone in years I've been 100% happy with! ... "
" ... Purchased this as aChristmas present for Sister-in-Law after my wife had owned one for about 6 months. ... "
" ... The reason for four stars is that I can't for the life of me figure out how, on more than one occasion, while the phone was in my pocket is has somehow brought up the initial screen, swiped to the lock screen, ENTERED MY CODE, and was at the home screen when I took it out of my pocket. ... I had a Samsung phone a few years ago that did the same thing. ... "
" ... The good news is it's a capable phone for 100 bucks that does as much as a laptop of just a few years ago so I really can't bitch about the phone itself. ... "
" ... Had it a week, will write more later. ... "
Price
26pay, money, go wrong, cost, value
+92%
-8%
" ... Great for the price ... "
" ... Great value for the money and my level of use. ... "
" ... So many features in this price range. ... "
" ... This fits the bill. ... "
" ... Love the phone, especially for the price ... "
" ... Seems to be good for price . ... "
" ... For $99 you can't go wrong. ... "
" ... Nice Phone for the price, works well no compliaibts. ... "
Ease of Use
25use, easy to use, user friendly, set, easy to set
+92%
-8%
" ... Easy to figure out and cheap to use. ... "
" ... I'm still fairly new to using a smart phone, but this was pretty easy to figure out. ... "
" ... She didn't want to give up her flip phone until she saw how easy a smartphone is to use. ... "
" ... It's better than the LG I had before and easier to use. ... "
" ... Was easy to set up and I was using it in 10minutes. ... "
" ... easy to setup. ... "
" ... It's so easy to read. ... "
" ... It has beautiful color, and is easy to handle and understand. ... "
Apps
15tracfone, google, messaging, chrome, use
+93%
-7%
" ... I was looking for an inexpensive low-use smartphone to use when traveling and to run household apps. ... All my apps run fine. ... "
" ... And every app I'd downloaded has worked just fine. ... "
" ... I had no issues using this phone as a GPS navigator in my car, for Internet browsing, messaging, calling, using bank apps etc. ... "
" ... I am shocked at how fast a web page will load and display with this nice phone. ... "
" ... Best android Tracfone Yet!! ... "
" ... No problems at all so far with the galaxy. ... "
" ... it supports the Kindle app, the Alexa app, Netflix, etc. ... "
" ... If you want lots of apps, then you may want more storage, but this met my needs for a cost of just over $100. ... "
Display Clarity
14display, clear, bright, amoled, amazing
+100%
" ... Screen size is just right. ... "
" ... It has an amoled display which is amazing for color depth / saturation (I actually purchased a slightly larger J7 and went back to this one for the screen.) ... "
" ... Great AMOLED screen! ... "
" ... The AMOLED display is amazing. ... "
" ... Same screen type, RAM, CPU and other features. ... - Very bright AMOLED screen with rich colors and deep black, I can read it it even if it's a bright day outside. ... "
" ... Display is bright and very clear. ... "
" ... Bright clear large screen. ... "
" ... The screen size and colors alone are awesome. ... "
Camera
12pictures, takes good pictures, takes, mp, inside
+92%
-8%
" ... NOTE: don't buy this phone if you take a lot of pictures. ... "
" ... Great phone wish the camera was a little better. ... "
" ... takes nice pictures and does video call. ... "
" ... - Decent camera for cheap phone. ... "
" ... It still takes good pictures. ... "
" ... Camera takes good pictures. ... "
" ... The camera is Ok, but this is what you get for $100.00 . ... "
" ... Yeah the camera may not have all those pixels that everybody talks about. ... But I find it just fine for taking pictures. ... "
Setup
11setup, tracfone, set, minutes, easy to set
+82%
-18%
" ... Was easy to set up and I was using it in 10minutes. ... "
" ... easy to setup. ... "
" ... - Like other Samsung phones and tablets, it has very simplified and minimalistic "dummy-proof settings", easy to figure out even if it's your first smartphone. ... It even has a "simple mode" easy enough to use for old people if someone more technology savvy will set it up for them. ... "
" ... 1 star for Tracphone activation. ... I am sure it's a great phone and service, but the activation process and website are broken. ... "
" ... No complaints so far and easy to set up. ... "
" ... Set your TF account on a laptop or Chromebook before you start the setup. ... In summary: It is a TracFone Phone that was easy to setup and use. ... "
Battery Life
11life, times, shorter, longer, goes
+45%
-55%
" ... Battery is not holding a charge longer than about 4 hours. ... "
" ... Took the batt. ... "
" ... But this was after EIGHT REPS WITH ATTENDANT HOLD TIMES - TOTAL OF MAYBE EIGHT HOURS OF MY TIME over 2 days! ... "
Software Platform
10apps, google, samsung, android 6, use
+70%
-30%
" ... All my apps run fine. ... Two things I haven't found yet is how to make voice-activated calls and whether or not it will upgrade beyond Android 6. ... "
" ... And every app I'd downloaded has worked just fine. ... "
" ... Best android Tracfone Yet!! ... "
" ... it supports the Kindle app, the Alexa app, Netflix, etc. ... "
" ... I did find it in a google menu which is easier to access so I just use that. ... "
" ... Now it works on this new phone, my Fire Tablet and my Acer Chromebook 15. ... This is our third phone with this OS. ... "
" ... I upgraded from an LG L41C and this one has a much better OS in a Marshmallow 6.0. ... Many more security features and Google apps connectivity. ... "
Features
10saving, lots, tones, samsung, said
+100%
" ... I find the energy saving mode ideal for my minimalist style of phone usage. ... "
" ... Just the right size and has great features my other phone didn't have. ... "
" ... - Very long lasting battery and lots of built in battery-saving features and modes. ... "
" ... A number of handy features. ... "
" ... As I said, it's a very nice phone with lots of nice features. ... "
" ... Still learning all the features. ... "
" ... The features are great - it is only missing an automatic setting for the display brightness. ... "
" ... Has all the features I need and more. ... "
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Specifications
Performance
Processor Clock: 1.2 GHz
Processor Type: Quad Core
Camera
Secondary Camera: 2 MP
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