South Korean tech giant Samsung has officially unveiled the Samsung Galaxy J3 Pro smartphone in China with a price tag of about $150. The handset, available in gray and gold colors, is currently listed on Samsung's official Chinese website and will also be available via local carrier China Telecom later this month.

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The Galaxy J3 Pro measures 142.2 x 71.3 x 8mm in dimensions and weighs about 139 grams. The device comes with the Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system out of the box and features a 5.0-inch Super AMOLED display screen with a resolution of 720 x 1,280 pixels (HD).

In terms of the camera, the device has an 8 megapixel unit on the back and a 5 megapixel shooter on the front. Under the hood, it is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 quad-core 1.2GHz chipset accompanied by 2GB of RAM, 16GB of built-in memory storage, and a 2,600 mAh battery.

The internal memory can be expanded up to 128GB via a dedicated microSD card slot. Other specs include support for Dual SIM functionality, Bluetooth 4.1, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, GPS, FM Radio, NFC and 4G connectivity.

The smartphone is a successor to the Galaxy J3 (J3109 - China) which was launched earlier this year in January. To compare, the Galaxy J3 came out with the same 5.0-inch screen with HD pixels, the same 8 megapixel rear-facing camera, a 5 megapixel front-facing shooter, a Spreadtrum SC8830 processor, 1.5GB of RAM, 8GB/16GB of internal memory and a 2,600 mAh battery as well. Unlike the Galaxy J3 Pro, this device is available in white, black and gold colors.

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