After finally taking the wraps off its long-awaited Galaxy S8 and S8+ smartphones, Samsung has now launched its budget-friendly Galaxy J3 Prime smartphone in the United States.

Samsung Galaxy J3 Prime Price & Availability

The Galaxy J3 Prime will be running on Android 7.0 Nougat out-of-the-box and will be available via T-Mobile in the U.S. The latest Galaxy smartphone from Samsung will come bearing an affordable price tag of $150 for postpaid customers. The device is up for grabs with the option of monthly installments, Gadgets 360 reported. Prepaid customers can get their hands on the Galaxy J3 Prime for $150, but there's an instant discount of $75 at the moment.

Aside from T-Mobile, MetroPCS has also listed the J3 Prime on its website. The pre-paid carrier has listed the phone for $69.

Samsung Galaxy J3 Prime Specifications

The Galaxy J3 Prime sports a 5-inch HD display with 720x1280 pixels resolution. It is powered by a quad-core 1.4GHz Exynos 7570 SoC and packs 1.5GB of RAM under the hood. The device offers 16GB of expandable (up to 128GB via microSD) inbuilt storage.

On the photography front, the Galaxy J3 Prime sports a 5MP rear camera and a 2MP front snapper for selfies. It is backed by a 2,600mAh battery, GSM Arena reported. The smartphone's dimensions are 139.7x69.85x8.89mm and it weighs in at 148 grams. The Galaxy J3 Prime offers a bunch of connectivity options including Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, LTE, USB, UMTS/HSPA+ and Wi-Fi 802.11 a/ac/b/g/n.

Meanwhile, the Indian version of the Galaxy J3 Pro boasts an array of awe-inspiring features such as SBike and Ultra Data Savings mode. However, the J series phones run older versions of the Android mobile OS in the country. In other words, the Samsung Galaxy J3 Prime is a smartphone that can sweep tech buffs off their feet offering a slew of exciting features, but without burning a hole in their pockets!