Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs Sony Xperia E3 vs Samsung Galaxy J3

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Sony Samsung
Announced October 2011 September 2014 November 2015
Status Available - October 2011 Available - September 2014 Available - December 2015
Price - - Rs. 8,999 ($132.34) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black, White, Lime, Copper White, Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
137.7 x 69.4 x 8.5 mm
(5.42 x 2.73 x 0.33 in)
142.3 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.6 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D2203, D2206, D2243, D2202 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2203
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D2202
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D2203 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - EMEA
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Shatter Proof Glass -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8926-2 Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 Adreno 305 -
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 4 GB 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 58.23% 68.09%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM radio with RDS FM radio with RDS; recording
Games Downloadable, incl. motion-bas Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] VGA [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Call Records 100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1432 mAh 2330 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Up to 706 h -
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 12 h 20 min -