Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy J1 vs Samsung Galaxy S6 (CDMA)

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Samsung
Announced September 2012 January 2015 March 2015
Status Available - September 2012 Available - January 2015 Available - April 2015
Price - Rs. 5,850 ($86.03) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 29,999 ($441.16) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Blue, Black, White White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
129 x 68.2 x 8.9 mm
(5.08 x 2.69 x 0.35 in)
143.5 x 70.6 x 6.9 mm
(5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in)
Weight 112 g (3.95 oz) 122 g (4.3 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - G920V, G920P
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - G920V, G920P, G920R
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 (single or dual SIM)
HSDPA 850 / 2100 (dual SIM)
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G920V
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T - LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700) - G920V
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Corning Gorilla Glass 4 back panel
- Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 Android OS, v4.4.x (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57, Exynos 7420
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 - Mali-T760MP8
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 4 GB 32/64/128 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.3 inches 5.1 inches
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (576 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.84% 59.80% 70.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 16 MP, 2988 x 5312 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection OIS, Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection 720p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, Lightning Port microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB No
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1440 mAh 1850 mAh 2550 mAh
Stand by Up to 225 h - -
Talk Time Up to 8 h Up to 10 h (3G) Up to 23 h (3G)