Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016)

Apple iPhone 5
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung
Announced September 2012 November 2015
Status Available - September 2012 Available - January 2016
Price - Rs. 7,990 ($117.50) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White White, Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
142.3 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.6 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 112 g (3.95 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J320F, J3109
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J320F
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.17 W/kg (head)
1.12 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.48 W/kg (head)
0.42 W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830A [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 [Similar] Mali-400MP2 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1.5 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8/16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.84% 68.09%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No FM radio, RDS, recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection 1080p@30fps (J3109), 720p@30fps (J320P)
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 5 MP - J3109
2 MP - J320P [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge 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 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP
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 Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, Lightning Port microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1440 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 225 h Up to 349 h
Talk Time Up to 8 h Up to 22 h