Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone SE vs Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) vs Asus Zenfone Max

Price Comparison (India) -

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Asus
Announced March 2016 November 2015 May 2016
Status Available - March 2016 Available - January 2016 Available - May 2016
Price Rs. 21,499 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,990 ($117.50) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,999 ($147.04) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold, Rose Gold White, Black, Gold Black, White
Form Factor Candybar 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)
156 x 77.5 x 10.55 mm
(6.14 x 3.05 x 0.42 in)
Weight - 138 g (4.87 oz) 202 g (7.13 oz)
SIM Type Single-SIM - -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2100 - India
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J320F, J3109 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2100 - India
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J320F LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - India
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.17 W/kg (head)
1.12 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.48 W/kg (head)
0.42 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor - -
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 9.3 Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister, Apple A9 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830A Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
GPU PowerVR GT7600 Mali-400MP2 Adreno 405
RAM 2 GB 1.5 GB 2/3 GB
Internal Memory 16/64 GB 8/16 GB 32 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.84% 68.09% 68.99%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 8 MP 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash Dual-tone Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.2, 29mm, 1/3" sensor size, 1.22 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama) Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Geo-tagging, Laser AutoFocus, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps 1080p@30fps (J3109), 720p@30fps (J320P) 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 1.2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm, 720p@30fps, face detection, HDR [Similar] 5 MP - J3109
2 MP - J320P [Similar]
5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB v2.0, Reversible Connector microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB v2.0, USB OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64 GB, 2 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint 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 supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1642 mAh 2600 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - Up to 349 h -
Talk Time - Up to 22 h -