Phone Comparison - HTC Desire 828 dual sim vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy J2 (2016)

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Samsung Samsung
Announced November 2015 December 2015 July 2016
Status Coming Soon - November 2015 Available - February 2016 Available - July 2016
Price Rs. 16,445 ($241.84) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 21,900 ($322.06) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,750 ($143.38) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold Black, Gold, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 157.7 x 78.9 x 7.9 mm
(6.21 x 3.11 x 0.31 in)
144.8 x 71.0 x 7.3 mm
(5.7 x 2.8 x 0.29 in)
142.4 x 71.1 x 8.0 mm
(5.61 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight - 155 g (5.47 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) 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 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J320F, J3109
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J320F
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Smart Glow Notifications
- Turbo Speed Technology (TST)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Octa-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6753 Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830A
GPU Mali-T720MP3 - Mali-400MP2
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.2 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.86% 72.38% 67.94%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio, recording FM radio, RDS, recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 8 MP
Flash optical image stabil LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera 4 MP, 1080p (1/3' sensor size, 2µm pixel [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, 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 Yes v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2800 mAh 2900 mAh 2600 mAh battery
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - Up to 14 h (3G)