Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A3 vs Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy S7 mini

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced October 2014 January 2016 Not announced yet
Status Available - November 2014 Available - February 2016 Rumored
Price Rs. 14,265 ($209.78) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,890 ($117.65) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B White, Black, Gold Black, White, Gold, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm
( 5.12 x 2.58 x 0.27 in)
132.6 x 69.3 x 8.9 mm
(5.22 x 2.73 x 0.35 in)
9.9 mm thickness
(0.39 in thickness)
Weight 110.3 g (3.88.0.11 oz) 131 g (4.62 oz) -
SIM Type - Dual-SIM -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 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 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Back Panel
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Notification LED - No -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830 Dual-core 2.15 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo
Quad-core 2.3 GHz Mongoose + quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820
Exynos 8890 Octa
GPU - Mali-400 Adreno 530
Mali-T880 MP12
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 8 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 4.5 inches 4.6 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (479 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.39% 62.92% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie Autofocus, f/2.2 aperture lens, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, 26mm, 1/2.6" Sensor Size, 1.4 µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K video and 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/Smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps Yes 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, BLE, ANT+ v4.0, A2DP v4.2, A2DP, LE, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB
USB OTG - Not Supported 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 supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery -
Capacity 1900 mAh 2050 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -