Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A3 vs Samsung Galaxy S6 vs Samsung Galaxy Note5

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced October 2014 March 2015 August 2015
Status Available - November 2014 Available - April 2015 Available - August 2015
Price Rs. 14,265 ($209.78) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 29,999 ($441.16) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 40,800 ($600.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Blue Topaz Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm
( 5.12 x 2.58 x 0.27 in)
143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm
(5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in)
153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm
(6.03 x 3 x 0.3 in)
Weight 110.3 g (3.88.0.11 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz) 171 g (6.03 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE LTE LTE
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)
- Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
- S Pen stylus

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57, Exynos 7420 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57, Exynos 7420
GPU - Mali-T760 Mali-T760MP8
RAM 1 GB 3 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32/64/128 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 5.1 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (577 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.39% 70.66% 76.92%
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 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels, OIS 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Autofocus, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, Optical Stabilization, Dual-video Rec.
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call, HDR [Similar] 5 MP [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 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps/ LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, BLE, ANT+ v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, 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 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1900 mAh 2550 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -