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

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced December 2015 January 2016 February 2016
Status Coming Soon - December 2015 Available - February 2016 Available - February 2016
Price Rs. 17,300 ($254.41) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,890 ($117.65) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Various White, Black, Gold Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar White, Gold, Black
Dimension 134.5 x 65.2 x 7.3 mm
(5.3 x 2.57 x 0.29 in)
132.6 x 69.3 x 8.9 mm
(5.22 x 2.73 x 0.35 in)
126.6 x 63.1 x 10.8 mm
(4.98 x 2.48 x 0.43 in)
Weight 132 g (4.66 oz) 131 g (4.62 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network 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) -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Notification LED - No -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Spreadtrum SC8830
GPU Adreno 306 Mali-400 Mali-400MP2
RAM 1.5 GB 1 GB 756 MB/1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.5 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.65% 62.92% 57.12%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Autofocus, f/2.2 aperture lens, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Geo-tagging, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps Yes 720p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] VGA [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 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 756 MB/1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG - Not Supported -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 2300 mAh 2050 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -