Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Core LTE G386W vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy J5 Prime

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced November 2014 January 2017 August 2016
Status Available - November 2014 Coming Soon - January 2017 Available - September 2016
Price Rs. 12,600 ($184.90) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,990 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 14,790 ($217.50) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Black Various Gold, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 132.9 x 66.3 x 10 mm
(5.23 x 2.61 x 0.39 in)
135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 in)
142.8 x 69.5 x 8.1 mm
(5.62 x 2.74 x 0.32 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) - 143 g (5.04 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
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 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J710F, J710H
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - J710M
4G Network LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 (Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 12, 17) 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), 40(2300) - J710F
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - Yes No

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870 Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7570 Quad
GPU - Mali-T830 MP2 Mali-T720
RAM 1.5 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED / TFT (SM-G610F) capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 4.7 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.24% 68.14% 69.31%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Autofocus, f/1.9, 28mm, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera VGA [Similar] 8 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2 [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, VoLTE HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, Fast Charging microUSB v2.0, USB OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 2350 mAh 2400 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)
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