Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Express vs Micromax Canvas A1 vs Samsung Z1

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Micromax Samsung
Announced January 2013 September 2014 January 2015
Status Available - March 2013 Available - September 2014 Available - January 2015
Price - - Rs. 5,700 ($83.82) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White White, Black White, Black, Wine Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 132.2 x 69.1 x 9.3 mm
(5.2 x 2.72 x 0.37 in)
- 120.4 x 63.2 x 9.7 mm
(4.74 x 2.49 x 0.38 in)
Weight 139.1 g (4.9.0.04 oz) - 112 g (3.95 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Tizen OS, v2.3
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC7727S
GPU - Mali-400MP2 Mali-400
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 768 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 4 GB (2.5 GB user available) 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 4.5 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.29% - 59.97%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS, FM r FM Radio with Recording FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048 x 1536 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Geo-tagging, Face Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4 GB (2.5 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - 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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 1700 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 830 h (2G)
Up to 770 h (3G)
Up to 160 h -
Talk Time Up to 22 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 11 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 6 h Up to 8 h (3G)