Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy J2 Prime vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced November 2016 January 2017 June 2017
Status Available - November 2016 Coming Soon - January 2017 Available - June 2017
Price Rs. 8,490 ($140.15) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 28,990 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 14,000 ($220.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Gold Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold Gold, Black, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144.8 x 72.1 x 8.9 mm
(5.7 x 2.84 x 0.35 in)
146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
(5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
143.2 x 70.3 x 7.9 mm
(5.64 x 2.77 x 0.31 in)
Weight 160 g (5.64 oz) - 148 g (5.22 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Micro-SIM), Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Notification LED No Yes No

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6737T 1.9 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A72 & 1.3 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880 Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7570 Quad
GPU Mali-T720MP2 Mali-T860 MP4 Mali-T720 MP2
RAM 1.5 GB 3 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 32 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.2 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.19% 71.34% 68.33%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP 16 MP 13 MP
Flash LED Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, f/1.9 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama AutoFocus, f/1.9 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, LED flash [Similar] 16 MP [Similar] 5 MP, LED Flash [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 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not 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 not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 3000 mAh 2400 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 408 h
Talk Time - - Up to 23 h