Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) vs LG G3 (CDMA) vs Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017)

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung LG Samsung
Announced November 2015 July 2014 June 2017
Status Available - January 2016 Available - July 2014 Available - June 2017
Price Rs. 7,990 ($117.50) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,999 ($132.34) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 14,000 ($220.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Black, Gold Metallic Black, Silk White (Verizon), Shine Gold (Sprint) Gold, Black, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 142.3 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.6 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
146.3 x 74.7 x 8.9 mm
(5.76 x 2.94 x 0.35 in)
143.2 x 70.3 x 7.9 mm
(5.64 x 2.77 x 0.31 in)
Weight 138 g (4.87 oz) 149.7 g (5.26.0.25 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz)
SIM Type - - Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - VS985, LS990
CDMA 800 / 1900 - VS985
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J320F, J3109 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - VS985
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - LS990
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J320F LTE band 4(1700/2100), 13(700) - VS985 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
SAR US 1.17 W/kg (head)
1.12 W/kg (body)
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SAR EU 0.48 W/kg (head)
0.42 W/kg (body)
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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, v4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830A Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8975AC Snapdragon 801 Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7570 Quad
GPU Mali-400MP2 Adreno 330 Mali-T720 MP2
RAM 1.5 GB 3 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 32 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (538 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.09% 75.19% 68.33%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio, RDS, recording FM radio (LS990 model) FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP 13 MP 13 MP
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash
Features Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Phase Detection/Laser Autofocus, OIS, 1/3" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR AutoFocus, f/1.9 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps (J3109), 720p@30fps (J320P) 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP - J3109
2 MP - J320P [Similar]
2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [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, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps (LS990)
LTE Cat4, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps (VS985)
HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent) Yes, with A-GPS/ S-GPS (VS985) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not 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 supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 3000 mAh 2400 mAh
Stand by Up to 349 h Up to 415 h (3G) Up to 408 h
Talk Time Up to 22 h Up to 18 h 40 min (3G) Up to 23 h