Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S5 mini vs Samsung Galaxy J1 Ace vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced June 2014 August 2015 December 2015
Status Available - July 2014 Available - August 2015 Coming Soon - December 2015
Price - Rs. 5,850 ($86.03) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 17,300 ($254.41) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Charcoal Black, Shimmery White, Electric Blue and Copper Gold Blue, Black, White Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131.1 x 64.8 x 9.1 mm
(5.16 x 2.55 x 0.36 in)
130.1 x 67.6 x 9.5 mm
(5.12 x 2.66 x 0.37 in)
134.5 x 65.2 x 7.3 mm
(5.3 x 2.57 x 0.29 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 131 g (4.62 oz) 132 g (4.66 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 (Single or Dual SIM)
HSDPA 850 / 2100 (Dual SIM)
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE - 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
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (PayPal Certified)
- IP67 Certified - Dust and Water Resistant
- Water Resistant up to 1 Meter and 30 Minutes
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hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.x (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Quad-core 1.5 GHz - J111F / Quad-core 1.2 GHz / Dual-core 1.3 GHz - J110L Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
GPU - - Adreno 306
RAM 1.5 GB 1 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 8 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 4.3 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.86% 59.82% 69.65%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - - FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps (LTE model); HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps (3G model); HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR v4.0, A2DP v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM - J110M, J111F
4 GB, 768 MB RAM - J110F, J1
16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 1900 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -