Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia J vs Samsung Galaxy A3

Sony Xperia J
sony xperia j
Samsung Galaxy A3
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung
Announced August 2012 October 2014
Status Available - October 2012 Available - November 2014
Price - Rs. 14,265 ($209.78) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold, Pink Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124.3 x 61.2 x 9.2 mm
(4.89 x 2.41 x 0.36 in)
130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm
( 5.12 x 2.58 x 0.27 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 110.3 g (3.88.0.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST26i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST26a
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] -
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 4.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.92% 65.39%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie
Video Yes, VGA 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, BLE, ANT+
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 1900 mAh
Stand by Up to 607 h (2G)
Up to 618 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 5 h 36 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 18 min (3G)
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