Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia M2 vs Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016)

Sony Xperia M2
sony xperia m2
Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016)
samsung galaxy j3 (2016)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung
Announced February 2014 November 2015
Status Available - May 2014 Available - January 2016
Price - Rs. 7,990 ($117.50) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Purple White, Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139.6 x 71.1 x 8.6 mm
(5.5 x 2.8 x 0.34 in)
142.3 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.6 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J320F, J3109
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J320F
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.17 W/kg (head)
1.12 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.48 W/kg (head)
0.42 W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features Scratch-Resistant Glass -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (D2303, D2306)/ MSM8226 (D2305) [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830A [Similar]
GPU Adreno 305 [Similar] Mali-400MP2 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1.5 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB ROM 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.25% 68.09%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p 1080p@30fps (J3109), 720p@30fps (J320P)
Front Camera Yes [Similar] 5 MP - J3109
2 MP - J320P [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported

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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2300 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 588 h (2G)
Up to 633 h (3G)
Up to 349 h
Talk Time Up to 13 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 36 min (3G)
Up to 22 h