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Samsung Galaxy Core I8260 vs Samsung Galaxy A3

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Samsung
Announced
April 2013 October 2014
Status
Available - May 2013 Available - November 2014
Price
- Rs. 14,265 ($209.78) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
White, Blue Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
129.3 x 67.6 x 8.95 mm
(5.09 x 2.66 x 0.35 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 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
- LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.3 inches [Similar] 4.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
60.19% 65.39%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor
Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8625 Snapdragon S4 Play [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 203 [Similar] -
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
8 GB (4.45 GB User Available) 16 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie
Video
Yes 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, VGA [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes 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, v3.0 v4.0, BLE, ANT+
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 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 HTML5

User Memory

Internal
8 GB (4.45 GB User Available), 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity
1800 mAh 1900 mAh
Stand by
Up to 300 h -
Talk Time
Up to 9 h -
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