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Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Samsung
Announced
January 2016 January 2017
Status
Available - February 2016 Coming Soon - January 2017
Price
Rs. 6,890 ($117.65) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,990 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
White, Black, Gold Various
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
132.6 x 69.3 x 8.9 mm
(5.22 x 2.73 x 0.35 in)
135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 in)
Weight
131 g (4.62 oz) -
SIM Type
Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Notification LED
No Yes

Display

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.5 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
62.92% 68.14%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830 [Similar] Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870 [Similar]
GPU
Mali-400 [Similar] Mali-T830 MP2 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
8 GB 16 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Autofocus, f/2.2 aperture lens, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama
Video
Yes 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
2 MP [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
FM radio with RDS; recording FM radio
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth
v4.0, A2DP v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB
microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, Fast Charging
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser
HTML HTML5

User Memory

Internal
8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG
Not Supported Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
Light Sensor
Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
2050 mAh 2350 mAh
Stand by
- -
Talk Time
- -
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