Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 5C vs Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy J1 mini (2016)

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Samsung
Announced September 2013 January 2016 February 2016
Status Available - September 2013 Available - February 2016 Available - February 2016
Price - Rs. 6,890 ($117.65) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors White, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink White, Black, Gold Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar White, Gold, Black
Dimension 124.4 x 59.2 x 8.97 mm
(4.9 x 2.33 x 0.35 in)
132.6 x 69.3 x 8.9 mm
(5.22 x 2.73 x 0.35 in)
126.6 x 63.1 x 10.8 mm
(4.98 x 2.48 x 0.43 in)
Weight 132 g (4.66 oz) 131 g (4.62 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Notification LED - No -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 7.0.1 Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift, Apple A6 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Spreadtrum SC8830
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 Mali-400 Mali-400MP2
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 756 MB/1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.5 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.93% 62.92% 57.12%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM radio with RDS; recording FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, TTouch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Autofocus, f/2.2 aperture lens, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Geo-tagging, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA+, LTE HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, Lightning Port microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 756 MB/1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG - Not Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not 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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 1510 mAh 2050 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 250 h (2G)
Up to 250 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 10 h (3G) - -