Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Priv vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016)

Price Comparison (India) - -

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Samsung Samsung
Announced October 2015 December 2015 November 2015
Status Available - November 2015 Coming Soon - December 2015 Available - January 2016
Price Rs. 34,999 ($514.69) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 17,300 ($254.41) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,990 ($117.50) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Various White, Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 147 x 77.2 x 9.4 mm
(5.79 x 3.04 x 0.37 in)
134.5 x 65.2 x 7.3 mm
(5.3 x 2.57 x 0.29 in)
142.3 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.6 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 132 g (4.66 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
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 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J320F, J3109
4G Network LTE 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) - J320F
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.17 W/kg (head)
1.12 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- 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 SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A57 & quad-core 1.44 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830A
GPU Adreno 418 Adreno 306 Mali-400MP2
RAM 3 GB 1.5 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 16 GB 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Curved Edge Screen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.4 inches 4.7 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (544 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.82% 69.65% 68.09%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 18 MP 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 8 MP
Flash Dual-LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Optical Image Stabilization, Schneider-Kreuznach optics, Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video 2160p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps (J3109), 720p@30fps (J320P)
Front Camera 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP - J3109
2 MP - J320P [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3410 mAh 2300 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 349 h
Talk Time - - Up to 22 h