Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) vs Sony Xperia XA1 Plus

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Sony
Announced January 2017 June 2017 August 2017
Status Coming Soon - January 2017 Available - June 2017 Available - September 2017
Price Rs. 19,990 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 14,000 ($220.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 24,990 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Various Gold, Black, Pink Black, Blue, Pink, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 in)
143.2 x 70.3 x 7.9 mm
(5.64 x 2.77 x 0.31 in)
155 x 75 x 8.7 mm
(6.1 x 2.95 x 0.34 in)
Weight - 148 g (5.22 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM Dual-SIM Single/Dual SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 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), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Notification LED Yes No Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Upgradable to Android v8.0 Oreo
User Interface - TouchWiz -
Processor Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870 Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7570 Quad Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Mediatek MT6757 Helio P20
GPU Mali-T830 MP2 Mali-T720 MP2 Mali-T880 MP2
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 3/4 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.14% 68.33% 71.57%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP 23 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama AutoFocus, f/1.9 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, 1/2.3" Sensor Size, Exmor RS Sensor, f.20 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP [Similar] 5 MP, LED Flash [Similar] 8 MP, Autofocus, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ v4.1, A2DP Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Yes
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, Fast Charging microUSB v2.0 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3/4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2350 mAh 2400 mAh 3430 mAh
Stand by - Up to 408 h -
Talk Time - Up to 23 h -