Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) vs Apple iPhone 7 vs Samsung Galaxy J2 Prime

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Samsung
Announced December 2015 September 2016 November 2016
Status Available - February 2016 Available - September 2016 Available - November 2016
Price Rs. 21,900 ($322.06) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 60,000 ($882.35) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,490 ($140.15) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144.8 x 71.0 x 7.3 mm
(5.7 x 2.8 x 0.29 in)
138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm
(5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
144.8 x 72.1 x 8.9 mm
(5.7 x 2.84 x 0.35 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
SIM Type - Nano SIM Single SIM (Micro-SIM), Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 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), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700) LTE
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.19 W/kg (head)
1.19 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.38 W/kg (head)
1.34 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint with Force Touch
- IP67 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
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Notification LED - - No

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) iOS 10 Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 Quad-core, Apple A10 Fusion Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6737T
GPU - 6 core Mali-T720MP2
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32/128/256 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 3D Touch Display, Ion-strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches 4.7 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.38% 65.45% 66.19%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 12 MP 8 MP
Flash LED flash Quad-LED (dual tone) LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.8, OIS, Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama) Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 7 MP, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [Similar] 5 MP, LED flash [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 HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 v2.0, reversible connector microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Safari) HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/128/256 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint 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 supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2900 mAh 1960 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 14 h -