Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Express vs Samsung Galaxy Alpha vs Samsung Galaxy J3

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced January 2013 August 2014 November 2015
Status Available - March 2013 Available - September 2014 Available - December 2015
Price - - Rs. 8,999 ($132.34) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White Black, white, gold, silver, blue White, Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 132.2 x 69.1 x 9.3 mm
(5.2 x 2.72 x 0.37 in)
132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm
(5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in)
142.3 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.6 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 139.1 g (4.9.0.04 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA
4G Network LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - EMEA
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5430 Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU - Mali-T628 MP6 -
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 32 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 4.7 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (320 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.29% 66.95% 68.09%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 12 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps 2160p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 2.1 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB
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 supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 1860 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 830 h (2G)
Up to 770 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 22 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 11 h 30 min (3G)
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