Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy J1 mini (2016)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced September 2014 December 2015 February 2016
Status Available - September 2014 Coming Soon - December 2015 Available - February 2016
Price Rs. 7,499 ($110.28) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 17,300 ($254.41) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, White Various Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar White, Gold, Black
Dimension 144.8 x 72.1 x 8.6 mm
(5.7 x 2.84 x 0.34 in)
134.5 x 65.2 x 7.3 mm
(5.3 x 2.57 x 0.29 in)
126.6 x 63.1 x 10.8 mm
(4.98 x 2.48 x 0.43 in)
Weight 156 g (5.5 oz) 132 g (4.66 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900) - G530F
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - G530FZ
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 28(700) - G530Y
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 20(800),
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

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Spreadtrum SC8830
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 306 Mali-400MP2
RAM 1 GB 1.5 GB 756 MB/1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 16 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 4.7 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.19% 69.65% 57.12%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Geo-tagging, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPAHSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 8 GB, 756 MB/1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 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 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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 2300 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -