Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) vs Apple iPhone 8

Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017)
samsung galaxy j3 (2017)
Apple iPhone 8
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple
Announced June 2017 September 2017
Status Available - June 2017 Coming Soon - September 2017
Price Rs. 14,000 ($220.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 64,000 ($699.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Gold, Black, Pink Space Gray, Silver Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 143.2 x 70.3 x 7.9 mm
(5.64 x 2.77 x 0.31 in)
138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
(5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 in)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1.5 meters and 30 minutes
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Notification LED No Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) iOS 11
User Interface TouchWiz -
Processor Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7570 Quad [Similar] Hexa-core, Apple A11 Bionic
GPU Mali-T720 MP2 [Similar] -
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB 64/256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Ion-strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.33% 65.21%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP [Similar] 12 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash Quad-LED (dual Tone) Flash
Features AutoFocus, f/1.9 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.8, 28mm, OIS, 1/3" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 8MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps
Front Camera 5 MP, LED Flash [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 3.0, reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 64/256 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB No
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

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