Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) vs Sony Xperia L1

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Sony
Announced November 2015 January 2017 March 2017
Status Available - January 2016 Coming Soon - January 2017 Coming Soon - April 2017
Price Rs. 7,990 ($117.50) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,990 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors White, Black, Gold Various Black, White, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 142.3 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.6 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 in)
151 x 74 x 8.7 mm
(5.94 x 2.91 x 0.34 in)
Weight 138 g (4.87 oz) - 180 g (6.35 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J320F, J3109 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J320F LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE
SAR US 1.17 W/kg (head)
1.12 W/kg (body)
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SAR EU 0.48 W/kg (head)
0.42 W/kg (body)
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Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Notification LED - Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830A Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870 Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6737T
GPU Mali-400MP2 Mali-T830 MP2 Mali-T720MP2
RAM 1.5 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot) 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 5.0 inches 4.7 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.09% 68.14% 74.64%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP
Flash LED Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Autofocus, f/2.2, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps (J3109), 720p@30fps (J320P) 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP - J3109
2 MP - J320P [Similar]
8 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2, 24 mm [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 Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, Fast Charging Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not 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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 2350 mAh 2620 mAh
Stand by Up to 349 h - -
Talk Time Up to 22 h - -