Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy A52 5G

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced November 2015 December 2017 2021, March 17
Status Available - January 2016 Coming Soon - January 2018 Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, March 26
Price Rs. 7,990 ($117.50) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 37,750 ($589.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors White, Black, Gold Black, orchid grey, gold, blue Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Violet, Awesome Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 142.3 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.6 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
159.9 x 75.1 x 8.4 mm
(6.3 x 2.96 x 0.33 in)
Weight 138 g (4.87 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
SIM Type - Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid 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 (dual-SIM model only) 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 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J320F LTE 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
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
Notification LED - Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) Android 11
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830A Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570), Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750G 5G (8 nm)
GPU Mali-400MP2 Mali-G71 Adreno 619
RAM 1.5 GB 4 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 32/64 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version) FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
800 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 5.0 inches 5.6 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 2220 (441 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (405 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.09% 75.51% 84.90%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP 16 MP 64 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR 64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps (J3109), 720p@30fps (J320P) 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera 5 MP - J3109
2 MP - J320P [Similar]
Dual 16 MP + 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
HDR
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps [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-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 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, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 2.1
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
Capacity 2600 mAh 3000 mAh 4500 mAh
Stand by Up to 349 h - -
Talk Time Up to 22 h - -