Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy A21s vs Samsung Galaxy A12

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced June 2017 Expected Announcement - May 2020 2020, November 24
Status Available - June 2017 Rumored Coming Soon - January 2021
Price Rs. 14,000 ($220.00) [Similarly Priced] - Rs. 12,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Gold, Black, Pink Black, White, Blue Black, White, Blue, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 143.2 x 70.3 x 7.9 mm
(5.64 x 2.77 x 0.31 in)
8.9 mm thickness
(0.35 in thickness)
164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm
(6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE LTE (unspecified)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Notification LED No - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android 10.0 Android 10
User Interface TouchWiz One UI 2.0 -
Processor Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7570 Quad Octa-core 2.0 GHz, Exynos 850 Octa-core (2.3 GHz, 1.8 GHz)
GPU Mali-T720 MP2 - -
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 64 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB microSDXC microSDXC

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen PLS TFT Capacitive Touchscreen HD+ TFT display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 5.0 inches 6.55 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (268 ppi) 720 x 1560 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.33% - 83.64%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP 48 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED flash
Features AutoFocus, f/1.9 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama 48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
48 MP, f/2.0, (wide), AF
5 MP, f/2.2, 115˚ (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, LED Flash [Similar] 13 MP, f/2.3, 29mm (normal), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
HDR, Panorama
1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.2
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP 5.0, A2DP, LE Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Yes
USB microUSB v2.0 Yes USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 64 GB, 3 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 3 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB microSDXC microSDXC
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Battery Charging 10W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity 2400 mAh 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by Up to 408 h - -
Talk Time Up to 23 h - -