Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) vs Google Pixel 3a vs Apple iPhone SE 2020

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Google Apple
Announced March 2016 2019, May 2020, April 15
Status Available - March 2016 Available. Released 2019, May Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, April 24
Price Rs. 15,990 ($235.15) [Similarly Priced] - Rs. 42,500 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Gold, White, Pink Clearly White, Just Black, Not Pink Space Gray, Red, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.7 x 76 x 7.8 mm
(5.97 x 2.99 x 0.31 in)
151.3 x 70.1 x 8.2 mm
(5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 in)
138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
(5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 in )
Weight 170 g (6 oz) 147 g (5.19 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz)
SIM Type - Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J710F, J710H
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - J710M
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - J710F LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 11(1500), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100) - A2296
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor (front-mounted)
- IP67 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1.5 meters and 30 minutes
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
face detection
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 9.0 (Pie) iOS 13.4
Processor Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53), Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 Octa-Core (2 x 2GHz Kryo 360 + 6 x 1.7GHz Kryo 360), Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670 Hexa-core (2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder), Apple A13 Bionic
GPU Adreno 405 Adreno 615 Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
RAM 3 GB 4 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32/64 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB No No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen P-OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 HD IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Ion-strengthened Glass
Oleophobic Coating
Haptic Touch
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.6 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 2220 pixels (441 ppi) 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.16% 74.99% 65.21%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP 12.2 MP 12 MP
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Flash Dual-LED dual-tone flash
Features Autofocus, f/1.9, 28mm, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR 12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Auto-HDR, Panorama
12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF, OIS
HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps
Front Camera 5 MP, f/1.9, LED Flash [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.8, 28mm PDAF
No AF, Auto-HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm
1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps
HDR, panorama [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/75 Mbps 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, aptX HD 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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 Yes HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 256 GB, 3 GB RAM or 128 GB, 3 GB RAM or 64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB No No
USB OTG - 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 not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 18W
Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Fast charging 18W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
Qi wireless charging
Capacity 3300 mAh 3000 mAh 1821 mAh
Stand by Up to 354 h - -
Talk Time - - -