Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016)

Price Comparison (India) -

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced October 2011 March 2016 November 2015
Status Available - November 2011 Available - March 2016 Available - January 2016
Price - Rs. 11,990 ($176.32) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,990 ($117.50) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Gold, White, Pink White, Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 135.5 x 67.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.67 x 0.35 in)
145.8 x 72.3 x 8.1 mm
(5.74 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
142.3 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.6 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 159 g (5.61 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 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 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J510F, J510G, J510FN
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - J510Y, J510M
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J320F, J3109
4G Network LTE 700 (region specific) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J510F, J510FN LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J320F
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.17 W/kg (head)
1.12 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.48 W/kg (head)
0.42 W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A9 CPU, TI OMAP 4460 chipset Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830A
GPU No Adreno 306 Mali-400MP2
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 16 GB 8/16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.65 inches 5.2 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (316 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (282 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.72% 70.93% 68.09%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1936 pixels 13 MP 8 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps (J3109), 720p@30fps (J320P)
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/1.9, 23mm, LED flash [Similar] 5 MP - J3109
2 MP - J320P [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support, barometer sensor Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not 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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Removable Li-Ion battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 3100 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 290 h (2G)
Up to 270 h (3G)
Up to 369 h Up to 349 h
Talk Time Up to 17 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (3G)
- Up to 22 h