Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs HTC Desire 530 vs Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016)

Price Comparison (India) - -

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung HTC Samsung
Announced September 2013 February 2016 November 2015
Status Available - September 2013 Coming soon Available - January 2016
Price - Rs. 12,990 ($191.03) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,990 ($117.50) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Pink Various White, Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm
(5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in)
146.9 x 70.9 x 8.3 mm
(5.78 x 2.79 x 0.33 in)
142.3 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.6 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J320F, J3109
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700) 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, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features S Pen stylus - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 (LTE model) / Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830A
GPU Adreno 330 (LTE model) Adreno 304 Mali-400MP2
RAM 3 GB 1.5 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB storage 16 GB 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.98% 66.05% 68.09%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, f/2.4, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps (LTE model) Yes 1080p@30fps (J3109), 720p@30fps (J320P)
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.8 [Similar] 5 MP - J3109
2 MP - J320P [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR v4.1, A2DP v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB storage, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported - 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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3200 mAh 2200 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 420 h (3G) - Up to 349 h
Talk Time Up to 21 h (3G) - Up to 22 h