Phone Comparison - Samsung I8200 Galaxy S III mini VE vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy J2 (2017)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced March 2014 January 2017 October 2017
Status Available - March 2014 Coming Soon - January 2017 Available - October 2017
Price - Rs. 19,990 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,390 ($120.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Blue, Gray, Black Various Metallic Gold, Absolute Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 121.6 x 63 x 9.9 mm
(4.79 x 2.48 x 0.39 in)
135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 in)
136.5 x 69 x 8.4mm
(5.37 x 2.72 x 0.33in)
Weight 112 g (3.95 oz) - 130 g (4.59 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J320F, J3109
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J320F
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Smart Manager
Notification LED - Yes No

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat)
Processor 1.2 GHz dual-core Cortex-A9 Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos
GPU - Mali-T830 MP2 Mali-400MP2
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 16 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 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 4.0 inches 4.7 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.57% 68.14% 64.85%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 8 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, Fast Charging microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 2350 mAh 2000 mAh battery
Stand by (2G)
Up to 320 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
- Up to 14 h (3G)