Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 5C vs Samsung Galaxy J2 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy J2 Prime

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Samsung
Announced September 2013 July 2016 November 2016
Status Available - September 2013 Available - July 2016 Available - November 2016
Price - Rs. 9,750 ($143.38) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,490 ($140.15) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink Black, Gold, Silver Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124.4 x 59.2 x 8.97 mm
(4.9 x 2.33 x 0.35 in)
142.4 x 71.1 x 8.0 mm
(5.61 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
144.8 x 72.1 x 8.9 mm
(5.7 x 2.84 x 0.35 in)
Weight 132 g (4.66 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
SIM Type - - Single SIM (Micro-SIM), Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
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 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J320F, J3109 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J320F LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Smart Glow Notifications
- Turbo Speed Technology (TST)
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Notification LED - - No

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 7.0.1 Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift, Apple A6 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830A Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6737T
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 Mali-400MP2 Mali-T720MP2
RAM 1 GB 1.5 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.93% 67.94% 66.19%
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 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP 8 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, TTouch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 720p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, LED flash [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA+, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, 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, Lightning Port microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent) Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1510 mAh 2600 mAh battery 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 250 h (2G)
Up to 250 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 10 h (3G) Up to 14 h (3G) -