Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone SE vs Sony Xperia X Compact vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Sony Samsung
Announced March 2016 September 2016 January 2017
Status Available - March 2016 Coming Soon - October 2016 Coming Soon - January 2017
Price Rs. 21,499 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 31,900 ($480.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,990 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold, Rose Gold White, Universe black, Mist blue Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
129 x 65 x 9.5 mm
(5.08 x 2.56 x 0.37 in)
135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 in)
Weight - 135 g (4.76 oz) -
SIM Type Single-SIM - Dual-SIM
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 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor - Fingerprint Sensor
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Notification LED Yes - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 9.3 Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow), planned upgrade to v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister, Apple A9 Hexa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72), Qualcomm MSM8956 Snapdragon 650 Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870
GPU PowerVR GT7600 Adreno 510 Mali-T830 MP2
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/64 GB 32 GB 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.6 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.84% 69.68% 68.14%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 23 MP 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash LED flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.2, 29mm, 1/3" sensor size, 1.22 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama) Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0, 24mm, 1/2.3" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps 1080p@30fps, 1080p@60fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 1.2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm, 720p@30fps, face detection, HDR [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP [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 Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, aptX, LE v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, 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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB v2.0, Reversible Connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, Fast Charging
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint 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
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1642 mAh 2700 mAh 2350 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -