Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) vs Nokia 3 vs Sony Xperia L1

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Nokia Sony
Announced January 2017 February 2017 March 2017
Status Coming Soon - January 2017 Available - May 2017 Coming Soon - April 2017
Price Rs. 19,990 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,499 ($147.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Various Black Black, White, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 in)
143.4 x 71.4 x 8.5 mm
(5.65 x 2.81 x 0.33 in)
151 x 74 x 8.7 mm
(5.94 x 2.91 x 0.34 in)
Weight - - 180 g (6.35 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Notification LED Yes Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
Processor Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53, MediaTek MT6737 Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6737T
GPU Mali-T830 MP2 Mali-T720 MP2 Mali-T720MP2
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.14% 67.18% 74.64%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 8 MP 13 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Autofocus, f/2.0, 1.12µm, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Autofocus, f/2.2, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, 1.12µm [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2, 24 mm [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ Yes v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, Fast Charging microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint 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
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present light sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2350 mAh 2650 mAh 2620 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -