Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) vs LG G3 (CDMA)

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung LG
Announced December 2015 March 2016 July 2014
Status Available - February 2016 Available - March 2016 Available - July 2014
Price Rs. 25,900 ($380.88) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 15,990 ($235.15) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,999 ($132.34) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold Gold, White, Pink Metallic Black, Silk White (Verizon), Shine Gold (Sprint)
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.5 x 74.1 x 7.3 mm
(5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 in)
151.7 x 76 x 7.8 mm
(5.97 x 2.99 x 0.31 in)
146.3 x 74.7 x 8.9 mm
(5.76 x 2.94 x 0.35 in)
Weight 172 g (6.07 oz) 170 g (6 oz) 149.7 g (5.26.0.25 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - VS985, LS990
CDMA 800 / 1900 - VS985
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J710F, J710H
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - J710M
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - VS985
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - LS990
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), 40(2300) - J710F LTE band 4(1700/2100), 13(700) - VS985
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Corning Gorilla Glass 4 - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
Exynos 7580 Octa
Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53), Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8975AC Snapdragon 801
GPU Adreno 405
Mali-T720MP2
Adreno 405 Adreno 330
RAM 3 GB 3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (538 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.11% 72.16% 75.19%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS; recording FM radio, RDS, recording FM radio (LS990 model)
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP 13 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, f/1.9 aperture, Optical Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Autofocus, f/1.9, 28mm, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection/Laser Autofocus, OIS, 1/3" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 5 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 5 MP, f/1.9, LED Flash [Similar] 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [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 HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps (LS990)
LTE Cat4, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps (VS985)
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.1, A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB OTG microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS/ S-GPS (VS985)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint 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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3300 mAh 3300 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 78 h Up to 354 h Up to 415 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 17 h (3G) - Up to 18 h 40 min (3G)