Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime vs Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017)

Price Comparison (India) - -

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced September 2014 November 2015 June 2017
Status Available - September 2014 Available - January 2016 Available - June 2017
Price Rs. 7,499 ($110.28) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,990 ($117.50) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 14,000 ($220.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White White, Black, Gold Gold, Black, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144.8 x 72.1 x 8.6 mm
(5.7 x 2.84 x 0.34 in)
142.3 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.6 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
143.2 x 70.3 x 7.9 mm
(5.64 x 2.77 x 0.31 in)
Weight 156 g (5.5 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz)
SIM Type - - Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J320F, J3109 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900) - G530F
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - G530FZ
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 28(700) - G530Y
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 20(800),
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J320F LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.17 W/kg (head)
1.12 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.48 W/kg (head)
0.42 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Notification LED - - No

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830A Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7570 Quad
GPU Adreno 305 Mali-400MP2 Mali-T720 MP2
RAM 1 GB 1.5 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 8/16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.19% 68.09% 68.33%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP 13 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection AutoFocus, f/1.9 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps (J3109), 720p@30fps (J320P) 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP - J3109
2 MP - J320P [Similar]
5 MP, LED Flash [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPAHSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 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, microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported Not 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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 2600 mAh 2400 mAh
Stand by - Up to 349 h Up to 408 h
Talk Time - Up to 22 h Up to 23 h