Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy J3 vs Xiaomi Redmi 5a vs Meizu 16 Plus

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Xiaomi Meizu
Announced November 2015 October 2017 August 2018
Status Available - December 2015 Available - October 2017 Available - August 2018
Price Rs. 8,999 ($132.34) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 4,999 ($90.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors White, Black, Gold Gold, Rose Gold, Gray Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 142.3 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.6 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
140.4 x 70.1 x 8.4 mm
(5.53 x 2.76 x 0.33 in)
160.4 x 78.2 x 7.3 mm
(6.31 x 3.08 x 0.29 in)
Weight 138 g (4.87 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz) 182 g (6.42 oz)
SIM Type - Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) 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
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - China
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - China
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - EMEA LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - Global
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor(In-display)
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android 7.1 (Nougat) Android 8.0 (Oreo)
User Interface - MIUI 9 Flyme UI
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver), Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
GPU - Adreno 308 Adreno 630
RAM 1.5 GB 2 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 16 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 2160 pixels (372 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.09% 69.89% 86.71%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS; recording FM radio No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP 12 MP + 20 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash Six-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Autofocus, f/2.2, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama 12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.3", 1.55µm, 4-axis OIS, dual pixel PDAF & laser AF
20 MP, f/2.6, 1/2.6", 1.0µm, AF
Auto-HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.0 [Similar] 20 MP, f/2.0, 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, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP 4.1, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 а/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, SBAS, QZSS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) No
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 3000 mAh 3570 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -