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

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Xiaomi Meizu
Announced November 2015 October 2017 October 2019
Status Available - December 2015 Available - October 2017 Coming Soon - October 2019
Price Rs. 8,999 ($132.34) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 4,999 ($90.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors White, Black, Gold Gold, Rose Gold, Gray Orange, Blue, Green
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)
159.6 x 78.2 x 8.3 mm
(6.28 x 3.08 x 0.33 in)
Weight 138 g (4.87 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz) 183 g (6.46 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
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
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), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor(In-display)
Notification LED - Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android 7.1 (Nougat) Android 9.0 (Pie)
User Interface - MIUI 9 Flyme 8
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485), Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
GPU - Adreno 308 Adreno 640
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 2232 pixels (381 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.09% 69.89% 85.84%
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 + 8 MP + 5 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED 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/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 15mm (ultrawide), 1/4", 1.12µm, PDAF
5 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/5", 1.12µm, PDAF
HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 2160p@30/60fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.0 [Similar] 16 MP, f/2.2, HDR, 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 (6CA) Cat20 2048/150 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, Wi-Fi 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
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, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) No
USB OTG Supported Supported Not 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-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity 2600 mAh 3000 mAh 4500 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -