Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy J3 Prime

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced March 2015 January 2017 April 2017
Status Available - April 2015 Coming Soon - January 2017 Available - May 2017
Price Rs. 34,900 ($513.24) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 28,990 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,700 ($150.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Green Emerald Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold Gold, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 142.1 x 70.1 x 7 mm
(5.59 x 2.76 x 0.28 in)
146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
(5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
139.7 x 69.85 x 8.89 mm
(5.5 x 2.75 x 0.35 in)
Weight 132 g (4.66 oz) - 148 g (5.22 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Single-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) 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 - J710F, J710H
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - J710M
4G Network LTE 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
SAR US 1.58 W/kg (head)
1.34 W/kg (body)
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SAR EU 0.33 W/kg (head)
0.59 W/kg (body)
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Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Corning Gorilla Glass 4 back panel
- Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- - Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - Yes No

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57, Exynos 7420 1.9 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A72 & 1.3 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880 1.4 GHz Quad-core, Exynos 7570
GPU Mali-T760 Mali-T860 MP4 Mali-T720
RAM 3 GB 3 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 32/64/128 GB 32 GB 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4, Curved Edge Screen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.1 inches 5.2 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (576 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.96% 71.34% 70.49%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels, OIS 16 MP 5 MP
Flash LED Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Auto focus, f/1.9 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call, HDR [Similar] 16 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB v2.0, USB OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint 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 supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

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