Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S7 vs Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)

Price Comparison (India) -

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced February 2016 November 2015 January 2017
Status Available - March 2016 Available - January 2016 Coming Soon - January 2017
Price Rs. 43,400 ($638.24) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,990 ($117.50) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,990 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Gold, Silver White, Black, Gold Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9 mm
(5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 in)
142.3 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.6 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 in)
Weight 152 g (5.36 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz) -
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, Dual Stand-by) - Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J320F, J3109 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J320F LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
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, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Heart rate sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
- IP68 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
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Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
User Interface TouchWiz UI - -
Processor Quad-core (2x 2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x 1.6 GHz Kryo)/ Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) , Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820/ Exynos 8 Octa 8890 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830A Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870
GPU Adreno 530/ Mali-T880 MP12 Mali-400MP2 Mali-T830 MP2
RAM 4 GB 1.5 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 8/16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 2 TB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Always-on display Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.1 inches 5.0 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (576 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.33% 68.09% 68.14%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual Pixel 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels 8 MP 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash LED flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, 1/2.6' Sensor Size, 1 µm Pixel Size,Smart Optical Image Stablization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps (J3109), 720p@30fps (J320P) 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, f/1.7, Dual Video Call, Auto HDR [Similar] 5 MP - J3109
2 MP - J320P [Similar]
8 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, apt-X v4.1, A2DP v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, Fast Charging
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 2 TB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint 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
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor barometer sensor
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor heart rate sensor
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 2600 mAh 2350 mAh
Stand by - Up to 349 h -
Talk Time - Up to 22 h -