Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4 vs Samsung Galaxy A3 vs Samsung Galaxy E5

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Samsung
Announced June 2010 October 2014 January 2015
Status Available - June 2010 Available - November 2014 Available - Feburary 2015
Price - Rs. 14,265 ($209.78) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 13,999 ($205.87) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B Black, White, Brown
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm
( 5.12 x 2.58 x 0.27 in)
141.6 x 70.2 x 7.3 mm
(5.57 x 2.76 x 0.29 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 110.3 g (3.88.0.11 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - E500F, E500H, E500HQ, E500M
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - E500F/DS, E500H/DS, E500M/DS
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX535 - -
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 65.39% 69.20%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - -
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP v4.0, BLE, ANT+ v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1420 mAh 1900 mAh 2400 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
- Up to 16 h (3G)