Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 5S vs Samsung Galaxy Xcover 3 vs Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016)

Price Comparison (India) -

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Samsung
Announced September 2013 March 2015 November 2015
Status Available - September 2013 Available - April 2015 Available - January 2016
Price - Rs. 12,300 ($181.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,990 ($117.50) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black/Slate, White/Silver Gray White, Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
10 mm thickness
(0.39 in thickness)
142.3 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.6 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 112 g (3.95 oz) 154 g (5.43 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J320F, J3109
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
(Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20)
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J320F
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.17 W/kg (head)
1.12 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.48 W/kg (head)
0.42 W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - IP67 certified - dust and water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
- MIL-STD-810G certified - salt, dust, humidity, rain, vibration, solar radiation, transport and thermal shock resistant
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hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 7.0.1 Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat), planned upgrade to v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone, Apple A7 with M7 Motion Coprocessor - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830A
GPU PowerVR G6430 - Mali-400MP2
RAM 1 GB 1.5 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8 GB 8/16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.84% - 68.09%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP
Flash dual-LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, 1.5 µm pixel size, Simultaneous HD video and image recording, touch focus, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama, HDR Auto focus, Yes Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120 fps, video stabilization Yes 1080p@30fps (J3109), 720p@30fps (J320P)
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP - J3109
2 MP - J320P [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, Lightning Port microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1440 mAh 2200 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 250 h - Up to 349 h
Talk Time Up to 10 h - Up to 22 h