Phone Comparison - HTC One A9 vs Apple iPhone SE vs Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016)

Price Comparison (India) -

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Apple Samsung
Announced October 2015 March 2016 November 2015
Status Available - November 2015 Available - March 2016 Available - January 2016
Price Rs. 24,495 ($360.22) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 21,499 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,990 ($117.50) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Acid Gold, Opal Silver, Deep Garnet, Carbon Gray, Rose Gold, Cas Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold, Rose Gold White, Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 145.8 x 70.8 x 7.3 mm
(5.74 x 2.79 x 0.29 in)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
142.3 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.6 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 143 g (5.04 oz) - 138 g (4.87 oz)
SIM Type - Single-SIM -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 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 - J320F, J3109
4G Network LTE LTE 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 SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor -
Notification LED - Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) iOS 9.3 Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Octa-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister, Apple A9 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830A
GPU Adreno 405 PowerVR GT7600 Mali-400MP2
RAM 3 GB 2 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 16/64 GB 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 4.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.64% 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 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 12 MP 8 MP
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash
Features Autofocus, Optical Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.2, 29mm, 1/3" sensor size, 1.22 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama) Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps 1080p@30fps (J3109), 720p@30fps (J320P)
Front Camera 4 MP [Similar] 1.2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm, 720p@30fps, face detection, HDR [Similar] 5 MP - J3109
2 MP - J320P [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 Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, apt-X v4.2, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 v2.0, Reversible Connector microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 16/64 GB, 2 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint 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 Non-removable Li-Po Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2150 mAh 1642 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 349 h
Talk Time - - Up to 22 h