Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) vs Apple iPhone SE vs LG G3 (CDMA)

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple LG
Announced December 2015 March 2016 July 2014
Status Available - February 2016 Available - March 2016 Available - July 2014
Price Rs. 21,900 ($322.06) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 21,499 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,999 ($132.34) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Metallic Black, Silk White (Verizon), Shine Gold (Sprint)
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144.8 x 71.0 x 7.3 mm
(5.7 x 2.8 x 0.29 in)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
146.3 x 74.7 x 8.9 mm
(5.76 x 2.94 x 0.35 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) - 149.7 g (5.26.0.25 oz)
SIM Type - Single-SIM -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - VS985, LS990
CDMA 800 / 1900 - VS985
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - VS985
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - LS990
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE LTE band 4(1700/2100), 13(700) - VS985
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor -
Notification LED - Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) iOS 9.3 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister, Apple A9 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8975AC Snapdragon 801
GPU - PowerVR GT7600 Adreno 330
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16/64 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches 4.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (538 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.38% 60.84% 75.19%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio, recording No FM radio (LS990 model)
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 12 MP 13 MP
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama 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) Phase Detection/Laser Autofocus, OIS, 1/3" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 1.2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm, 720p@30fps, face detection, HDR [Similar] 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [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, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps (LS990)
LTE Cat4, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps (VS985)
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 v2.0, Reversible Connector microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS/ S-GPS (VS985)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/64 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB No microSD, up to 256 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 supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2900 mAh 1642 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 415 h (3G)
Talk Time - - Up to 18 h 40 min (3G)