Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Express vs Samsung Galaxy Core Prime vs Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016)

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced January 2013 October 2014 November 2015
Status Available - March 2013 Available - October 2014 Available - January 2016
Price - Rs. 7,799 ($114.69) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,990 ($117.50) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White White, Black White, Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 132.2 x 69.1 x 9.3 mm
(5.2 x 2.72 x 0.37 in)
130.8 x 67.9 x 8.8 mm
(5.15 x 2.67 x 0.35 in)
142.3 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.6 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 139.1 g (4.9.0.04 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (SM-G3606, SM-G3608, SM-G3609) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J320F, J3109
4G Network LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 LTE - SM-G3606, SM-G3608, SM-G3609 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, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.3 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830A
GPU - - Mali-400MP2
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 8 GB 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen PLS capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 4.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.29% 65.10% 68.09%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps 1080p 1080p@30fps (J3109), 720p@30fps (J320P)
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [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 HSPA, LTE HSPA; LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) 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 HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - - Supported

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 supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2000 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 830 h (2G)
Up to 770 h (3G)
- Up to 349 h
Talk Time Up to 22 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 11 h 30 min (3G)
- Up to 22 h