Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 vs Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016) vs Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Xiaomi
Announced November 2013 January 2016 August 2016
Status Available - Q4 2013 Available - February 2016 Available - August 2016
Price - Rs. 6,890 ($117.65) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,999 ($132.34) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Pink White, Black, Gold Dark Gray, Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.8 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm
(5.78 x 2.96 x 0.35 in)
132.6 x 69.3 x 8.9 mm
(5.22 x 2.73 x 0.35 in)
139.3 x 69.6 x 8.5 mm
(5.48 x 2.74 x 0.33 in)
Weight 163 g (5.75 oz) 131 g (4.62 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Micro SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SM-G7100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G7102
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - SM-G7105 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal Body
Notification LED - No -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830 Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430
GPU - Mali-400 Adreno 505
RAM 1.5 GB 1 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 8 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.25 inches 4.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (280 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.61% 62.92% 70.95%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM Radio with Recording FM radio with RDS; recording FM radio
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 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Autofocus, f/2.2 aperture lens, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0, 5P Lens, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec. Yes 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR v4.0, A2DP v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG - Not Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 2050 mAh 4100 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 17 h - -