Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) vs Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime

Price Comparison (India) -

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Xiaomi
Announced January 2016 November 2015 August 2016
Status Available - February 2016 Available - January 2016 Available - August 2016
Price Rs. 6,890 ($117.65) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,990 ($117.50) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,999 ($132.34) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Black, Gold White, Black, Gold Dark Gray, Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 132.6 x 69.3 x 8.9 mm
(5.22 x 2.73 x 0.35 in)
142.3 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.6 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
139.3 x 69.6 x 8.5 mm
(5.48 x 2.74 x 0.33 in)
Weight 131 g (4.62 oz) 138 g (4.87 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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J320F, J3109 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J320F LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.17 W/kg (head)
1.12 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.48 W/kg (head)
0.42 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
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, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830A Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430
GPU Mali-400 Mali-400MP2 Adreno 505
RAM 1 GB 1.5 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 8/16 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.92% 68.09% 70.95%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Autofocus, f/2.2 aperture lens, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Autofocus, 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 (J3109), 720p@30fps (J320P) 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP - J3109
2 MP - J320P [Similar]
5 MP, f/2.2, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP v4.1, A2DP v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG Not Supported 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2050 mAh 2600 mAh 4100 mAh
Stand by - Up to 349 h -
Talk Time - Up to 22 h -