Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy J1 Ace vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy J2 Prime

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced August 2015 January 2017 November 2016
Status Available - August 2015 Coming Soon - January 2017 Available - November 2016
Price Rs. 5,850 ($86.03) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,990 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,490 ($140.15) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Blue, Black, White Various Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.1 x 67.6 x 9.5 mm
(5.12 x 2.66 x 0.37 in)
135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 in)
144.8 x 72.1 x 8.9 mm
(5.7 x 2.84 x 0.35 in)
Weight 131 g (4.62 oz) - 160 g (5.64 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM Dual-SIM Single SIM (Micro-SIM), Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 (Single or Dual SIM)
HSDPA 850 / 2100 (Dual SIM)
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Notification LED - Yes No

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.x (KitKat) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz - J111F / Quad-core 1.2 GHz / Dual-core 1.3 GHz - J110L Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870 Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6737T
GPU - Mali-T830 MP2 Mali-T720MP2
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 16 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.7 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.82% 68.14% 66.19%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 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, Panorama Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera 2 MP [Similar] 8 MP [Similar] 5 MP, LED flash [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, Fast Charging microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM - J110M, J111F
4 GB, 768 MB RAM - J110F, J1
16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not 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
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor not present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1900 mAh 2350 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -