Phone Comparison - Samsung GALAXY S3 Neo GT-I9301I vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy J2 Ace

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced June 2014 January 2017 January 2017
Status Available - June 2014 Coming Soon - January 2017 Available - January 2017
Price - Rs. 28,990 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,490 ($125.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Blue, Brown, Red, Gray, White, Pink Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136.6 x 70.7 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
(5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
144.8 x 72.1 x 8.9 mm
(5.7 x 2.84 x 0.35 in)
Weight 132 g (4.66 oz) - 160 g (5.64 oz)
SIM Type - 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 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 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, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A7, - 1.9 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A72 & 1.3 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880 Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6737T
GPU - Mali-T860 MP4 Mali-T720MP2
RAM 1.5 GB 3 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 32 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen PLS TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches 5.2 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.75% 71.34% 66.19%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 16 MP 8 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, f/1.9 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 16 MP [Similar] 5 MP, LED flash [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 1.5 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported 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
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 3000 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 14 h - -