Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S3 Slim vs Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy J2 Ace

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced March 2014 March 2016 January 2017
Status Available - March 2014 Available - March 2016 Available - January 2017
Price - Rs. 15,990 ($235.15) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,490 ($125.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Gold, White, Pink Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 133 x 66 x 9.7 mm
(5.24 x 2.6 x 0.38 in)
151.7 x 76 x 7.8 mm
(5.97 x 2.99 x 0.31 in)
144.8 x 72.1 x 8.9 mm
(5.7 x 2.84 x 0.35 in)
Weight 139 g (4.9 oz) 170 g (6 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
SIM Type - - 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 (dual-SIM model only) 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 - J710F, J710H
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - J710M
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - J710F LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Notification LED - - No

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53), Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6737T
GPU - Adreno 405 Mali-T720MP2
RAM 1 GB 3 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB ROM 16 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen PLS TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.52 inches 5.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (244 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.00% 72.16% 66.19%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 13 MP 8 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Autofocus, f/1.9, 28mm, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 5 MP, f/1.9, LED Flash [Similar] 5 MP, LED flash [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.1, A2DP 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 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 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 HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported - 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 not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 3300 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by - Up to 354 h -
Talk Time Up to 8 h - -