Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S7 mini vs Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced Not announced yet March 2016 January 2017
Status Rumored Available - March 2016 Coming Soon - January 2017
Price - Rs. 11,990 ($176.32) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,990 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold, Silver Gold, White, Pink Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 9.9 mm thickness
(0.39 in thickness)
145.8 x 72.3 x 8.1 mm
(5.74 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 in)
Weight - 159 g (5.61 oz) -
SIM Type - - Dual-SIM
2G Network 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) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J510F, J510G, J510FN
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - J510Y, J510M
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J510F, J510FN LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Back Panel
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
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Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Dual-core 2.15 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo
Quad-core 2.3 GHz Mongoose + quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820
Exynos 8890 Octa
Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870
GPU Adreno 530
Mali-T880 MP12
Adreno 306 Mali-T830 MP2
RAM 3 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.6 inches 5.2 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (479 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (282 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 70.93% 68.14%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM radio, RDS, recording FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels 13 MP 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, 26mm, 1/2.6" Sensor Size, 1.4 µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K video and 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/Smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar] 5 MP, f/1.9, 23mm, LED flash [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, apt-X v4.1, A2DP v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, Fast Charging
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG Supported - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint 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 supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type - Removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 3100 mAh 2350 mAh
Stand by - Up to 369 h -
Talk Time - - -