Phone Comparison - Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II vs Samsung Galaxy A3 vs Samsung Galaxy J2 (2016)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced February 2011 October 2014 July 2016
Status Available - April 2011 Available - November 2014 Available - July 2016
Price - Rs. 14,265 ($209.78) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,750 ($143.38) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Pink Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B Black, Gold, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm
(4.93 x 2.6 x 0.33 in)
130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm
( 5.12 x 2.58 x 0.27 in)
142.4 x 71.1 x 8.0 mm
(5.61 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 116 g (4.09 oz) 110.3 g (3.88.0.11 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J320F, J3109
4G Network - LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J320F
Messaging SMS, MMS, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Smart Glow Notifications
- Turbo Speed Technology (TST)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Dual-core 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Exynos chipset Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830A
GPU Mali-400MP - Mali-400MP2
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB/32 GB storage 16 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.52% 65.39% 67.94%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP [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 HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0+HS v4.0, BLE, ANT+ v4.1, A2DP
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, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 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 supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1650 mAh 1900 mAh 2600 mAh battery
Stand by Up to 710 h (2G)
Up to 610 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 18 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 40 min (3G)
- Up to 14 h (3G)