Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia M2 vs HTC Desire 530 vs Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016)

Price Comparison (India) - -

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony HTC Samsung
Announced February 2014 February 2016 November 2015
Status Available - May 2014 Coming soon Available - January 2016
Price - Rs. 12,990 ($191.03) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,990 ($117.50) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Purple Various White, Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139.6 x 71.1 x 8.6 mm
(5.5 x 2.8 x 0.34 in)
146.9 x 70.9 x 8.3 mm
(5.78 x 2.79 x 0.33 in)
142.3 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.6 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz) 140 g (4.94 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 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J320F, J3109
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J320F
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.17 W/kg (head)
1.12 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.48 W/kg (head)
0.42 W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features Scratch-Resistant Glass - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (D2303, D2306)/ MSM8226 (D2305) Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830A
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 304 Mali-400MP2
RAM 1 GB 1.5 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB ROM 16 GB 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen Super LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.25% 66.05% 68.09%
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, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, f/2.4, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p Yes 1080p@30fps (J3109), 720p@30fps (J320P)
Front Camera Yes [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.8 [Similar] 5 MP - J3109
2 MP - J320P [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps 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 v4.1, A2DP v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, 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, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot) 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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2300 mAh 2200 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 588 h (2G)
Up to 633 h (3G)
- Up to 349 h
Talk Time Up to 13 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 36 min (3G)
- Up to 22 h