Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia XA vs Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)

Price Comparison (India) -

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung Samsung
Announced February 2016 March 2016 January 2017
Status Available - June 2016 Available - March 2016 Coming Soon - January 2017
Price Rs. 15,700 ($242.63) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 15,990 ($235.15) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,990 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Graphite Black, Lime Gold, Rose Gold Gold, White, Pink Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 143.6 x 66.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.65 x 2.63 x 0.31 in)
151.7 x 76 x 7.8 mm
(5.97 x 2.99 x 0.31 in)
135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 in)
Weight 137.4 g (4.83.0.14 oz) 170 g (6 oz) -
SIM Type Dual-SIM - Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) 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 - J710F, J710H
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - J710M
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - J710F LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor 1.8GHz, Octa-core, Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10 Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53), Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870
GPU Mali-T860 Adreno 405 Mali-T830 MP2
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 2 TB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Mobile BRAVIA engine 2, Curved Display Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.5 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.71% 72.16% 68.14%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 13 MP 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, 1/3" Sensor Size, Exmor RS Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Autofocus, f/1.9, 28mm, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, Autofocus, LED flash [Similar] 5 MP, f/1.9, LED Flash [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth Yes v4.1, A2DP v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+
Wi-Fi Yes 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 microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, Fast Charging
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 2 TB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not 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 not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2300 mAh 3300 mAh 2350 mAh
Stand by - Up to 354 h -
Talk Time Up to 48 h - -