Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)

launch
Announced
2016, August
Status
Available. Released 2016, September
platform
OS
Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Chipset
Exynos 7870 Octa
CPU
Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830MP2
camera
Rear
13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm, autofocus, LED flash
Front
8 MP, f/1.9
Video
1080p@30fps
Features
Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
display
Size
5.5 inches
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (~401 ppi pixel density)
Technology
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass (market dependent)
Multitouch
Yes
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh battery
Talk time
About 21 h
Playing Music
About 84 h
body
Dimensions
151.7 x 75 x 8 mm (5.97 x 2.95 x 0.31 in)
Weight
167 g (5.89 oz, 0.37 lb)
SIM card
Dual SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Black, Gold
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
16 GB, 3 GB RAM
Card slot
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.1, A2DP
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
Radio
To be confirmed
USB
microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
NFC
—
features
Sensors
Fingerprint, accelerometer, proximity
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Browser
HTML5
Java
No
sound
3.5mm jack
Yes
network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300)
Speed
HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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launch
Announced
2017, January
Status
Coming soon. Exp. release 2017, January
platform
OS
Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Chipset
—
CPU
Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
—
camera
Rear
13 MP, f/1.9, autofocus, LED flash
Front
8 MP, f/1.9
Video
1080p@30fps
Features
Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama
display
Size
4.7 inches
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (~312 ppi pixel density)
Technology
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version) - Always-on display
Multitouch
Yes
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Ion 2350 mAh battery
Talk time
—
Playing Music
—
body
Dimensions
135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm (5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 in)
Weight
-
SIM card
Single SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
—
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Card slot
microSD, up to 256 GB
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.2, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Radio
FM radio
USB
Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
NFC
Yes
features
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass, barometer
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Browser
HTML5
Java
No
sound
3.5mm jack
Yes
network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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