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Apple iPhone 11 Mobile Phone
Apple iPhone 11
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Samsung Galaxy A3 2017 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A3 2017
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Samsung Galaxy A50 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A50
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Samsung Galaxy S3 Mobile Phone
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20
4.6 out of 5
9 user ratings
5 stars
88 %
4 stars
11 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
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5 editorial reviews
Flagship looks without the priceRead more
The Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017 edition) is a compact and slim smartphone with a stunning unibody design. With a decent processor, excellent screen and good camera, only the battery life is below average. The price has now fallen considerably, making it excellent value for money.Read more
Samsung's 4.7-inch mid-range smartphone Galaxy A3 (2017) is the successor to last year's Galaxy A3 (2016). It features a Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 SOC, a Full HD AMOLED touchscreen, LTE Cat. 4, Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow, and last but not least a very long lasting lithium-ion battery.Read more
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3.7 out of 5
5 user ratings
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4 stars
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3 stars
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4.7 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
72 %
4 stars
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42
3.8 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
19 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
28 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
2 %
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4.3 out of 5
35 user ratings
5 stars
42 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
14 %
2 stars
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4.3 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
39 %
4 stars
48 %
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4.3 out of 5
37 user ratings
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48 %
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 13Android 7.0Android 8.0Android 4.3
CPU cores6-core8-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelApple A13 BionicSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870Samsung Exynos 9610Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412
RAM memory4 GB2 GB4 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
CPU clock speed
N/A
1.6 GHz2.3 GHz1.4 GHz
GPU model
N/A
ARM Mali-T830
N/A
ARM Mali-400

Display

Screen size6.1 in4.7 in6.4 in4.8 in
Resolution1792 x 828 px720 x 1280 px2340 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologyLiquid Retina HD displayAMOLEDSuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi312.0 ppi408.0 ppi306.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel type
N/A
OLEDOLEDOLED
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx
N/A
5.0 Mpx
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.4
N/A
F/2.2
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)120.0 °
N/A
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Optical zoom2x
N/A
N/A
N/A
Highest video resolution
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Touch focus
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
N/A
8.0 Mpx
N/A
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
N/A
F/2.2
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (third camera)
N/A
N/A
123.0 °
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.6 f
Video recording
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Autofocus
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detectionFace recognition
N/A
N/A
yes
Geo-tagging
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
LED Flash
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution12.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx1.9 Mpx
Face detectionFace recognition
N/A
N/A
yes
Lens apertureF/2.2
N/A
F/2.0
N/A
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
Automatic
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Maximum card storage
N/A
256GB
N/A
64GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Memory card reader
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Design

Colour of product
  • Green
  • Purple
  • Yellow
  • White
  • Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
Material
N/A
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
3D glassPlastic
Shock resistant
N/A
no
N/A
no
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height5.94 in5.33 in6.24 in5.38 in
Width2.98 in2.61 in2.94 in2.78 in
Depth0.33 in0.31 in0.3 in0.34 in
Weight6.84 oz4.87 oz5.86 oz4.69 oz

Connectivity

Sim card size
  • e-SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Nano-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetooth version5.04.25.0 LE4.0
Charging connectionLightningUSBUSBUSB
Dual sim support
N/A
yesyesno
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBC
N/A
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
N/A
2.0
N/A
2.0
Video output
N/A
No
N/A
MHL
Bluetooth
N/A
N/A
yesyes
NFC
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
USB Type-CMicro-USB
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

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