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Apple iPhone 12 mini Mobile Phone
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Huawei P20 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy A3 2017 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A3 2017
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Editiorial reviews
18
4.6 out of 5
12 user ratings
5 stars
83 %
4 stars
16 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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18
4.0 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
27 %
4 stars
63 %
3 stars
9 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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5
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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User rating
38
3.9 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
23 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
23 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
37
4.1 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
29 %
4 stars
48 %
3 stars
18 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
35
4.3 out of 5
35 user ratings
5 stars
42 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
14 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Hardware

Operating systemiOS 14Android 8.1Android 7.0
CPU cores6-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A14 BionicHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 970Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870
CPU clock speed
N/A
2.36 GHz1.6 GHz
GPU model
N/A
ARM Mali-G72 MP12ARM Mali-T830
RAM memory
N/A
4 GB2 GB

Display

Screen size5.4 in5.8 in4.7 in
Panel typeOLEDLCDOLED
Resolution2340 x 1080 px2244 x 1080 px720 x 1280 px
TechnologySuper Retina XDR DisplayIPS TFTAMOLED
Pixel density476.0 ppi428.0 ppi312.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
N/A
HDRyesno
N/A
Touchscreen
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Dual screen support
N/A
no
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.4F/1.6
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)120.0 °
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
Optical zoom2x
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.3"
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yes
N/A
Highest video resolution
N/A
3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
960.0 fps30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px
N/A
Autofocus
N/A
yes
N/A
Geo-tagging
N/A
yes
N/A
LED Flash
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yesyes

Front camera

Primary resolution12.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Face detectionFace recognition
N/A
N/A
HDR modeSmart HDR 3
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2F/2.0
N/A
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB
Memory card reader
N/A
no
N/A
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
256GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Blue
  • Red
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Midnight blue
  • Pink
  • Pink gold
  • Twilight
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Silver
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistant
N/A
no
N/A
Shock resistant
N/A
nono

Dimensions

Height5.18 in5.87 in5.33 in
Width2.53 in2.79 in2.61 in
Depth0.29 in0.3 in0.31 in
Weight4.69 oz5.82 oz4.87 oz

Connectivity

Sim card size
  • e-SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Nano-SIMNano-SIM
Dual sim support
N/A
  • no
  • yes
yes
DLNA certified
N/A
no
N/A
Bluetooth
N/A
yes
N/A
Bluetooth version
N/A
4.24.2
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • aptX HD
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
SBC
NFC
N/A
yes
N/A
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSB
USB version
N/A
3.0/3.1
2.0
Type of USB connector
N/A
USB Type-C
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yes
N/A
Video output
N/A
NoNo
Headphone connection
N/A
N/A
3.5 mm

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