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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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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 7.0Android 5.1Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.6 GHz1.4 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresDual-core8-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelApple A7 APL0698Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3740Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU modelPowerVR G6430ARM Mali-T830ARM Mali-400 MPARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory1 GB2 GB1.5GB4 GB

Display

Screen size4.0 in4.7 in4.5 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1136 x 640 px720 x 1280 px720 x 1280 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyIPS TFTAMOLEDAMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi312.0 ppi326.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Dual screen supportyes
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yesyes
HDRno
N/A
nono
Multi touchyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Video recordingyes
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyes
N/A
yesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yesyes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
yes
LED Flashyes
N/A
yesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
yes
Slow-Moyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.7 f
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
Automatic
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution1.2 Mpx8.0 Mpx2.1 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/1.7
Light source
N/A
N/A
N/A
LED flash

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readerno
N/A
yesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
256GB64GB200GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Beige
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Pink/gold
  • Platinum gold
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • White pearl
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Magnesium
  • Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantno
N/A
yesyes
Shock resistantnononono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height4.87 in5.33 in5.16 in5.61 in
Width2.31 in2.61 in2.55 in2.74 in
Depth0.3 in0.31 in0.36 in0.31 in
Weight3.95 oz4.87 oz4.23 oz5.36 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesnoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
noyes
Bluetoothyes
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.24.04.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
SBCSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCno
N/A
yesyes
Charging connectionLightningUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificNoNoNo
USB version
N/A
2.02.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
noyes
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
N/A
HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemS-GPS
N/A
GLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyes
N/A
yesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyes
N/A
  • no
  • yes
yes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
yesno
Battery typeLithium Polymer
N/A
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity1560.0 mAh2350.0 mAh2100.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time250.0 h
N/A
440.0 h288.0 h
Talk time10.0 h17.0 h10.0 h27.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging no
N/A
noyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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