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Apple iPhone 6S Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy A3 2017 Mobile Phone
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Xiaomi Mi 6 Mobile Phone
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4.5 out of 5
15 user ratings
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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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4.1 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 7.0Android 7.1
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz1.6 GHz2.45 GHz
CPU coresDual-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A9Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998
GPU modelPowerVR GT7600ARM Mali-T830Qualcomm Adreno 540
RAM memory2 GB2 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in4.7 in5.15 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDLCD
Resolution1334 x 750 px720 x 1280 px1080 x 1920 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
AMOLEDIPS TFT
Pixel density326.0 ppi312.0 ppi428.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
N/A
Dual screen supportno
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yes
HDRno
N/A
no
3D supportyes
N/A
N/A
3D touchyes
N/A
N/A
Multi touchyes
N/A
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps30.0 fps120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
720 x 480 px
Autofocusyes
N/A
yes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyes
N/A
yes
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
Slow-Moyes
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2,9"

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2
N/A
N/A
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readerno
N/A
no
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
N/A
Maximum card storage
N/A
256GB
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Space grey
  • Rose gold
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Gray
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Aluminum
Water resistantno
N/A
no
Shock resistantnonono

Dimensions

Height5.44 in5.33 in5.72 in
Width2.64 in2.61 in2.78 in
Depth0.28 in0.31 in0.3 in
Weight5.04 oz4.87 oz5.93 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
yes
Bluetoothyes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version4.24.25.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
SBCSBC
NFCyes
N/A
yes
Charging connectionLightningUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
N/A
Video outputManufacturer specificNoNo
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
N/A
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
N/A
GLONASS
2G GSMyes
N/A
yes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
N/A
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyes
N/A
yes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
no
Battery typeLithium Polymer
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity1715.0 mAh2350.0 mAh3350.0 mAh
Standby time240.0 h
N/A
N/A
Talk time14.0 h17.0 h
N/A
Fast chargingno
N/A
yes
Wireless charging no
N/A
no
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

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