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Apple iPhone 8 Plus Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia X Compact Mobile Phone
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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 7.1Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz1.6 GHz2.3 GHz1.8 GHz
CPU cores6-core8-core8-core6-core
CPU modelApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895Qualcomm Snapdragon 650
RAM memory3 GB2 GB6 GB3 GB
GPU model
N/A
ARM Mali-T830ARM Mali-G71 MP20Qualcomm Adreno 510

Display

Screen size5.5 in4.7 in6.3 in4.6 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution1080 x 1920 px720 x 1280 px1440 x 2960 px1280 x 720 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
AMOLEDAMOLEDIPS TFT
Pixel density401.0 ppi312.0 ppi521.0 ppi319.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass
Dual screen supportno
N/A
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
N/A
yes
HDRyes
N/A
N/A
no
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
1/2.55"1/2.3"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.8
N/A
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyes
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps30.0 fps240.0 fps60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyes
N/A
yesyes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yesyes
LED Flashyes
N/A
yesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
yes
3D Capture
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
2x
N/A
Face detectionBody and face detection
N/A
yesyes
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.0 f
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Face detectionBody and face detection
N/A
yesyes
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2
N/A
N/A
N/A
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
32 GB
Memory card readerno
N/A
yesyes
Maximum card storage
N/A
256GB256GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Black
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Plastic
Water resistantyes
N/A
N/A
no
Shock resistantnono
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height6.24 in5.33 in6.4 in5.08 in
Width3.07 in2.61 in2.94 in2.56 in
Depth0.3 in0.31 in0.34 in0.37 in
Weight7.13 oz4.87 oz6.88 oz4.76 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesnoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
noyes
Bluetoothyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version5.04.25.04.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
SBCSBC
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
NFCyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Charging connection
  • Lightning
  • USB
USBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputNoNoDisplayPort over USB-CNo
USB version
N/A
2.0
3.0/3.1
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
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
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
N/A
VoWiFiHSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
N/A
GLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyes
N/A
yesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yesyes
4G LTEyes
N/A
yesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
N/A
no
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity2670.0 mAh2350.0 mAh3300.0 mAh2700.0 mAh
Standby time38.0 h
N/A
220.0 h750.0 h
Talk time21.0 h17.0 h22.0 h14.0 h
Fast chargingyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Wireless charging yes
N/A
N/A
no
Wireless charging standard
  • QI
  • Qi
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
N/A
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

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