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Apple iPhone 8 Plus Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia X Compact Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia X Compact
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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 11Apple iOS 11Android 7.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz1.84 GHz1.6 GHz1.8 GHz
CPU cores6-coreDual-core8-core6-core
CPU modelApple A11 BionicApple A9 APL0898Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870Qualcomm Snapdragon 650
RAM memory3 GB2 GB2 GB3 GB
GPU model
N/A
PowerVR Series 7XT GT7600ARM Mali-T830Qualcomm Adreno 510

Display

Screen size5.5 in4.0 in4.7 in4.6 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLEDLCD
Resolution1080 x 1920 px1136 x 640 px720 x 1280 px1280 x 720 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina Display with IPS technology
AMOLEDIPS TFT
Pixel density401.0 ppi326.0 ppi312.0 ppi319.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingFingerprint-resistant coating
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
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
N/A
1/2.3"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx13.0 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 adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 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 fps120.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
N/A
yes
LED Flashyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
yesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.2 f
N/A
2.0 f
Optical zoom
N/A
3x
N/A
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detectionBody and face detectionFace recognition
N/A
yes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
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 resolution7.0 Mpx1.2 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Face detectionBody and face detectionFace recognition
N/A
yes
HDR modeAuto HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2F/2.4
N/A
N/A
Light sourceRetina FlashRetina Flash
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB32 GB
Memory card readerno
N/A
N/A
yes
Types of memory card supported
N/A
No memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
256GB256GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Brown
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Rose gold
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Plastic
Water resistantyes
N/A
N/A
no
Shock resistantno
N/A
nono

Dimensions

Height6.24 in4.87 in5.33 in5.08 in
Width3.07 in2.31 in2.61 in2.56 in
Depth0.3 in0.3 in0.31 in0.37 in
Weight7.13 oz3.99 oz4.87 oz4.76 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonoyesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
N/A
yes
Bluetoothyesyes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version5.04.24.24.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
SBC
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
NFCyesyes
N/A
yes
Charging connection
  • Lightning
  • USB
LightningUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputNoManufacturer specificNoNo
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

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
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
N/A
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
N/A
GLONASS
2G GSMyes
N/A
N/A
yes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
N/A
yes
4G LTEyes
N/A
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
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
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
N/A
no
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity2670.0 mAh1642.0 mAh2350.0 mAh2700.0 mAh
Standby time38.0 h240.0 h
N/A
750.0 h
Talk time21.0 h14.0 h17.0 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
N/A
N/A
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

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