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Apple iPhone SE Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy A3 2017 Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia X Compact Mobile Phone
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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 speed1.84 GHz2.7 GHz1.6 GHz1.8 GHz
CPU coresDual-core6-core8-core6-core
CPU modelApple A9 APL0898Apple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870Qualcomm Snapdragon 650
GPU modelPowerVR Series 7XT GT7600
N/A
ARM Mali-T830Qualcomm Adreno 510
RAM memory2 GB3 GB2 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size4.0 in5.8 in4.7 in4.6 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution1136 x 640 px1125 x 2436 px720 x 1280 px1280 x 720 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina Display with IPS technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super Retina HD
AMOLEDIPS TFT
Pixel density326.0 ppi458.0 ppi312.0 ppi319.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass
Touchscreen
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Dual screen support
N/A
no
N/A
no
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
HDR
N/A
yes
N/A
no
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f
N/A
N/A
2.0 f
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps240.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Optical zoom3x
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/3"
N/A
1/2.3"
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
12.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Autofocus
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
LED Flash
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yesyesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detectionFace recognition
  • Body and face detection
  • Face 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 resolution1.2 Mpx7.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Face detectionFace recognition
  • Body and face detection
  • Face recognition
N/A
yes
HDR modeAuto HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.4F/2.2
N/A
N/A
Light sourceRetina FlashRetina Flash
N/A
N/A

Storage

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

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Brown
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Rose gold
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
  • Surgical-grade stainless steel
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Plastic
Water resistant
N/A
yes
N/A
no
Shock resistant
N/A
nonono

Dimensions

Height4.87 in5.65 in5.33 in5.08 in
Width2.31 in2.79 in2.61 in2.56 in
Depth0.3 in0.3 in0.31 in0.37 in
Weight3.99 oz6.14 oz4.87 oz4.76 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonoyesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version4.25.04.24.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCyesyes
N/A
yes
Charging connectionLightningLightningUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificNoNoNo
DLNA certified
N/A
no
N/A
yes
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
SBC
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Cellular

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
  • EV-DO
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
N/A
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
N/A
GLONASS
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
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
2G GSM
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
3G UMTS
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
4G LTE
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity1642.0 mAh2716.0 mAh2350.0 mAh2700.0 mAh
Standby time240.0 h39.0 h
N/A
750.0 h
Talk time14.0 h21.0 h17.0 h14.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
no
N/A
no
Fast charging
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Wireless charging
N/A
yes
N/A
no
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • QI
  • Qi
N/A
N/A
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

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