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Apple iPhone SE Mobile Phone
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Apple iPhone XR Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy A3 2017 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 12Android 7.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.84 GHz
N/A
1.6 GHz1.8 GHz
CPU coresDual-core6-core8-core6-core
CPU modelApple A9 APL0898Apple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870Qualcomm Snapdragon 650
GPU modelPowerVR Series 7XT GT7600
N/A
ARM Mali-T830Qualcomm Adreno 510
RAM memory2 GB
N/A
2 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size4.0 in6.1 in4.7 in4.6 in
Number of colors16.7M
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLEDLCD
Resolution1136 x 640 px1792 x 828 px720 x 1280 px1280 x 720 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina Display with IPS technology
Liquid Retina HD displayAMOLEDIPS TFT
Pixel density326.0 ppi326.0 ppi312.0 ppi319.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass
HDR
N/A
yes
N/A
no
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
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 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps60.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Optical zoom3x
N/A
N/A
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/2.3"
Video recording
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Autofocus
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
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
Geo-tagging
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
LED Flash
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 modeSmart HDR
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
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB32 GB
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
256GB256GB
Memory card reader
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height4.87 in5.94 in5.33 in5.08 in
Width2.31 in2.98 in2.61 in2.56 in
Depth0.3 in0.33 in0.31 in0.37 in
Weight3.99 oz6.84 oz4.87 oz4.76 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesyesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIM
  • Electronic SIM card
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
  • e-SIM
Nano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version4.25.04.24.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCyesyes
N/A
yes
Charging connectionLightningLightningUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specific
N/A
NoNo
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
SBC
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.02.0
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity1642.0 mAh
N/A
2350.0 mAh2700.0 mAh
Standby time240.0 h
N/A
N/A
750.0 h
Talk time14.0 h25.0 h17.0 h14.0 h
Wireless charging
N/A
yes
N/A
no
Wireless charging standard
N/A
Qi
N/A
N/A
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

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