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Gaba A5 Mobile Phone
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Oppo A72 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy J3 Mobile Phone
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Flashy phone on the outside, and perfectly serviceable phone on the insideRead more
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4ColorOS 7.1Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz
N/A
1.2 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-coreQuad-core
RAM memory1 GB4 GB1.5GB
CPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
GPU model
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 306

Display

Screen size5.5 in6.5 in5.0 in
Panel typeLCD
N/A
OLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px2400 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologyIPS LCDTFTSuper AMOLED
Pixel density267.0 ppi
N/A
294.0 ppi
Multi touchyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
yes
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
no
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
no
HDR
N/A
N/A
no

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx48.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyes
N/A
yes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.8"
N/A
Sensor size (second camera)
N/A
1/4.0"
N/A
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
8.0 Mpx
N/A
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
2.0 Mpx
N/A
Resolution (fourth camera)
N/A
2.0 Mpx
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
F/2.2
N/A
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
Lens aperture (fourth camera)
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)
N/A
119.0 °
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.2 f
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Autofocus
N/A
N/A
yes
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yes
Geo-tagging
N/A
N/A
yes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focus
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution2.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.8"
N/A
Lens aperture
N/A
F/2.0
N/A

Design

Colour of productWhite
  • Aurora purple
  • Twilight black
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Gold
Material
N/A
N/A
Plastic
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
no
Shock resistant
N/A
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height6.14 in6.38 in5.6 in
Width3.02 in2.97 in2.8 in
Depth0.27 in0.35 in0.31 in
Weight5.11 oz6.77 oz4.87 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Magnetometer
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital compass
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.05.04.1
Headphone connection3.5 mm
N/A
3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBUSB Type-C
N/A
Sim card size
N/A
Nano-SIMMicro-SIM
NFC
N/A
yesyes
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSB
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
no
Bluetooth profile
N/A
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yes
Video output
N/A
N/A
No

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yes
Data transmissionHSDPA
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+
Navigation systemGPS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
GLONASS
2G GSMyes
N/A
yes
GSM frequencies
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
Wireless networking standard
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
yes
4G LTE
N/A
N/A
yes
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
yes

Battery

Replaceable batteryyes
N/A
yes
Battery typeLithium Polymer
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity2200.0 mAh5000.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Talk time
N/A
34.0 h22.0 h
Standby time
N/A
N/A
330.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
no
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
no

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