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HTC HD Mini Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy A3 2017 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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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemWindows Mobile 6.5.3Android 7.0Android 5.1Android 6.0
CPU clock speed0.6 GHz1.6 GHz1.4 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresSingle-core8-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3740Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 200ARM Mali-T830ARM Mali-400 MPARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory384 MB2 GB1.5GB4 GB

Display

Screen size3.2 in4.7 in4.5 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors65K16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution320 x 480 px720 x 1280 px720 x 1280 px2560 x 1440 px
Dual screen supportno
N/A
nono
HDRno
N/A
nono
Technology
N/A
AMOLEDAMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density
N/A
312.0 ppi326.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Video recordingyes
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution640 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Autofocusyes
N/A
yesyes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps240.0 fps
Touch focus
N/A
yesyesyes
LED Flash
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.7 f
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
Automatic
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Storage

Internal storage368 MB16 GB16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryes
N/A
yesyes
Maximum card storage32GB256GB64GB200GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Pink/gold
  • Platinum gold
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • White pearl
Water resistantno
N/A
yesyes
Shock resistantnononono
Material
N/A
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height4.06 in5.33 in5.16 in5.61 in
Width2.28 in2.61 in2.55 in2.74 in
Depth0.46 in0.31 in0.36 in0.31 in
Weight3.88 oz4.87 oz4.23 oz5.36 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesnoyes
Sim card sizeMini-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyes
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth version2.14.24.04.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
SBCSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCno
N/A
yesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.02.0
Video outputNoNoNoNo
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
noyes
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
noyes
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Navigation systemA-GPS
N/A
GLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyes
N/A
yesyes
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yesyes
4G LTEno
N/A
  • no
  • yes
yes
Data transmission
N/A
N/A
HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
GSM frequencies
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Replaceable batteryyes
N/A
yesno
Battery capacity1200.0 mAh2350.0 mAh2100.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time500.0 h
N/A
440.0 h288.0 h
Talk time6.4 h17.0 h10.0 h27.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging no
N/A
noyes
Battery type
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lithium ion
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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