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Samsung Galaxy A3 2017 Mobile Phone
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2 editorial reviews
LG are not quite making Android headlines. Catching up with local rivals Samsung is obviously not the first thing on their mind. Not to mention that HTC...Read more
The LG GW620 (also known as the Eve) is the first Android handset of the manufacturer and even though it´s rolling out with a certain delay, the cell phone has what it takes to deserve attention. It utilizes version 1.5 of the growingly popular operating system, personalized with LG´s proprietary S-CLASS interface...Read more
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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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User rating
42
4.0 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
26 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
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3.7 out of 5
3 user ratings
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0 %
4 stars
66 %
3 stars
33 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
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4.3 out of 5
35 user ratings
5 stars
42 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
14 %
2 stars
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1 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 1.5Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz0.53 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU cores8-coreSingle-core8-core
CPU modelMediaTek Helio X MT6795Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM7200ASamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870
GPU modelPowerVR G6200
N/A
ARM Mali-T830
RAM memory2 GB56 MB2 GB

Display

Screen size5.0 in3.0 in4.7 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M262K16.7M
Resolution1920 x 1080 px320 x 480 px720 x 1280 px
TechnologySuper LCD
N/A
AMOLED
Pixel density441.0 ppi
N/A
312.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass
N/A
N/A
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
N/A
HDRnono
N/A
Multi touchyes
N/A
N/A
Panel type
N/A
LCDOLED

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px320 x 240 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
yes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps

Storage

Internal storage16 GB4 GB16 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
N/A
Maximum card storage200GB32GB256GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Silver
MaterialAluminum
N/A
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistant
N/A
no
N/A
Shock resistant
N/A
nono

Dimensions

Height5.69 in4.29 in5.33 in
Width2.74 in2.15 in2.61 in
Depth0.4 in0.63 in0.31 in
Weight5.57 oz4.9 oz4.87 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMini-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesno
N/A
Bluetoothyesyes
N/A
Bluetooth version4.12.04.2
NFCyesno
N/A
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
Bluetooth profile
N/A
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBCSBC
Video output
N/A
NoNo

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
N/A
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
N/A
N/A
Navigation systemGLONASSA-GPS
N/A
2G GSMyesyes
N/A
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
N/A
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesno
N/A
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batterynoyes
N/A
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity2840.0 mAh1500.0 mAh2350.0 mAh
Standby time658.0 h500.0 h
N/A
Talk time13.0 h7.7 h17.0 h
Fast chargingnono
N/A

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