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HTC One S9 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy A3 2017 Mobile Phone
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5 editorial reviews
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 systemAndroid 6.0Android 7.0Android 8.0
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz1.6 GHz2.7 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelMediaTek Helio X MT6795Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
GPU modelPowerVR G6200ARM Mali-T830ARM Mali-G72 MP18
RAM memory2 GB2 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.0 in4.7 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Resolution1920 x 1080 px720 x 1280 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologySuper LCDAMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density441.0 ppi312.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportno
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yes
HDRno
N/A
yes
Multi touchyes
N/A
yes
Panel type
N/A
OLEDOLED

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f
N/A
1.9 f
Video recordingyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps30.0 fps960.0 fps
Autofocusyes
N/A
yes
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-taggingyes
N/A
yes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyes
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
yes
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps60.0 fps
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.55"
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px

Front camera

Primary resolution4.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.55"
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/1.7

Storage

Internal storage16 GB16 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryes
N/A
yes
Maximum card storage200GB256GB400GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Pink
  • Polaris blue
  • Purple
  • Sunrise gold
MaterialAluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Shock resistant
N/A
nono
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.69 in5.33 in5.81 in
Width2.74 in2.61 in2.7 in
Depth0.4 in0.31 in0.33 in
Weight5.57 oz4.87 oz5.75 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
no
Bluetoothyes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version4.14.25.0
NFCyes
N/A
yes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
3.1
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
Video output
N/A
NoDisplayPort over USB-C
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
USB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yes
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
Data transmissionHSPA+
N/A
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation systemGLONASS
N/A
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyes
N/A
yes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
4G LTEyes
N/A
yes
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
yes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
no
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity2840.0 mAh2350.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time658.0 h
N/A
326.0 h
Talk time13.0 h17.0 h22.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
yes
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
yes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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