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HTC Touch Diamond 2 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy A3 2017 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A3 2017
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Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini 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 systemWindows Mobile 6.1Android 7.0Android 5.1Android 6.0
CPU clock speed0.53 GHz1.6 GHz1.4 GHz1.8 GHz
CPU coresSingle-core8-coreQuad-core6-core
RAM memory288 MB2 GB1.5GB3 GB
CPU model
N/A
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3740Qualcomm Snapdragon 650
GPU model
N/A
ARM Mali-T830ARM Mali-400 MPQualcomm Adreno 510

Display

Screen size3.2 in4.7 in4.5 in4.6 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors65K16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution480 x 800 px720 x 1280 px720 x 1280 px1280 x 720 px
Dual screen supportno
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant displayno
N/A
yesyes
HDRno
N/A
nono
Technology
N/A
AMOLEDAMOLEDIPS TFT
Pixel density
N/A
312.0 ppi326.0 ppi319.0 ppi
Screen material
N/A
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Video recordingyes
N/A
yesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution15.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
Autofocusyes
N/A
yesyes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
Touch focus
N/A
yesyesyes
LED Flash
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/2.3"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.0 f
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Burst Mode
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
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Storage

Internal storage512 MB16 GB16 GB32 GB
Memory card readeryes
N/A
yesyes
Maximum card storage16GB256GB64GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
Water resistantno
N/A
yesno
Shock resistantnononono
Material
N/A
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
PlasticPlastic

Dimensions

Height4.25 in5.33 in5.16 in5.08 in
Width2.09 in2.61 in2.55 in2.56 in
Depth0.54 in0.31 in0.36 in0.37 in
Weight4.14 oz4.87 oz4.23 oz4.76 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesnoyes
Sim card sizeMini-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyes
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth version2.04.24.04.2
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCno
N/A
yesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
USB version2.02.02.02.0
Video outputNoNoNoNo
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBCSBC
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
noyes
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
noyes

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
GLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyes
N/A
yesyes
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yesyes
4G LTEno
N/A
  • no
  • yes
yes
Data transmission
N/A
N/A
HSPA+HSPA+
GSM frequencies
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryyes
N/A
yesno
Battery capacity1100.0 mAh2350.0 mAh2100.0 mAh2700.0 mAh
Standby time500.0 h
N/A
440.0 h750.0 h
Talk time5.0 h17.0 h10.0 h14.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging no
N/A
nono
Battery type
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lithium ion
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

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