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Samsung Galaxy A3 2016 Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia XA Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia XA
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3.9 out of 5
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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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4.2 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 7.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz1.6 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870MediaTek Helio P MT6755
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 306ARM Mali-T830ARM Mali-T860 MP2
RAM memory
  • 1.5GB
  • 1.5 GB
2 GB2 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in4.7 in5.0 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution720 x 1280 px720 x 1280 px1280 x 720 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLED
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
Pixel density312.0 ppi312.0 ppi294.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Scratch-resistant glass
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
yes
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
no
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR
N/A
N/A
no
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
Automatic
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/3"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.0 f
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yes
Autofocus
N/A
N/A
yes
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yes
Geo-tagging
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yes
LED Flash
N/A
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Lens apertureF/1.9
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage16 GB16 GB16 GB
Maximum card storage128GB256GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
Memory card reader
N/A
N/A
yes

Design

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

Dimensions

Height5.3 in5.33 in5.65 in
Width2.57 in2.61 in2.63 in
Depth0.29 in0.31 in0.31 in
Weight4.66 oz4.87 oz4.83 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version4.14.24.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVCTP
  • AVDTP
  • AVRCP
  • BNEP
  • DIP
  • GAP
  • GAVDP
  • GOEP
  • HFP
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • SPP
NFCyes
N/A
yes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
Micro-USB
Video outputNoNoNo
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
yes
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yes

Cellular

Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
N/A
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
Navigation system
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
N/A
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
Streaming standards
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
N/A
yes
2G GSM
N/A
N/A
yes
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTE
N/A
N/A
yes
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
yes

Battery

Battery capacity2300.0 mAh2350.0 mAh2300.0 mAh
Talk time14.0 h17.0 h10.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
no
Battery type
N/A
N/A
Lithium ion
Standby time
N/A
N/A
603.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
yes
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
no

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