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Samsung Galaxy A3 2016 Mobile Phone
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 5.1Android 4.3
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz1.6 GHz1.4 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 306ARM Mali-T720 MP2ARM Mali-400
RAM memory
  • 1.5GB
  • 1.5 GB
2 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.2 in4.8 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution720 x 1280 px1080 x 1920 px1280 x 720 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density312.0 ppi424.0 ppi306.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0
  • 2.5D Arc Glass
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0
Scratch resistant display
N/A
noyes
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
yes
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
no
HDR
N/A
N/A
no
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
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 fps30.0 fps
Touch focus
N/A
yesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.6 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 Mpx5.0 Mpx1.9 Mpx
Lens apertureF/1.9F/1.9
N/A

Storage

Internal storage16 GB16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Maximum card storage128GB128GB64GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Memory card reader
N/A
N/A
yes

Design

Colour of product
  • Gold
  • Black
  • White
  • Gold
  • Black
  • White
  • Silver
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Plastic
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
no
Shock resistant
N/A
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height5.3 in5.7 in5.38 in
Width2.57 in2.8 in2.78 in
Depth0.29 in0.29 in0.34 in
Weight4.66 oz5.64 oz4.69 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyes
Ambient light sensor
N/A
N/A
yes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.14.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USBMicro-USB
Video outputNoNoMHL
DLNA certified
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yes

Cellular

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

Battery

Battery capacity2300.0 mAh2900.0 mAh2100.0 mAh
Talk time14.0 h16.0 h22.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
yesno
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
yes
Battery type
N/A
N/A
Lithium ion
Standby time
N/A
N/A
830.0 h
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
no

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