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Samsung Galaxy A3 2016 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A3 2016
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Samsung Galaxy A3 2017 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A3 2017
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Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
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Samsung Galaxy A71 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A71
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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 systemAndroid 5.1Android 7.0Android 7.0Android 10
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz1.6 GHz1.9 GHz2.2 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 306ARM Mali-T830ARM Mali-T830 MP2
N/A
RAM memory
  • 1.5GB
  • 1.5 GB
2 GB3 GB6 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in4.7 in5.2 in6.7 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution720 x 1280 px720 x 1280 px1080 x 1920 px2400 x 1080 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Full HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED Plus
Pixel density312.0 ppi312.0 ppi424.0 ppi394.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
HDR
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx64.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
AutomaticAutomatic
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
12.0 Mpx
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
5.0 Mpx
Resolution (fourth camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
5.0 Mpx
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/2.2
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/2.4
Lens aperture (fourth camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/2.2
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
123.0 °

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx32.0 Mpx
Lens apertureF/1.9
N/A
F/1.9F/2.2
Light source
N/A
N/A
Display flashDisplay flash

Storage

Internal storage16 GB16 GB32 GB128 GB
Maximum card storage128GB256GB256GB
N/A
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.3 in5.33 in5.75 in6.44 in
Width2.57 in2.61 in2.81 in2.99 in
Depth0.29 in0.31 in0.31 in0.3 in
Weight4.66 oz4.87 oz5.61 oz6.31 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesyesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Bluetoothyes
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.24.25.0 LE
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HID
  • SAP
  • PBAP
  • MAP
  • HOGP
NFCyes
N/A
yesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
N/A
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
USB Type-CUSB Type-C
Video outputNoNoNo
N/A
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBCSBC
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
no
N/A

Battery

Battery capacity2300.0 mAh2350.0 mAh3000.0 mAh4500.0 mAh
Talk time14.0 h17.0 h16.0 h42.0 h

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