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Samsung Galaxy A3 2017 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A3 2017
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Samsung Galaxy A40 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy A50 Mobile Phone
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Editiorial reviews
5
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 editorial reviews
The awkward middle childRead more
The Samsung Galaxy A40 has a big screen, a modern design, a dual-lens camera and a reasonable price, but is it the phone for you?Read more
We wouldn’t blame you if you couldn’t recognize exactly which device the Galaxy A40 is. Samsung has launched a flood ...Read more
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3.7 out of 5
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User rating
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4.3 out of 5
35 user ratings
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4.1 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 9.0Android 8.0
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz1.8 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870Samsung ExynosSamsung Exynos 9610
GPU modelARM Mali-T830
N/A
N/A
RAM memory2 GB4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.9 in6.4 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution720 x 1280 px2340 x 1080 px2340 x 1080 px
TechnologyAMOLEDSuper AMOLEDSuper AMOLED
Pixel density312.0 ppi439.0 ppi408.0 ppi

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
N/A
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
F/2.2F/2.2
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)
N/A
123.0 °
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
AutomaticAutomatic
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
N/A
8.0 Mpx
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
N/A
F/2.2
Field of View (FoV) (third camera)
N/A
N/A
123.0 °

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx
Focus adjustment
N/A
AutomaticAutomatic
Lens aperture
N/A
F/2.0F/2.0
Light source
N/A
Display flash
N/A

Storage

Internal storage16 GB64 GB128 GB
Maximum card storage256GB
N/A
N/A
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
N/A
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
N/A
3D glass
Shock resistantno
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.33 in5.69 in6.24 in
Width2.61 in2.72 in2.94 in
Depth0.31 in0.31 in0.3 in
Weight4.87 oz4.94 oz5.86 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM
Bluetooth version4.25.0 LE5.0 LE
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
N/A
Bluetooth codecSBC
N/A
N/A
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
N/A
N/A
Video outputNo
N/A
N/A
Bluetooth
N/A
yesyes
NFC
N/A
yesyes
Type of USB connector
N/A
USB Type-CUSB Type-C

Battery

Battery capacity2350.0 mAh3100.0 mAh4000.0 mAh
Talk time17.0 h18.0 h23.0 h

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