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Samsung Galaxy A3 2017 Mobile Phone
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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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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 8.0Android 4.3
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz2.3 GHz1.4 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870Samsung Exynos 9610Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412
GPU modelARM Mali-T830
N/A
ARM Mali-400
RAM memory2 GB4 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in6.4 in4.8 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution720 x 1280 px2340 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologyAMOLEDSuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density312.0 ppi408.0 ppi306.0 ppi
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
yes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0
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 Mpx25.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Touch focusyes
N/A
yes
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
5.0 Mpx
N/A
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
8.0 Mpx
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
F/2.2
N/A
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
F/2.2
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (third camera)
N/A
123.0 °
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
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 resolution8.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx1.9 Mpx
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Lens aperture
N/A
F/2.0
N/A

Storage

Internal storage16 GB128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Maximum card storage256GB
N/A
64GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Memory card reader
N/A
N/A
yes

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
3D glassPlastic
Shock resistantno
N/A
no
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height5.33 in6.24 in5.38 in
Width2.61 in2.94 in2.78 in
Depth0.31 in0.3 in0.34 in
Weight4.87 oz5.86 oz4.69 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetooth version4.25.0 LE4.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
Bluetooth codecSBC
N/A
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
N/A
2.0
Video outputNo
N/A
MHL
Bluetooth
N/A
yesyes
NFC
N/A
yesyes
Type of USB connector
N/A
USB Type-CMicro-USB
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
yes
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yes

Battery

Battery capacity2350.0 mAh4000.0 mAh2100.0 mAh
Talk time17.0 h23.0 h22.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
yes
Battery type
N/A
N/A
Lithium ion
Standby time
N/A
N/A
830.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
no
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
no

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