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Samsung Galaxy A3 2017 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A3 2017
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Samsung Galaxy A50 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A50
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S9 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S9
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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 4.2Android 8.0
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz2.3 GHz1.7 GHz2.7 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-coreDual-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870Samsung Exynos 9610Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930ABSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
GPU modelARM Mali-T830
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 305ARM Mali-G72 MP18
RAM memory2 GB4 GB1.5GB4 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in6.4 in4.3 in5.8 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution720 x 1280 px2340 x 1080 px960 x 540 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologyAMOLEDSuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density312.0 ppi408.0 ppi256.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
noyes
HDR
N/A
N/A
noyes
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps60.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps960.0 fps
Touch focusyes
N/A
yesyes
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
5.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
8.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
F/2.2
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
F/2.2
N/A
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (third camera)
N/A
123.0 °
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/3.2"1/2.55"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.0 f1.9 f
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocus
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Geo-tagging
N/A
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
LED Flash
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx1.9 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Lens aperture
N/A
F/2.0
N/A
F/1.7
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/3.2"1/2.55"

Storage

Internal storage16 GB128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
Maximum card storage256GB
N/A
64GB400GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Memory card reader
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Orange
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Pink
  • Polaris blue
  • Purple
  • Sunrise gold
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
3D glassPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Shock resistantno
N/A
nono
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
noyes

Dimensions

Height5.33 in6.24 in4.91 in5.81 in
Width2.61 in2.94 in2.41 in2.7 in
Depth0.31 in0.3 in0.35 in0.33 in
Weight4.87 oz5.86 oz3.77 oz5.75 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyes
  • no
  • yes
yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetooth version4.25.0 LE4.05.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codecSBC
N/A
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
N/A
2.0
3.1
Video outputNo
N/A
  • MHL
  • No
DisplayPort over USB-C
Bluetooth
N/A
yesyesyes
NFC
N/A
yesyesyes
Type of USB connector
N/A
USB Type-C
N/A
USB Type-C
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
yesno
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Battery

Battery capacity2350.0 mAh4000.0 mAh1900.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Talk time17.0 h23.0 h12.0 h22.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
yesno
Battery type
N/A
N/A
Lithium ion
N/A
Standby time
N/A
N/A
300.0 h326.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
noyes
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
noyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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