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Samsung Galaxy A3 2017 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A3 2017
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Samsung Galaxy S10e Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia X Compact Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia X Compact
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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 9.0 PieAndroid 8.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz2.7 GHz2.7 GHz1.8 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core6-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870Samsung ExynosSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810Qualcomm Snapdragon 650
GPU modelARM Mali-T830
N/A
ARM Mali-G72 MP18Qualcomm Adreno 510
RAM memory2 GB
  • 6 GB
  • 8 GB
4 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.8 in5.8 in4.6 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution720 x 1280 px2280 x 1080 px1440 x 2960 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologyAMOLEDInfinity-O Dynamic AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
IPS TFT
Pixel density312.0 ppi438.0 ppi570.0 ppi319.0 ppi
HDR
N/A
yesyesno
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px
N/A
3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
60.0 fps60.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps
N/A
960.0 fps60.0 fps
Touch focusyes
N/A
yesyes
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
16.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
F/2.2
N/A
N/A
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
77.0 °
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.55"1/2.3"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
1.9 f2.0 f
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocus
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
N/A
yesyes
LED Flash
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx10.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
77.0 °
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A
Lens aperture
N/A
F/1.9F/1.7
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.55"1/2.3"

Storage

Internal storage16 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
32 GB
Maximum card storage256GB
N/A
400GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
Memory card reader
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Canary yellow
  • Prism black
  • Prism blue
  • Prism green
  • White prism
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Pink
  • Polaris blue
  • Purple
  • Sunrise gold
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
N/A
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Plastic
Shock resistantno
N/A
nono
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
yesno

Dimensions

Height5.33 in5.6 in5.81 in5.08 in
Width2.61 in2.75 in2.7 in2.56 in
Depth0.31 in0.31 in0.33 in0.37 in
Weight4.87 oz5.29 oz5.75 oz4.76 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesyesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Nano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetooth version4.25.0 LE5.04.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codecSBC
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
N/A
3.1
2.0
Video outputNo
N/A
DisplayPort over USB-CNo
Bluetooth
N/A
yesyesyes
NFC
N/A
yesyesyes
Type of USB connector
N/A
USB Type-CUSB Type-C
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
noyes
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Battery

Battery capacity2350.0 mAh3100.0 mAh3000.0 mAh2700.0 mAh
Talk time17.0 h19.0 h22.0 h14.0 h
Wireless charging
N/A
yesyesno
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • Qi
  • Fast Wireless Charging 2.0
  • Wireless PowerShare
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
N/A
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
nono
Standby time
N/A
N/A
326.0 h750.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast ChargeQualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
Battery type
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lithium ion

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