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Samsung Galaxy A3 2017 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A3 2017
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Samsung Galaxy S3 Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia XR Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia XR
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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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4.7 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
72 %
4 stars
27 %
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3.2 out of 5
7 user ratings
5 stars
14 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
28 %
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2 editorial reviews
Two of the autumn's heavyweight debuts battle it outRead more
The Sony Xperia ZR is essentially the 'mini' edition of the Xperia Z. Does it break the mold of typical 'mini' phones? Find out in this review!Read more
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User rating
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4.3 out of 5
35 user ratings
5 stars
42 %
4 stars
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3 stars
14 %
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4.3 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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4.1 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
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4.1 out of 5
43 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
44 %
3 stars
18 %
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 4.3Android 4.2Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz1.4 GHz1.7 GHz2.2 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-coreDual-coreQuad-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930ABQualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
GPU modelARM Mali-T830ARM Mali-400Qualcomm Adreno 305Qualcomm Adreno 530
RAM memory2 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
1.5GB3 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in4.8 in4.3 in5.1 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
N/A
Resolution720 x 1280 px1280 x 720 px960 x 540 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyAMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
N/A
Pixel density312.0 ppi306.0 ppi256.0 ppi432.0 ppi
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0
N/A
Dual screen support
N/A
nono
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesno
N/A
HDR
N/A
nono
N/A
Multi touch
N/A
yesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
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 focusyesyesyes
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.6 f2.0 f
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Autofocus
N/A
yesyesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyes
N/A
LED Flash
N/A
yesyesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/3.2"
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx1.9 Mpx1.9 Mpx13.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
32 GB
Maximum card storage256GB64GB64GB200GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
Memory card reader
N/A
yesyesyes

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Orange
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • White
  • Yellow
Blue
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
PlasticPlastic
N/A
Shock resistantnonono
N/A
Water resistant
N/A
nono
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.33 in5.38 in4.91 in5.76 in
Width2.61 in2.78 in2.41 in2.83 in
Depth0.31 in0.34 in0.35 in0.32 in
Weight4.87 oz4.69 oz3.77 oz
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesno
  • no
  • yes
yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
N/A
Bluetooth version4.24.04.04.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
N/A
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
SBC
N/A
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
N/A
Video outputNoMHL
  • MHL
  • No
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Bluetooth
N/A
yesyesyes
NFC
N/A
yesyesyes
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
USB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
N/A

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