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HTC One Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy A3 2017 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini Mobile Phone
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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 5.0Android 7.0Android 4.4Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.7 GHz1.6 GHz1.6 GHz1.4 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3740
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 320ARM Mali-T830PowerVR SGX544ARM Mali-400 MP
RAM memory2 GB2 GB2 GB1.5GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in4.7 in5.0 in4.5 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1080 x 1920 px720 x 1280 px1920 x 1080 px720 x 1280 px
TechnologyIPS TFTAMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLED
Pixel density469.0 ppi312.0 ppi441.0 ppi326.0 ppi
Dual screen supportno
N/A
yesno
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yesyes
HDRno
N/A
nono
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
N/A
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution4.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Video recordingyes
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyes
N/A
yesyes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yesyes
LED Flashyes
N/A
yesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Touch focus
N/A
yesyesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.2 f
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
10x
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution2.1 Mpx8.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx2.1 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
1
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB
Memory card readerno
N/A
yesyes
Maximum card storage64GB256GB64GB64GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Blue
  • Red
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
PlasticPlastic
Water resistantno
N/A
noyes
Shock resistantnononono

Dimensions

Height5.41 in5.33 in5.38 in5.16 in
Width2.69 in2.61 in2.75 in2.55 in
Depth0.37 in0.31 in0.31 in0.36 in
Weight5.04 oz4.87 oz4.59 oz4.23 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
yesnono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
yesno
Bluetoothyes
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.24.04.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
SBC
NFCyes
N/A
yesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
N/A
yesno
Video outputMHLNoMHLNo

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
N/A
HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemS-GPS
N/A
GLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyes
N/A
yesyes
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yesyes
4G LTEyes
N/A
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
Streaming standardsMiracast
N/A
Miracast
N/A
GSM frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
Regional
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
yesyes
Battery capacity2300.0 mAh2350.0 mAh2600.0 mAh2100.0 mAh
Standby time496.0 h
N/A
370.0 h440.0 h
Talk time16.8 h17.0 h17.0 h10.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
noyes
Wireless charging no
N/A
yesno
Battery type
N/A
N/A
Lithium ion
N/A

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