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Editiorial reviews
17
4.7 out of 5
9 user ratings
5 stars
88 %
4 stars
11 %
3 stars
0 %
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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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4.4 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
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User rating
46
4.3 out of 5
46 user ratings
5 stars
39 %
4 stars
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4.3 out of 5
35 user ratings
5 stars
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4.4 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 7.0Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.6 GHz1.4 GHz
CPU coresDual-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelApple A7 APL0698Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3740
GPU modelPowerVR G6430ARM Mali-T830ARM Mali-400 MP
RAM memory1 GB2 GB1.5GB

Display

Screen size4.0 in4.7 in4.5 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1136 x 640 px720 x 1280 px720 x 1280 px
TechnologyIPS TFTAMOLEDAMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi312.0 ppi326.0 ppi
Dual screen supportyes
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yes
HDRno
N/A
no
Multi touchyes
N/A
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Video recordingyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyes
N/A
yes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyes
N/A
yes
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
Slow-Moyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes

Front camera

Primary resolution1.2 Mpx8.0 Mpx2.1 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB16 GB
Memory card readerno
N/A
yes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
256GB64GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Beige
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Magnesium
  • Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Plastic
Water resistantno
N/A
yes
Shock resistantnonono

Dimensions

Height4.87 in5.33 in5.16 in
Width2.31 in2.61 in2.55 in
Depth0.3 in0.31 in0.36 in
Weight3.95 oz4.87 oz4.23 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
no
Bluetoothyes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version4.04.24.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
SBCSBC
NFCno
N/A
yes
Charging connectionLightningUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificNoNo
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
no

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 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+
Navigation systemS-GPS
N/A
GLONASS
2G GSMyes
N/A
yes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
N/A
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyes
N/A
  • no
  • yes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
yes
Battery typeLithium Polymer
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity1560.0 mAh2350.0 mAh2100.0 mAh
Standby time250.0 h
N/A
440.0 h
Talk time10.0 h17.0 h10.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
yes
Wireless charging no
N/A
no

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