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Samsung Galaxy A3 2016 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini Mobile Phone
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Editiorial reviews
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3.9 out of 5
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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 5.1Android 7.0Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz1.6 GHz1.4 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3740
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 306ARM Mali-T830ARM Mali-400 MP
RAM memory
  • 1.5GB
  • 1.5 GB
2 GB1.5GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in4.7 in4.5 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution720 x 1280 px720 x 1280 px720 x 1280 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLEDAMOLED
Pixel density312.0 ppi312.0 ppi326.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
N/A
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
yes
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
no
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR
N/A
N/A
no

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
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.)30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Touch focus
N/A
yesyes
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yes
Autofocus
N/A
N/A
yes
Geo-tagging
N/A
N/A
yes
LED Flash
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx2.1 Mpx
Lens apertureF/1.9
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage16 GB16 GB16 GB
Maximum card storage128GB256GB64GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Memory card reader
N/A
N/A
yes

Design

Colour of product
  • Gold
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Plastic
Shock resistant
N/A
nono
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.3 in5.33 in5.16 in
Width2.57 in2.61 in2.55 in
Depth0.29 in0.31 in0.36 in
Weight4.66 oz4.87 oz4.23 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version4.14.24.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCyes
N/A
yes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
Video outputNoNoNo
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBCSBC
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
no
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
no

Cellular

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 transmission
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
N/A
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
N/A
GLONASS
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
N/A
Streaming standards
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A
N/A
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
N/A
yes
2G GSM
N/A
N/A
yes
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
yes
4G LTE
N/A
N/A
  • no
  • yes

Battery

Battery capacity2300.0 mAh2350.0 mAh2100.0 mAh
Talk time14.0 h17.0 h10.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
yes
Standby time
N/A
N/A
440.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
yes
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
no

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