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Samsung Galaxy A3 2017 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A3 2017
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Samsung Galaxy A40 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini
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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
4 editorial reviews
The awkward middle childRead more
The Samsung Galaxy A40 has a big screen, a modern design, a dual-lens camera and a reasonable price, but is it the phone for you?Read more
We wouldn’t blame you if you couldn’t recognize exactly which device the Galaxy A40 is. Samsung has launched a flood ...Read more
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4.4 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
25 %
4 stars
75 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
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1 stars
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User rating
35
4.3 out of 5
35 user ratings
5 stars
42 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
14 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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4.1 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
29 %
3 stars
27 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
36
4.4 out of 5
36 user ratings
5 stars
50 %
4 stars
36 %
3 stars
13 %
2 stars
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1 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 9.0Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz1.8 GHz1.4 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870Samsung ExynosSamsung Exynos 3 Quad 3740
GPU modelARM Mali-T830
N/A
ARM Mali-400 MP
RAM memory2 GB4 GB1.5GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.9 in4.5 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution720 x 1280 px2340 x 1080 px720 x 1280 px
TechnologyAMOLEDSuper AMOLEDAMOLED
Pixel density312.0 ppi439.0 ppi326.0 ppi
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 Mpx16.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Touch focusyes
N/A
yes
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
5.0 Mpx
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
F/2.2
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)
N/A
123.0 °
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
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 resolution8.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx2.1 Mpx
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Lens aperture
N/A
F/2.0
N/A
Light source
N/A
Display flash
N/A

Storage

Internal storage16 GB64 GB16 GB
Maximum card storage256GB
N/A
64GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Memory card reader
N/A
N/A
yes

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
N/A
Plastic
Shock resistantno
N/A
no
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.33 in5.69 in5.16 in
Width2.61 in2.72 in2.55 in
Depth0.31 in0.31 in0.36 in
Weight4.87 oz4.94 oz4.23 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Micro-SIM
Bluetooth version4.25.0 LE4.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codecSBC
N/A
SBC
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
N/A
2.0
Video outputNo
N/A
No
Bluetooth
N/A
yesyes
NFC
N/A
yesyes
Type of USB connector
N/A
USB Type-C
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
no
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
no

Battery

Battery capacity2350.0 mAh3100.0 mAh2100.0 mAh
Talk time17.0 h18.0 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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