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Samsung Galaxy A3 2017 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A3 2017
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Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini Mobile Phone
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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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4.1 out of 5
13 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
7 %
2 stars
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4.4 out of 5
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User rating
35
4.3 out of 5
35 user ratings
5 stars
42 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
14 %
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4.3 out of 5
38 user ratings
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 4.4Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz2.5 GHz1.4 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3740
GPU modelARM Mali-T830Qualcomm Adreno 330ARM Mali-400 MP
RAM memory2 GB2 GB1.5GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.1 in4.5 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution720 x 1280 px1920 x 1080 px720 x 1280 px
TechnologyAMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLED
Pixel density312.0 ppi432.0 ppi326.0 ppi
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
N/A
Dual screen support
N/A
yesno
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyes
HDR
N/A
nono
Multi touch
N/A
yes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps
Touch focusyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.2 f
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Autofocus
N/A
yesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yes
N/A
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
LED Flash
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yes
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx2.1 Mpx2.1 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
16 GB
Maximum card storage256GB128GB64GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Memory card reader
N/A
yesyes

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
PlasticPlastic
Shock resistantnonono
Water resistant
N/A
yesyes
Dust resistant
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.33 in5.59 in5.16 in
Width2.61 in2.85 in2.55 in
Depth0.31 in0.32 in0.36 in
Weight4.87 oz5.11 oz4.23 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetooth version4.24.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
SBC
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.0/3.1
2.0
Video outputNoMHLNo
DLNA certified
N/A
yesno
Bluetooth
N/A
yesyes
NFC
N/A
yesyes
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesno

Cellular

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
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yesyes
Data transmission
N/A
HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation system
N/A
GLONASSGLONASS
2G GSM
N/A
yesyes
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
CDMA frequences
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
4G LTE
N/A
yes
  • no
  • yes
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yes
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
Miracast
N/A

Battery

Battery capacity2350.0 mAh2800.0 mAh2100.0 mAh
Talk time17.0 h21.0 h10.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
yesyes
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ion
N/A
Standby time
N/A
390.0 h440.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging
N/A
yesno
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
N/A

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