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Samsung Galaxy A3 2017 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A3 2017
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S6 Mini Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S6 Mini
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 out of 5
10 user ratings
5 stars
50 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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10
4.4 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
25 %
4 stars
75 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
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3
3 editorial reviews
The Galaxy S6's edgier sibling adds a stunning wraparound screen. If you have the cash, it's worth the steeper cost.Read more
The Galaxy S6 Edge is Samsung at its boldest. The Galaxy S6 is Samsung at its bestRead more
Sure it looks cool, but it's difficult to justifyRead more
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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 %
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45
4.3 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
44 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
13 %
2 stars
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4.4 out of 5
36 user ratings
5 stars
50 %
4 stars
36 %
3 stars
13 %
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38
4.0 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
26 %
4 stars
52 %
3 stars
18 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %

Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 4.4Android 5.1Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz1.6 GHz1.4 GHz1.8 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-coreQuad-core6-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3740Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992
GPU modelARM Mali-T830PowerVR SGX544ARM Mali-400 MPQualcomm Adreno 418
RAM memory2 GB2 GB1.5GB2 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.0 in4.5 in4.6 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution720 x 1280 px1920 x 1080 px720 x 1280 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyAMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLEDSuper AMOLED
Pixel density312.0 ppi441.0 ppi326.0 ppi479.0 ppi
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen support
N/A
yesno
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyes
N/A
HDR
N/A
nono
N/A
Multi touch
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx15.0 Mpx
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 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
1
N/A
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.2 f
N/A
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
Autofocus
N/A
yesyesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
10x
N/A
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
LED Flash
N/A
yesyesyes
Panorama
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx2.1 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
1
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB16 GB
Maximum card storage256GB64GB64GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
Memory card reader
N/A
yesyesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnono
N/A
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetooth version4.24.04.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
SBC
N/A
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBWireless
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
N/A
Video outputNoMHLNo
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
yesno
N/A
Bluetooth
N/A
yesyesyes
NFC
N/A
yesyesyes
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesno
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB

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