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Samsung Galaxy A3 2017 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A3 2017
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Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini
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Samsung Galaxy S7 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S7
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Sony Xperia XR Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia XR
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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 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
25 %
4 stars
75 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
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0 %
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25
4.5 out of 5
16 user ratings
5 stars
68 %
4 stars
31 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
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2 editorial reviews
Two of the autumn's heavyweight debuts battle it outRead more
The Sony Xperia ZR is essentially the 'mini' edition of the Xperia Z. Does it break the mold of typical 'mini' phones? Find out in this review!Read 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 %
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0 %
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4.4 out of 5
36 user ratings
5 stars
50 %
4 stars
36 %
3 stars
13 %
2 stars
0 %
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4.1 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
28 %
2 stars
0 %
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4.1 out of 5
43 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
44 %
3 stars
18 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 5.1Android 6.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz1.4 GHz2.3 GHz2.2 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3740Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
GPU modelARM Mali-T830ARM Mali-400 MPARM Mali-T880 MP12Qualcomm Adreno 530
RAM memory2 GB1.5GB4 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in4.5 in5.1 in5.1 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
N/A
Resolution720 x 1280 px720 x 1280 px2560 x 1440 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyAMOLEDAMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
N/A
Pixel density312.0 ppi326.0 ppi576.0 ppi432.0 ppi
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Dual screen support
N/A
nono
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyes
N/A
HDR
N/A
nono
N/A
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps240.0 fps
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Autofocus
N/A
yesyesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyesyes
LED Flash
N/A
yesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
1.7 f
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx2.1 Mpx5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/1.7
N/A
Light source
N/A
N/A
LED flash
N/A

Storage

Internal storage16 GB16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
32 GB
Maximum card storage256GB64GB200GB200GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
Memory card reader
N/A
yesyesyes

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Pink/gold
  • Platinum gold
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • White pearl
Blue
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
N/A
Shock resistantnonono
N/A
Water resistant
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.33 in5.16 in5.61 in5.76 in
Width2.61 in2.55 in2.74 in2.83 in
Depth0.31 in0.36 in0.31 in0.32 in
Weight4.87 oz4.23 oz5.36 oz
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnoyesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
N/A
Bluetooth version4.24.04.24.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
N/A
Bluetooth codecSBCSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
N/A
Video outputNoNoNo
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
noyes
N/A
Bluetooth
N/A
yesyesyes
NFC
N/A
yesyesyes
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
noyes
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USBUSB Type-C

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