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Samsung Galaxy A3 2017 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A3 2017
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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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User rating
35
4.3 out of 5
35 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 5.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz2.1 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU modelARM Mali-T830ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory2 GB3 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.1 in5.1 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution720 x 1280 px2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyAMOLEDSuper AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density312.0 ppi576.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen support
N/A
yesno
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyes
HDR
N/A
nono
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps120.0 fps240.0 fps
Touch focusyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.6"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
1.9 f1.7 f
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocus
N/A
yesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyes
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyes
LED Flash
N/A
yesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

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

Storage

Internal storage16 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Maximum card storage256GB128GB200GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Memory card reader
N/A
noyes

Design

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

Dimensions

Height5.33 in5.65 in5.61 in
Width2.61 in2.78 in2.74 in
Depth0.31 in0.27 in0.31 in
Weight4.87 oz4.87 oz5.36 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetooth version4.24.14.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
Charging connectionUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
Video outputNoMHLNo
DLNA certified
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth
N/A
yesyes
NFC
N/A
yesyes
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB

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
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yesyes
Data transmission
N/A
HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation system
N/A
GLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSM
N/A
yesyes
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTE
N/A
yesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Battery capacity2350.0 mAh2550.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Talk time17.0 h17.0 h27.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
nono
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion
Fast charging
N/A
yesyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast ChargeQualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Wireless charging
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Standby time
N/A
N/A
288.0 h

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