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Samsung Galaxy A3 2017 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A3 2017
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Samsung Galaxy S7 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S7
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Samsung Galaxy S7 Plus Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S7 Plus
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Sony Xperia X Compact Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia X Compact
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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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4.5 out of 5
16 user ratings
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4.3 out of 5
35 user ratings
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4.1 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 6.0Android 6.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz2.3 GHz
N/A
1.8 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core
N/A
6-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 650
GPU modelARM Mali-T830ARM Mali-T880 MP12
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 510
RAM memory2 GB4 GB4 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.1 in6.0 in4.6 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
N/A
16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution720 x 1280 px2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologyAMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Super AMOLEDIPS TFT
Pixel density312.0 ppi576.0 ppi490.0 ppi319.0 ppi
Touchscreen
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass
Dual screen support
N/A
no
N/A
no
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
HDR
N/A
no
N/A
no
Multi touch
N/A
yesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
60.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps240.0 fps
N/A
60.0 fps
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
yes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"
N/A
1/2.3"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
1.7 f
N/A
2.0 f
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Autofocus
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
LED Flash
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

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

Storage

Internal storage16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
32 GB
Maximum card storage256GB200GB
N/A
256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slotmicroSD
Memory card reader
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Pink/gold
  • Platinum gold
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • White pearl
  • Gold
  • Black
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
N/A
Plastic
Shock resistantnono
N/A
no
Water resistant
N/A
yes
N/A
no
Dust resistant
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Fully waterproof
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.33 in5.61 in6.39 in5.08 in
Width2.61 in2.74 in3.23 in2.56 in
Depth0.31 in0.31 in0.31 in0.37 in
Weight4.87 oz5.36 oz
N/A
4.76 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyes
N/A
yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
N/A
Nano-SIM
Bluetooth version4.24.2
N/A
4.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
Charging connectionUSBUSB
N/A
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
N/A
2.0
Video outputNoNo
N/A
No
DLNA certified
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth
N/A
yesyesyes
NFC
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

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