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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 S9 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S9
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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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4.5 out of 5
16 user ratings
5 stars
68 %
4 stars
31 %
3 stars
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4.2 out of 5
10 user ratings
5 stars
10 %
4 stars
90 %
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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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4.1 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
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4.3 out of 5
46 user ratings
5 stars
45 %
4 stars
43 %
3 stars
10 %
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4.1 out of 5
43 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
44 %
3 stars
18 %
2 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 6.0Android 8.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz2.3 GHz2.7 GHz2.2 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
GPU modelARM Mali-T830ARM Mali-T880 MP12ARM Mali-G72 MP18Qualcomm Adreno 530
RAM memory2 GB4 GB4 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.1 in5.8 in5.1 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
N/A
Resolution720 x 1280 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyAMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
N/A
Pixel density312.0 ppi576.0 ppi570.0 ppi432.0 ppi
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A
Dual screen support
N/A
nono
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyes
N/A
HDR
N/A
noyes
N/A
Multi touch
N/A
yesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps240.0 fps960.0 fps
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.55"
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
1.7 f1.9 f
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
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
Digital zoom
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
LED Flash
N/A
yesyesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
F/1.7F/1.7
N/A
Light source
N/A
LED flash
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.55"
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A

Storage

Internal storage16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
32 GB
Maximum card storage256GB200GB400GB200GB
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
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Pink/gold
  • Platinum gold
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • White pearl
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Pink
  • Polaris blue
  • Purple
  • Sunrise gold
Blue
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
N/A
Shock resistantnonono
N/A
Water resistant
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Dust resistant
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Fully waterproof
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.33 in5.61 in5.81 in5.76 in
Width2.61 in2.74 in2.7 in2.83 in
Depth0.31 in0.31 in0.33 in0.32 in
Weight4.87 oz5.36 oz5.75 oz
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesyesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
N/A
Bluetooth version4.24.25.04.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
N/A
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
3.1
N/A
Video outputNoNoDisplayPort over USB-C
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
yesno
N/A
Bluetooth
N/A
yesyesyes
NFC
N/A
yesyesyes
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
N/A

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