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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 Star Advance Mobile Phone
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Sony Zylo Mobile Phone
Sony Zylo
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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25
4.5 out of 5
16 user ratings
5 stars
68 %
4 stars
31 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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As well as some imaginative colour naming, <b>Sony</b> <b>Ericsson</b> sometimes takes the same approach when naming its devices. One example is the <b>Zylo</b>.Read more
The Sony Ericsson Zylo is the first phone with FLAC support, but does it hit the right note?Read more
A small and sexy music slider – that’s what the Zylo is. Nothing more, nothing less. Sony Ericsson are probably hoping to start bringing up the next...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 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
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42
4.1 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
28 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
43
4.0 out of 5
43 user ratings
5 stars
27 %
4 stars
48 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
1
5.0 out of 5
1 user ratings
5 stars
100 %
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 6.0Android 4.4Proprietary OS
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz2.3 GHz1.2 GHz
N/A
CPU cores8-core8-coreDual-coreSingle-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
N/A
N/A
GPU modelARM Mali-T830ARM Mali-T880 MP12
N/A
N/A
RAM memory2 GB4 GB512 MB260 MB

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.1 in4.3 in2.6 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M262K
Panel typeOLEDOLEDLCDLCD
Resolution720 x 1280 px2560 x 1440 px800 x 480 px320 x 240 px
TechnologyAMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
N/A
IPS TFT
Pixel density312.0 ppi576.0 ppi217.0 ppi154.0 ppi
Touchscreen
N/A
yes
N/A
no
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A
N/A
Dual screen support
N/A
no
N/A
no
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yes
N/A
no
HDR
N/A
no
N/A
no
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx3.0 Mpx3.2 Mpx
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
N/A
640 x 480 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps240.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"
N/A
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
1.7 f
N/A
N/A
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
N/A
Autofocus
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyesyes
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Geo-tagging
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
LED Flash
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
N/A
256 MB
Maximum card storage256GB200GB32GB16GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
Memory card reader
N/A
yesyesyes

Dimensions

Height5.33 in5.61 in5.11 in4.06 in
Width2.61 in2.74 in2.59 in2.05 in
Depth0.31 in0.31 in0.37 in0.63 in
Weight4.87 oz5.36 oz4.55 oz4.06 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIMMini-SIM
Bluetooth version4.24.24.02.1 EDR
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
  • AAC
  • 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
no
Bluetooth
N/A
yesyesyes
NFC
N/A
yes
N/A
no
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Battery

Battery capacity2350.0 mAh3000.0 mAh1800.0 mAh920.0 mAh
Talk time17.0 h27.0 h17.0 h3.5 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
no
N/A
yes
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Standby time
N/A
288.0 h
N/A
403.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
yes
N/A
no
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
N/A
N/A
Wireless charging
N/A
yes
N/A
no
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
N/A
N/A

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