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Samsung Galaxy A3 2017 Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia X Compact Mobile Phone
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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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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 5.1Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz1.4 GHz1.8 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-core6-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3740Qualcomm Snapdragon 650
GPU modelARM Mali-T830ARM Mali-400 MPQualcomm Adreno 510
RAM memory2 GB1.5GB3 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in4.5 in4.6 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution720 x 1280 px720 x 1280 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologyAMOLEDAMOLEDIPS TFT
Pixel density312.0 ppi326.0 ppi319.0 ppi
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
Dual screen support
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyes
HDR
N/A
nono
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
Touch focusyesyesyes
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Autofocus
N/A
yesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyes
LED Flash
N/A
yesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.3"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.0 f
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx2.1 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage16 GB16 GB32 GB
Maximum card storage256GB64GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
Memory card reader
N/A
yesyes

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
PlasticPlastic
Shock resistantnonono
Water resistant
N/A
yesno

Dimensions

Height5.33 in5.16 in5.08 in
Width2.61 in2.55 in2.56 in
Depth0.31 in0.36 in0.37 in
Weight4.87 oz4.23 oz4.76 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetooth version4.24.04.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codecSBCSBC
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
Video outputNoNoNo
DLNA certified
N/A
noyes
Bluetooth
N/A
yesyes
NFC
N/A
yesyes
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
noyes

Cellular

Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 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+HSPA+
Navigation system
N/A
GLONASSGLONASS
2G GSM
N/A
yesyes
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyes
4G LTE
N/A
  • no
  • yes
yes
GSM frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
yes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Battery capacity2350.0 mAh2100.0 mAh2700.0 mAh
Talk time17.0 h10.0 h14.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
yesno
Standby time
N/A
440.0 h750.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging
N/A
nono
Battery type
N/A
N/A
Lithium ion
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

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