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Samsung Galaxy A3 2017 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A3 2017
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Sony Xperia X Compact Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia X Compact
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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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3.5 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
60 %
3 stars
40 %
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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 %
2 stars
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4.0 out of 5
40 user ratings
5 stars
30 %
4 stars
40 %
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30 %
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4.1 out of 5
43 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
44 %
3 stars
18 %
2 stars
2 %
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 6.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz1.8 GHz2.2 GHz
CPU cores8-core6-coreQuad-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870Qualcomm Snapdragon 650Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
GPU modelARM Mali-T830Qualcomm Adreno 510Qualcomm Adreno 530
RAM memory2 GB3 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in4.6 in5.1 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDLCD
N/A
Resolution720 x 1280 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyAMOLEDIPS TFT
N/A
Pixel density312.0 ppi319.0 ppi432.0 ppi
Touchscreen
N/A
yes
N/A
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass
N/A
Dual screen support
N/A
no
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR
N/A
no
N/A
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.3"
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.0 f
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yes
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Autofocus
N/A
yesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
LED Flash
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage16 GB32 GB32 GB
Maximum card storage256GB256GB200GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSDmicroSD
Memory card reader
N/A
yesyes

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
Blue
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Plastic
N/A
Shock resistantnono
N/A
Water resistant
N/A
no
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.33 in5.08 in5.76 in
Width2.61 in2.56 in2.83 in
Depth0.31 in0.37 in0.32 in
Weight4.87 oz4.76 oz
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
N/A
Bluetooth version4.24.24.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
N/A
Charging connectionUSBUSB
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
N/A
Video outputNoNo
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
yes
N/A
Bluetooth
N/A
yesyes
NFC
N/A
yesyes
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yes
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
USB Type-C

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