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Samsung Galaxy A3 2017 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A3 2017
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Sony Xperia XA Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia Z5 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia Z5
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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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 6.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz2.0 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870MediaTek Helio P MT6755Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
GPU modelARM Mali-T830ARM Mali-T860 MP2Qualcomm Adreno 430
RAM memory2 GB2 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.0 in5.2 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDLCDLCD
Resolution720 x 1280 px1280 x 720 px1080 x 1920 px
TechnologyAMOLED
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
Pixel density312.0 ppi294.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
Screen material
N/A
Scratch-resistant glass
  • Fingerprint-resistant coating
  • Scratch-resistant glass
Dual screen support
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyes
HDR
N/A
nono
Multi touch
N/A
yes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps
N/A
120.0 fps
Touch focusyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/3"1/2.3"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.0 f
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
AutomaticAutomatic
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Autofocus
N/A
yesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyes
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
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.1 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage16 GB16 GB32 GB
Maximum card storage256GB256GB200GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Memory card reader
N/A
yesyes

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Silver
N/A
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Graphite black
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Metal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Tempered glass
Shock resistantnonono
Water resistant
N/A
noyes

Dimensions

Height5.33 in5.65 in5.75 in
Width2.61 in2.63 in2.83 in
Depth0.31 in0.31 in0.29 in
Weight4.87 oz4.83 oz5.43 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyes
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetooth version4.24.14.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVCTP
  • AVDTP
  • AVRCP
  • BNEP
  • DIP
  • GAP
  • GAVDP
  • GOEP
  • HFP
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • SPP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DID
  • GATT
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SPP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
Video outputNoNoMHL
DLNA certified
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth
N/A
yesyes
NFC
N/A
yesyes
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes

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
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
Navigation system
N/A
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSM
N/A
yesyes
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
4G LTE
N/A
yesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yes
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Battery capacity2350.0 mAh2300.0 mAh2900.0 mAh
Talk time17.0 h10.0 h17.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
nono
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ion
N/A
Standby time
N/A
603.0 h540.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging
N/A
nono
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

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