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Samsung Galaxy 3 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S7 Mobile Phone
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4.5 out of 5
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35
4.3 out of 5
35 user ratings
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 2.1Android 4.4Android 5.1Android 6.0
CPU clock speed0.67 GHz2.3 GHz2.1 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresSingle-coreQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung S5P6422Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
RAM memory56 MB3 GB4 GB4 GB
GPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 330ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T880 MP12

Display

Screen size3.2 in5.7 in5.7 in5.1 in
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution400 x 240 px1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px
Pixel density146.0 ppi386.0 ppi518.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
yes
Touchscreen
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M16.7M
Technology
N/A
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen support
N/A
yes
N/A
no
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
HDR
N/A
no
N/A
no

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution3.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution640 x 480 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
yes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/3.2"
N/A
1/2.6"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.2 f1.9 f1.7 f
Video recording
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
60.0 fps120.0 fps240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
LED Flash
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
Automatic
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Storage

Memory card readeryesyesnoyes
Maximum card storage32GB64GB
N/A
200GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Internal storage
N/A
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Lilac
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
  • Beige
  • Pink
  • Blue
  • Red
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Pink/gold
  • Platinum gold
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • White pearl
Material
N/A
Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistant
N/A
no
N/A
yes
Shock resistant
N/A
no
N/A
no
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height4.47 in5.95 in6.03 in5.61 in
Width2.17 in3.12 in3.0 in2.74 in
Depth0.51 in0.33 in0.3 in0.31 in
Weight3.84 oz5.93 oz6.03 oz5.36 oz

Connectivity

DLNA certifiedyesyes
N/A
yes
Bluetoothyesyes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version3.0 HS4.04.14.2
Charging connectionUSB
  • HDMI
  • USB
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB
Dual sim support
N/A
  • no
  • yes
yesyes
Sim card size
N/A
Micro-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFC
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
USB version
N/A
3.0/3.1
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Video output
N/A
MHLMHLNo

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
N/A
yes
Data transmissionHSDPAHSPA+
N/A
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGPSGLONASS
N/A
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyes
N/A
yes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
yes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
N/A
N/A
4G LTE
N/A
  • no
  • yes
N/A
yes
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Streaming standards
N/A
MiracastMiracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium PolymerLithium ion
Battery capacity1500.0 mAh3200.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time620.0 h420.0 h336.0 h288.0 h
Talk time15.0 h21.0 h21.0 h27.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
yes
N/A
no
Fast charging
N/A
no
N/A
yes
Wireless charging
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

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