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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Samsung
Announced
December 2015 January 2017
Status
Available - February 2016 Coming Soon - January 2017
Price
Rs. 21,900 ($322.06) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,990 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold Various
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
144.8 x 71.0 x 7.3 mm
(5.7 x 2.8 x 0.29 in)
135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 in)
Weight
155 g (5.47 oz) -
SIM Type
- Dual-SIM
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Notification LED
- Yes

Display

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
5.2 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
72.38% 68.14%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor
Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 [Similar] Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870 [Similar]
GPU
- Mali-T830 MP2 [Similar]
RAM
2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB 16 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama
Video
1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
5 MP [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
FM radio, recording FM radio
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth
v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB
microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, Fast Charging
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

Internal
16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG
- Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
Light Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
2900 mAh 2350 mAh
Stand by
- -
Talk Time
- -
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