Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A3 vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) vs Apple iPhone 8 Plus

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Apple
Announced October 2014 January 2017 September 2017
Status Available - November 2014 Coming Soon - January 2017 Coming Soon - September 2017
Price Rs. 14,265 ($209.78) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,990 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 74,000 ($799.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B Various Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm
( 5.12 x 2.58 x 0.27 in)
135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 in)
158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm
(6.24 x 3.07 x 0.3 in)
Weight 110.3 g (3.88.0.11 oz) - 174 g (6.14 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1.5 meters and 30 minutes
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) iOS 11
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870 Hexa-core, Apple A11 Bionic
GPU - Mali-T830 MP2 -
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB 64/256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Ion-strengthened glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 4.7 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.39% 68.14% 67.25%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio - FM radio No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels Dual 12 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash Quad-LED (dual Tone) Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, (f/1.8, 28mm & f/2.8, 56mm), OIS, 2x Optical Zoom, 1/3" Sensor Size @ 28mm, 1/3.6" Sensor Size @ 56mm, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 8MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.2, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, BLE, ANT+ v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, Fast Charging 3.0, reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 64/256 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB No
USB OTG - Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 1900 mAh 2350 mAh -
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -