Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) vs Nokia 8 vs Nokia 3

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Nokia Nokia
Announced January 2017 August 2017 February 2017
Status Coming Soon - January 2017 Coming Soon - September 2017 Available - May 2017
Price Rs. 19,990 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 44,900 ($700.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,499 ($147.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Various Various Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 in)
151.5 x 73.7 x 7.9 mm
(5.96 x 2.9 x 0.31 in)
143.4 x 71.4 x 8.5 mm
(5.65 x 2.81 x 0.33 in)
Weight - 160 g (5.64 oz) -
SIM Type Dual-SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 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 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- 2.5D Curved Glass
-
Notification LED Yes Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat)
Processor Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870 Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53, MediaTek MT6737
GPU Mali-T830 MP2 Adreno 540 Mali-T720 MP2
RAM 2 GB 4/6 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 64/128 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.3 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (554 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.14% 69.40% 67.18%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels Dual 13 MP 8 MP
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (dual Tone) LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama PDAF, Laser AF, 1.55-micron pixel, OIS, EIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Autofocus, f/2.0, 1.12µm, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP [Similar] 13 MP, AutoFocus [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, 1.12µm [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint 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
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present light sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2350 mAh 3090 mAh 2650 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -