Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A3 Duos vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) vs BlackBerry Aurora

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Blackberry
Announced October 2014 January 2017 March 2017
Status Available - November 2014 Coming Soon - January 2017 Available - March 2017
Price Rs. 14,265 ($209.78) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,990 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 17,300 ($260.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B Various Black
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)
152 x 76.6 x 8.5 mm
(5.98 x 3.02 x 0.33 in)
Weight 110.3 g (3.88.0.11 oz) - 178 g (6.28 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Dual SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - Taiwan
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Taiwan
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870 Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425
GPU Adreno 306 Mali-T830 MP2 Adreno 308
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB 32 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 4.7 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.39% 68.14% 59.08%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - FM radio FM Radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash Dual-LED (dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video - 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP [Similar] 8 MP [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 HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, Fast Charging microUSB v2.0, USB OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - Supported 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
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1900 mAh 2350 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -