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Samsung Galaxy A3

Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)
Samsung Galaxy A3
Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)

Released in December 2014. Features 4.5 inches screen with a resolution of 540 x 960 pixels and 245 ppi.

Quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 with up to 1.5 GB memory and 16 GB storage. It has 1,900 mAh battery.

Released in December 2015. Features 4.7 inches screen with a resolution of 720 x 1,280 pixels and 312 ppi.

Quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 with up to 1.5 GB memory and 16 GB storage. It has 2,300 mAh battery.
Head to Head
  • Much lighter (20%)
  • Thinner (6%)
  • Slightly larger screen (4%)
  • Much better quality screen (21%)
  • Probably better rear camera
  • Probably better front camera
  • Much better battery capacity (17%)

Specifications

Samsung Galaxy A3 Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)
Specifications
Brand Samsung Samsung
Model - -
Release Date December 2014 December 2015
Operating System TouchWiz UI (Android 4.4) TouchWiz UI (Android 5.1)
Dimensions
Size 130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm
5.12 x 2.58 x 0.27 in		 134.5 x 65.2 x 7.3 mm
5.30 x 2.57 x 0.29 in
Weight 110 g
3.88 oz		 132 g
4.66 oz
Screen
Size 4.5 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels 720 x 1,280 pixels
PPI 245 312
Features OLED OLED
Cameras
Rear 8 MP f/2.4 Standard 13 MP f/1.9
Front 5 MP f/2.2 Wide 5 MP f/1.9
Storage
Memory 1 GB
1.5 GB		 1.5 GB
Fixed 16 GB 16 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
Quad-core processor
28 nm		 Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
Quad-core processor
28 nm
CPU 4x 1.20 GHz Cortex-A53 4x 1.20 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 306 Adreno 306
Battery
Capacity 1,900 mAh 2,300 mAh
Features - -
Removable False False
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True True
Micro USB True True
USB Type-C False False
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Samsung Galaxy A3 Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy A3

Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)

4.5"
110 g
3.88 oz

4.7"
132 g
4.66 oz