Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2018)

general General Info
Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced December 2015 January 2017 Not announced yet
Status Coming Soon - December 2015 Coming Soon - January 2017 Rumored
Price Rs. 17,300 ($254.41) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,990 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Various Various Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 134.5 x 65.2 x 7.3 mm
(5.3 x 2.57 x 0.29 in) 		135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 in) 		-
Weight 132 g (4.66 oz) - -
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), 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 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 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) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS
OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v8.0 (Oreo)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870 1.9 GHz Octa-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880 Octa
GPU Adreno 306 Mali-T830 MP2 Mali-T830MP3
RAM 1.5 GB 2 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display
Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.7 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 1080 x 2160 pixels (439 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.65% 68.14% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

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

camera Camera
Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 16 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Autofocus, f/1.8, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP [Similar] 16 MP, f/1.8, 1080p [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-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, 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, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, Fast Charging 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory
Internal 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
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
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery
Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2300 mAh 2350 mAh 3300 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -

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