Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy S10 vs Samsung Galaxy A40

Price Comparison (India) - -

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced January 2017 February 2019 March 2019
Status Coming Soon - January 2017 Available - March 2019 Coming Soon - April 2019
Price Rs. 19,990 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 66,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Various Prism White, Prism Black, Prism Green, Prism Blue, Canary Yellow, Flamingo Pink Black, White, Blue, Coral
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 in)
149.9 x 70.4 x 7.8 mm
(5.9 x 2.77 x 0.31 in)
144.3 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm
(5.68 x 2.72 x 0.31 in)
Weight - 157 g (5.54 oz) -
SIM Type Dual-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) 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 (dual-SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 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), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - Global LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 9.0 (Pie)
User Interface - One UI -
Processor Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870 Octa-core (2x2.7 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (1x2.8 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.4 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 485) - USA/LATAM, China, Exynos 9820 Octa (8 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm)
GPU Mali-T830 MP2 Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA
Adreno 640 - USA/LATAM, China
Mali-G71
RAM 2 GB 8 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 128/512 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Dynamic AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 6.1 inches 5.9 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 1440 x 3040 pixels (551 ppi) 1080 x 2280 pixels (428 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.14% 88.15% 86.97%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio (USA & Canada only) FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 12 MP + 12 MP + 16 MP 16 MP + 5 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide)
auto-HDR, panorama
16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF
5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm, (ultrawide)
Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP [Similar] 10 MP, f/1.9, Dual Pixel PDAF, Dual video call, Auto-HDR, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 25 MP, 1080p@30fps [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 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, Fast Charging 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 128/512 GB, 8 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
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
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2350 mAh 3400 mAh 3100 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -