Samsung Galaxy A3 Specs

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Description

The Samsung Galaxy A3 comes with “full metal unibody” design. The display is a 4.5-inch, qHD one, of the Super AMOLED type. This mid-ranger will apparently be powered by a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 SOC with 64-bit architecture, and 1GB of RAM. The phone makes use of a 8-megapixels rear shooter and 5-megapixels front one. The rest of the list includes 16GB of microSD-expandable storage, a 1900 mAh cell, and Android 4.4.4 KitKat.

This device is also known as Samsung SM-A300X, Samsung SM-A300M, Samsung SM-A300F, Samsung SM-A300G, Samsung SM-A300M, Samsung SM-A300XZ, Samsung SM-A300G, Samsung SM-A300H, Samsung SM-A300FU, Samsung SM-A300F

Pros

  • Small dimensions (5.12 x 2.58 x 0.27 inches)
I want it 13 users
I have it 13 users
I had it 2 users

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Display

Size: 4.5-inch
Resolution: 960 x 540 px, 245 PPI
Technology: Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body: 66.09 %
Colors: 16 777 216
Features: Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip: Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916
Processor: Quad-core, 1200 MHz, ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit
GPU: Adreno 306
RAM: 1.5GB
Internal storage: 16GB
Storage expansion: microSDXC up to 64 GB
OS: Android (5.0 Lollipop, 4.4.4)
Device type: Smartphone

Battery

Capacity: 1900 mAh
Type: Not user replaceable

Camera

Rear: Single camera
Main camera: 8 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Flash: LED
Video recording: 1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Features:
Video calling
Front: 5 MP
Dimensions: 5.12 x 2.58 x 0.27 inches
(130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm)
Weight: 3.89 oz (110.3 g)
Materials: Back: Plastic
Frame: Metal
Keys: Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors: Black, Gold, Gray, Pink, Blue, White

Cellular

4G (FDD): Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
3G: Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed: LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type: Nano SIM

Multimedia

Headphones: 3.5mm jack
Speakers: Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features: Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring: Wireless screen share

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth: 4.0
Wi-Fi: 802.11 b, g, n
Wi-Fi Direct
USB: microUSB, USB 2.0
Features: Mass storage device, Charging
Location: GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors: Accelerometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other: NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Phone features

Notifications: Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features: Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Availability

Officially announced: Oct 30, 2014
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User Reviews

Overall User Rating
Build quality
8
Camera quality
7.8
Performance
7.8
Display
8.4
Battery life and charging
7.6
Rating breakdown (out of 10)
10
worth to buy :D
Phone owned for less than a month

I relly love this phone, the front camera is relly wide , you could shoot good photos.
The colour of the phone is really attractive, I like that kind of blue. I can run every app without lags. The android 5.0 is really smooth. I hope it will get the marshmallow .

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9
Awesome Phone!
Phone owned for less than a month

My iphone 5s suffered water damage and I didn't have the money to buy another one so I bought an A3 and so far it's been pretty good! The cellphone is fast, it has a good camera and an amazing frontal camera, it sometimes lags when you try to access the photo gallery from the camera app but other than that I see no problem... I HAVE A LOT OF BATTERY LIFE NOW which wasn't the case when I had my iphone. Love this little dude.

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9
Very nice budget-mid range phone
Phone owned for less than a month

This phone is a nice step up from the Galaxy S4 Mini. Whilst each of the improvements is relatively small, they all add up to improve the user experience. One of the expert criticisms seems to be that it 'only' has a screen resolution of 540x960 pixels. For me, this is more than enough with a screen size of 4.5" and looks pretty sharp. The phone has a really nice feel to it, is a good size (without being too large), very thin, lightweight and fairly fast (although I do not use it for games). The battery is generally good for 24-36 hours, although will be less for heavy users. Overall I really like it and am very happy given the relatively low cost for a sim-free handset.

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