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Honor 5C vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) Specs Comparison

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Honor 5C
8.0
Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)
Honor 5C Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)
Released · Jun 20, 2016
Released · Jan 13, 2017
5.2-inch
4.7-inch
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 16GB
2GB · 16GB
3000 mAh
2350 mAh

Design

Dimensions
5.79 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches
147.1 x 73.8 x 8.3 mm 		5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 inches
135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm
Weight
5.50 oz (156.0 g) 4.87 oz (138.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Silver Black sky, Gold sand, Peach cloud, Blue mist

Display

Size
5.2-inch 4.7-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI 1280x720px, 312 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
68.58 % 67.85 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 650 Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53 		Octa-core
1600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2 Mali-T830 MP2
RAM
2GB 2GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
16GB 16GB, available to use: 9.7 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow), Huawei Emotion UI Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh 2350 mAh

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0 		13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Video calling 		1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP 8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 4.2
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 		802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD)
Bands 40(2300)
3G
Bands 8(900), 1(2100) 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 LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Phone Features

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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 21, 2016
FCC ID value: A3LSMA320F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.45 W/kg
Body: 0.74 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.94 W/kg

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 20, 2016 Jan 02, 2017

Alternative variants
Dual SIM Yes
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