Meizu M3 Note vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 06, 2016	Jan 02, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$150

Design

Dimensions
6.05 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches 153.6 x 75.5 x 8.2 mm	5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 inches 135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm
Weight
5.75 oz / 163.0 g	4.87 oz / 138.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, White	Black sky, Gold sand, Peach cloud, Blue mist

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 71.41% screen-to-body	4.7-inch, 67.85% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 402 PPI	1280x720px, 312 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
4 (Poor)	1 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio P10 MT6755	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T860 MP2	Mali-T830 MP2
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 2GB/16GB	2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (5.1 Lollipop)	Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
4100 mAh	2350 mAh

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2	13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

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

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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
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
	40
3G Bands
	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA	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

Alternative variants

Memory	2GB/16GB
Prices (MSRP)	$129

Dual SIM	Yes