Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) vs CAT S31 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 02, 2017	Aug 31, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
	$330

Design

Dimensions
5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 inches 135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm	5.75 x 2.93 x 0.50 inches 146 x 74.42 x 12.6 mm
Weight
4.87 oz (138.0 g)	7.05 oz (200.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys	Soft keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Lock/Unlock key; Right: Volume control
Colors
Black sky, Gold sand, Peach cloud, Blue mist	Black

Display

Size
4.7-inch, 67.85% screen-to-body	4.7-inch, 56.03% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD
Resolution
1280x720px, 312 PPI	1280x720px, 312 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 210 8909 (28 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Quad-core 1100 MHz ARM Cortex-A7
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2	Adreno 304
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB	2GB/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
2350 mAh	4000 mAh, Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9	8 MP (Autofocus)
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	720p Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP	2 MP

Connectivity & Features

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20	2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17
4G (TDD) Bands
40
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
	Haptic feedback
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

Dual SIM	Yes

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

Links

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