Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) vs Honor 8 Lite Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)
Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) Honor 8 Lite
Released · Jan 13, 2017
Released · Feb 17, 2017
4.7-inch · 1280x720px
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 16GB
3GB · 16GB
2350 mAh
3000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 02, 2017 Feb 01, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
€269

Design

Dimensions
5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 inches
135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm
5.80 x 2.87 x 0.30 inches
147.2 x 72.94 x 7.6 mm
Weight
4.87 oz / 138.0 g 5.19 oz / 147.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Glass
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black sky, Gold sand, Peach cloud, Blue mist Black, Gold, Blue, White

Display

Size
4.7-inch, 67.85% screen-to-body 5.2-inch, 69.41% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Resolution
1280x720px, 312 PPI 1920x1080px, 424 PPI
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent) Untested

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm) HiSilicon Kirin 655
Processor
Octa-core
1600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2100 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2 Mali-T830 MP2
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 3GB (LPDDR3)/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 3000 mAh

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Yes
Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP 8 MP (Wide Angle)

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
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
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
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync 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, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
40
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA LTE, HSPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

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

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