Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) vs Huawei P20 Lite Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)
Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) Huawei P20 Lite
Released · Jan 13, 2017
Released · Mar 19, 2018
4.7-inch · 1280x720px
5.8-inch · 2280x1080px
Single camera
Dual camera
2GB · 16GB
4GB · 64GB
2350 mAh
3000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 02, 2017 Mar 19, 2018

Design

Dimensions
5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 inches
135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm
5.85 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches
148.6 x 71.2 x 7.4 mm
Weight
4.87 oz / 138.0 g 5.11 oz / 145.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
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, Pink, Blue

Display

Size
4.7-inch, 67.85% screen-to-body 5.8-inch, 80.55% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Resolution
1280x720px, 312 PPI 2280x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 432 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 659 (16 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2360 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2 Mali-T830 MP2
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
2350 mAh 3000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
16 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP 16 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, 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 NFC, 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 aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 1, 3, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
40
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
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

Alternative variants

Dual SIM Yes
Dual SIM
Storage expansion microSDXC, microSDHC, microSD up to 256 GB
Dual SIM Yes
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