Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) vs Huawei P8 lite (2017) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 02, 2017	Jan 13, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
	€239

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 7.60 mm
Weight
4.87 oz / 138.0 g	5.19 oz / 147.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
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
Colors
	16 777 216

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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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	Yes
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB	3GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC
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 (BSI sensor, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP	8 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
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, 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
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

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

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