Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) vs NOA N7 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 02, 2017

Design

Dimensions
5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 inches 135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm	6.02 x 2.84 x 0.35 inches 153 x 72.2 x 9 mm
Weight
4.87 oz / 138.0 g	5.29 oz / 150.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Ceramic 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	Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black sky, Gold sand, Peach cloud, Blue mist	Blue

Display

Size
4.7-inch, 67.85% screen-to-body	5.7-inch, 76.01% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD
Resolution
1280x720px, 312 PPI	1440x720px, 282 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

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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)	MediaTek MT6750 (28 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1500 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2	Mali-T860 MP2
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB	4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
2350 mAh	3300 mAh, Li - Polymer

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9	16 MP (Autofocus) Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
	16 MP
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	Yes Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP	16 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.0
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 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, Step detector, 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	Infrared, 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
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	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	5, 8, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA	LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
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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