Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) vs Nokia 5.3 Specs Comparison

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8.0	7.8
Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)	Nokia 5.3
Released · Jan 13, 2017	Released · Apr 02, 2020
4.7-inch · 1280x720px	6.5-inch · 1600x720px
Single camera	Quad camera
2GB · 16GB	4GB · 64GB
2350 mAh	4000 mAh

Design

Dimensions
5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 inches 135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm	6.47 x 3.02 x 0.33 inches 164.3 x 76.6 x 8.5 mm
Weight
4.87 oz (138.0 g)	6.53 oz (185.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	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	Charcoal, Cyan, Sand

Display

Size
4.7-inch	6.5-inch
Resolution
1280x720px, 312 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 268 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
67.85 %	82.17 %
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 (11 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 260
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2	Adreno 610
RAM
2GB (LPDDR3)	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
16GB, available to use: 9.7 GB	64GB (eMMC 5.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (11, 10)

Battery

Capacity
2350 mAh	4000 mAh

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

9h 47min

Gaming

7h 27min

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9	13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
	5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro)
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1920x1080 (Full HD)
Front
8 MP	8 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	aptX
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 40(2300)	Bands 38(2600)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 21, 2016 FCC ID value: A3LSMA320F	Date approved: Apr 06, 2020 FCC ID value: 2AJOTTA-1223
Measured SAR
Head: 0.45 W/kg Body: 0.74 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.94 W/kg	Head: 1.03 W/kg Body: 0.95 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.33 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.97 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 200
In The Box
	5V/2A charger, Type-C USB Cable, Headset (depends on market) , Quick Start Guide, Sim Pin, TPU Jelly case (depends on market)

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 02, 2017	Mar 19, 2020

Alternative variants


Dual SIM	Yes

with 3GB RAM


RAM	3GB

with 6GB RAM


RAM	6GB

Global version


4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)

Links

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