Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy A32 LTE Only Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)
Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) Samsung Galaxy A32 LTE Only
Released · Jan 13, 2017
Released · Feb 25, 2021
4.7-inch · 1280x720px
6.4-inch · 2400x1080px
Single camera
Quad camera
2GB · 16GB
4GB · 64GB
2350 mAh
5000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 02, 2017 Feb 25, 2021

Design

Dimensions
5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 inches
135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm
6.26 x 2.90 x 0.33 inches
158.9 x 73.6 x 8.4 mm
Folded
(184)
Weight
4.87 oz / 138.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Optical in-screen fingerprint
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 Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Blue and Awesome Violet

Display

Size
4.7-inch, 67.85% screen-to-body 6.4-inch, 84.43% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits
Resolution
1280x720px, 312 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 411 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) Mediatek Helio G80 MT6769T (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2x2.0GHz Cortex-A75
6x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2 Mali G52 MC2
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 4GB/64GB
4GB/128GB
6GB/128GB
8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (12, 11)

Battery

Type
2350 mAh 5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera Quad camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
64 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
4 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Front
8 MP 20 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
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, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
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
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM FM, RDS, Recording option
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
40 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
No
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
With 128GB internal storage.
Memory 128GB
With 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage.
Memory 6GB/128GB
With 8GB RAM and 128GB internal storage.
Memory 8GB/128GB
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